GENERAL ENGINEER / ARCHITECT (Mega Project Manager)
What you'd do
You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT (Mega Project Manager) in the Planning, Design, and Construction Directorate of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.
Major duties
You will manage project scope, schedule, budget, and processes funding to include customer funds requests and tracking of funding documents within the prescribed financial systems. You will consult with managers, staff engineers, scientists, and other personnel in government agencies and industry to advance practices for establishing calibration requirements and capabilities. You will develop alternative solutions to architect-engineer (A/E) contract issues by performing cost-benefit analysis and recommending improvements. You will analyze metrics and related project data to measure project or team performance. You will brief higher level management on work status, technical decisions, and recommendations. You will conduct architectural-engineering contract negotiations to verify project objectives will be meet within established cost limitations. You will assist in A/E contract negotiations and provide direction consistent with Navy policy.
What you need to qualify
This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: Current registration as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect from any state, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Leading project teams with responsibility to coordinate and manage scope, schedule, and budget for facilities design and construction; 2) Coordinating all phases of facilities design and construction independently within constraints and stakeholder requirements; 3) Providing input on project management issues and the entire range of architectural and engineering activities for facilities construction to solve problems; 4) Tracking and reporting project status using enterprise project management software tools, scheduled reports, briefings, and unscheduled data calls; AND 5) Coordinating the development and implementation of project acquisition plans in alignment with enterprise goals, legal constraints, and best practices. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
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