What are the responsibilities and job description for the GENERAL ENGINEER (UTILITIES & ENERGY MANAGER) position at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)?
Summary
You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER (UTILITIES AND ENERGY MANAGER) in NAV FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SE. This position at NAVFAC Southeast, advances your career in a challenging, yet flexible environment where YOU truly make a difference! Be part of an organization that values YOUR unique skillset, fosters YOUR professional development, and gives YOU the opportunity to grow into tomorrow's leader. You don't need to be active duty military to serve your country!
Duties
You will perform engineering oversight of utilities infrastructure to include conceptual plans for expansion of new capabilities and maintenance of existing capabilities.You will plan, budget for, and monitor large-scale utility construction projects to ensure compliance with applicable objectives, standards, and requirements.You will perform technical engineering inspections, studies, and audits of existing infrastructure to facilitate maintenance and service expansionYou will make timely and effective recommendations based on potential implications of findings or conclusions.You will apply principles, methods, and tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and managing engineering projects and resources, including technical performance.You will create reports from interpreting plans, specifications, and engineering drawings, while applying modern developments, current literature, and resources of information regarding utility engineering.Develop long range major maintenance plans for all utility systemsFormulate and implement energy management strategies for process and equipment improvement
Qualifications
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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Executing Specific Tasks: Responsible for performing specific administrative and technical tasks for utility contracts and projects, ensuring compliance with terms under the guidance of a senior engineer or manager. 2) System Analysis: They analyze aspects of utility systems, such as short-circuit currents, system voltage levels, and power system impedances, to support broader system studies. 3) Supporting Project Management: The employee would assist in developing project scopes, preparing cost estimates, and performing design reviews, but a GS-12 would have the final oversight and approval authority. 4) Data and Performance Monitoring: A key developmental activity involves using data systems to track contract activities and develop reports for performance monitoring. 5) Problem Resolution: Analyzing and resolving specific, assigned operational and maintenance problems, while a GS-12 would be expected to handle more complex and novel issues independently. NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume. 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/general-engineering-series-0801/ 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.
Education
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.orgOREvidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.ORSuccessful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
Additional Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
Are you ready to join our talented team of professionals, work on challenging projects, and receive exceptional benefits, with the added comfort of job security? Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast is a world-class organization responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and repair of sustainable facilities for our U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Joint and Department of Defense customers. NAVFAC Southeast is a great place to work! We were recognized by the Chief of Civil Engineers as the "Best of Type - Continental United States Facilities Engineering Command" in FY21 for best overall military facilities construction programs. Your safety is our top priority! Our safety program won the 2021 Chief of Naval Operations Award for Achievement in Safety Ashore, Medium Industrial Command. We care about your success! NAVFAC Southeast encourages both professional and personal growth. Are you ready for the challenge? YouTube Link - We Are NAVFAC: https://youtu.be/ek4E8hnBoC8
You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER (UTILITIES AND ENERGY MANAGER) in NAV FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SE. This position at NAVFAC Southeast, advances your career in a challenging, yet flexible environment where YOU truly make a difference! Be part of an organization that values YOUR unique skillset, fosters YOUR professional development, and gives YOU the opportunity to grow into tomorrow's leader. You don't need to be active duty military to serve your country!
Duties
You will perform engineering oversight of utilities infrastructure to include conceptual plans for expansion of new capabilities and maintenance of existing capabilities.You will plan, budget for, and monitor large-scale utility construction projects to ensure compliance with applicable objectives, standards, and requirements.You will perform technical engineering inspections, studies, and audits of existing infrastructure to facilitate maintenance and service expansionYou will make timely and effective recommendations based on potential implications of findings or conclusions.You will apply principles, methods, and tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and managing engineering projects and resources, including technical performance.You will create reports from interpreting plans, specifications, and engineering drawings, while applying modern developments, current literature, and resources of information regarding utility engineering.Develop long range major maintenance plans for all utility systemsFormulate and implement energy management strategies for process and equipment improvement
Qualifications
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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Executing Specific Tasks: Responsible for performing specific administrative and technical tasks for utility contracts and projects, ensuring compliance with terms under the guidance of a senior engineer or manager. 2) System Analysis: They analyze aspects of utility systems, such as short-circuit currents, system voltage levels, and power system impedances, to support broader system studies. 3) Supporting Project Management: The employee would assist in developing project scopes, preparing cost estimates, and performing design reviews, but a GS-12 would have the final oversight and approval authority. 4) Data and Performance Monitoring: A key developmental activity involves using data systems to track contract activities and develop reports for performance monitoring. 5) Problem Resolution: Analyzing and resolving specific, assigned operational and maintenance problems, while a GS-12 would be expected to handle more complex and novel issues independently. NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume. 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/general-engineering-series-0801/ 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.
Education
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.orgOREvidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.ORSuccessful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
Additional Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
Are you ready to join our talented team of professionals, work on challenging projects, and receive exceptional benefits, with the added comfort of job security? Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast is a world-class organization responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and repair of sustainable facilities for our U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Joint and Department of Defense customers. NAVFAC Southeast is a great place to work! We were recognized by the Chief of Civil Engineers as the "Best of Type - Continental United States Facilities Engineering Command" in FY21 for best overall military facilities construction programs. Your safety is our top priority! Our safety program won the 2021 Chief of Naval Operations Award for Achievement in Safety Ashore, Medium Industrial Command. We care about your success! NAVFAC Southeast encourages both professional and personal growth. Are you ready for the challenge? YouTube Link - We Are NAVFAC: https://youtu.be/ek4E8hnBoC8