Engineering Technician | Rapid, SD

Detailed Information

  • Location: Rapid City, SD

  • Company: United States Army

Omaha District, U. S Army Corps of Engineers. This Engineering Technician position performs construction management and contract administration. Duties Performs construction contract administration duties including the review and processing of contract submittals, requests for information, pay requests and contract modifications.

Duties include documenting construction activities in daily reports and creating meeting minutes and formal contract correspondence for contract record purposes. Uses the Resident Management System (RMS) and the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS) to perform contract admin and financial management functions. Performs construction contract setup

of newly awarded contracts and regular audits of Area/Resident office projects in RMS assuring data accuracy and quality. Performs occasional construction site visits to verify contractor pay estimates, investigate on-site conditions related to contract modifications/disputes, and perform labor interviews.

Develops scope of work and cost estimates in support of the modification process. Serves as liaison between District, Area, and Resident Offices, keeping abreast of personnel requirements and providing HR and training information to employees Serves as timekeeper, Office Training Coordinator, and TDY Travel Coordinator processing related travel orders and vouchers. Serves as alternate

hand receipt holder for assigned office property maintaining documentation and conducing annual property inventories.

Manages office Government Purchase Card (GPC) for supplies and services. A GP cardholder's responsibility includes, but is not limited to: screen for mandatory sources; obtain all required pre-purchase approvals; use the card to purchase and or pay for official supplies and services. Requirements Conditions of Employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time. The duties of this position require the incumbent to complete the required initial training to obtain and maintain a Government Purchase Card (GPC) within 12 months of being appointed Qualifications Position may be filled as a term appointment NTE 5 years, may be extended up to the maximum of 8 years.

If a permanent federal employee applies and is selected, the employee will forfeit their permanent status and becomes subject to the provisions of the term appointment. Permanent Army employees who accept a time limited appointment will not have placement rights to the previously held permanent position at the end of the time limited appointment.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e. g. Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e. g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is. GS-06 Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes: Utilizing financial management systems to submit pay requests or process contract submittals. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OREducation: A half year (i. e. 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position. ORCombination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages. GS-07 Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Utilizing financial management systems to submit pay requests or process contract submittals; AND 2) Creating reports on the daily progress of construction projects.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OREducation: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position. ORCombination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.

Add the two percentages. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Required Documents The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1. Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i. e. HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. For additional information see: 2. Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience.

If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.

You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U. S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. PDN-9acbc863-4eac-47de-a029-deb2b998f467

View Jobs by Category >>

Related Jobs