ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
What you'd do
You will serve as an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER in the Project Planning section within the Planning, Design, and Construction Directorate of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (NAVFAC).
Major duties
You will provide electrical engineering and design services to support NAVFAC Hawaii and its customer commands. You will prepare preliminary electrical engineering designs, cost estimates, planning and project documentation, and engineering assessments and studies to resolve site and utility deficiencies throughout the naval complex. You will independently plan and carry out assignments, resolve most conflicts, and keep the supervisor abreast of any potentially controversial problems. You will analyze each assignment on a case-by-case basis; consider incomplete and/or conflicting information; and develop effective solutions to meet requirements. You will conduct meetings and conferences, to discuss technical matters, and prepare technical correspondence.
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: You must currently be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional ELECTRICAL ENGINEER performing the following duties 1) Providing electrical engineering design and cost estimates; 2) Providing technical assistance and solutions to resolve deficiencies in facilities; 3) Providing consultation and expertise to supervisors and customer activities; and 4) Developing planning and project documents (e.g. analyses of facility condition, projected workload, etc.) in order to make recommendations for equipment installation, alteration, new construction, repair, maintenance and major renovation/rehabilitation. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdfand https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/electrical-engineering-series-0850/ 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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