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.

Job Description

Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense (1109). Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the open period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period as stated above. Applications will expire 90 days after submission. To remain eligible for consideration, reapplying is required every 90 days. PLEASE NOTE: Position will be filled under one of the following position titles: -General Engineer (0801) -Architect (0808) -Civil Engineer (0810) -Mechanical Engineer (0830) -Electrical Engineer (0850) First Cutoff Date: On or about 23 July 2024 Additional Cutoff Dates: End of every month, or at management's request (as needed). Final Closing Date: 08 July 2025 In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND 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. Basic Educational Requirement for Engineer (0801, 0810, 0830, 0850):Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Engineering Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Educational Requirement for Architect (0808):Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Architecture Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience planning and designing new construction, renovation or improvement projects and/or experience reviewing design calculations, analyses, and drawings/specifications, and/or experience in negotiations and administration of Construction and/or Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts which includes the development of independent government estimates or private sector detailed fee proposals or statements of probable construction costs; AND experience delegating duties and/or leading/mentoring lower graded staff members involved in performing design related activities and technical advisory responsibilities over government Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts or contracting with and managing consulting disciplines in a private sector multidisciplinary team utilizing outside consultants. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires the possession of a current Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) registration issued by any State in the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.