Job summary

About the Location: Sacramento a progressive city with great pride in its ethnic and cultural diversity and emphasis on quality in the provision of governmental services. Sacramentoans enjoy professional ballet, theater, outstanding museums, one of the best small zoos in the country, and the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Home to the world's second largest urban forest (behind Paris), Sacramento sits just two hours between both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Major duties

At the Full-Performance Level, the duties will be: Performing and coordinating activities in support of procurement actions for Architect-Engineer contracts, and as alternate Design Quality Control/Quality Assurance (Design QC/QA) Engineering Technician. Applying a thorough knowledge of policies, procedures and applicable regulations in support of review activities for designs and other engineering products. Operates independently in planning and carrying out assignments within the general framework established. Coordinates with Supervisor or other technical experts on new or unusual technical problems and variations in established policy, solutions are arrived at jointly. Manages own workload and independently develops time schedule for meeting deadlines.

Qualification

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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, AmeriCorps) 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 in this document. GS-05 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes nonprofessional, technical duties in the preparation and review of specifications and cost estimates for service contracts, monitor status of a variety of projects and programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four year course completed of undergraduate education or a Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management, or related field of study. OR Combination 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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. GS-06 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing monthly and final contract estimates, monitoring budget expenditures, editing correspondence, file maintenance and timekeeping. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: Completed at least 1/2 year (if determination from your school cannot be made this is typically identified as 9 semester hours) or more of graduate level education at an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management, or related field of study. OR Combination 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 your graduate semester hours of by 9. Add the two percentages. GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the interpretation of plans & specifications and identifying inconsistencies or other deficiencies in technical data to ensure an acceptable construction solicitation for various in-house and A-E designs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: Completed one full year (18 semester hours) of graduate education in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management, or related field of study. OR Combination 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 your semester hours of education by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-08 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing a variety of contract administration duties to include preparing documents for change requests; processing of contractor progress payment requests; review of progress reports; and managing timely execution, delivery and reporting into a performance evaluation database for all A-E Contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Completed one and a half years (27 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management, or related field of study. OR Combination 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 your semester hours of education by 27. Add the two percentages. GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing a variety of contract administration duties to include preparing documents for change requests and modifications; processing of contractor progress payment requests and progress reports; managing timely execution, delivery and reporting into a performance evaluation database for all A-E Contracts; preparing Quality Assurance (QA) and safety reports; and using AutoCAD to review and edit contract drawings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). OR Education: Completed two full years of graduate education or a master's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management, or related field of study. OR Combination 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 your semester hours of education by 36. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/Procurement Manages and Organizes Information Technical Competence

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Time in Grade Requirement: GS-05 - There is no Time-In-Grade Requirement for the GS-05 grade level. GS-06 - Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). GS-07 - Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06). GS-08 - Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07). GS-09 - Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08).

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. 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. You may claim Military Spouse preference. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.