Lead Engineering Technician

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About the Position: Serves as a Lead Office Engineering Technician responsible for Construction Division-wide Construction Contract Administration, performing a full range of office engineering activities, as well as some field activities, associated with construction contract administration and management with authorities prescribed by the Chief of Construction Division and the Contracting Officer.

• Monitors the full range of construction contract administration tasks being completed by all office engineers at the Construction Division’s Field Offices.
• Interprets contract terms and conditions to assist with the execution of construction contract oversight to include the modification process.
• Prepares briefings, findings of fact, reports, applicable comments, etc., and makes appropriate implementing recommendations for supervisors' consideration to correct uncovered discrepancies.
• Prepares reports from system generated reporting systems to record the work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinates the preparation, presentation and communication of work-related information to the supervisor.
• Leads the team in assessing its strengths and weaknesses and provides construction division leadership alternatives in determining what improvements can be made (e.g. in work methods, processes, etc.)
• Leads and participates in identifying the need for contract modifications to include preparation or and/or review of government estimates to ensure all effects of modification, based on in- progress construction, are captured.
• Leads and participates in the Evaluation of REAs and/or contractor's claims.
• Makes controlling interpretations of contract requirements and final determinations on recommendation of range for negotiation purposes.
• Serves as lead negotiator or lead construction division office engineers, when required, in negotiating claims involving very large sums of money with contractors, contractor's representative, and/or other consultants.
• Serves as an advisor to automated business process implementation coordinators, system and database administrators of systems affecting construction contract administration within the Construction division.

Requirements

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 Applying to OCONUS Positions Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Performing contract administration activities related to military construction programs; 2) Formulating independent government estimates for proposed contract changes; 3) Advising superiors concerning field changes, contract modifications, and/or construction problems; AND 4) Negotiating with contractors for the costs of proposed contract changes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Time in Grade Requirement: 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-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.