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This position is within the Office of Gulf Coast Restoration (OGCR) within the Office of Recovery Programs.OGCR issues, administers, and oversees grants made to U.S. Gulf Coast states, counties, and parishes under the RESTORE Act for projects that restore and protect the environment and economy of the Gulf Coast.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
All candidates who are: 1. Within the local commuting area and are current or former federal employees qualifying as Status Candidates, Federal employees currently serving on a VRA, CTAP/ICTAP eligibles, eligible for special hiring authorities (e.g., the Schedule A appointment for persons with disabilities, or covered by an Interchange Agreement); OR 2. Individuals, no matter where you reside, who are VEOA eligibles; OR 3. Land Management employees eligible under Public Law 114-47.
Duties
As a General Engineer (Project Manager), you will:
- Serve as a technical authority on policy, laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and directives related to federal financial assistance programs for the acquisition of construction and real property activities, including requirements for the procurement, design, permitting, construction, and monitoring of infrastructure and natural resource restoration and protection projects.
- Conduct onsite reviews of RESTORE Act-funded construction projects to ensure OGCR recipients are complying with the approved scope of work, identify any risks or concerns, and monitor for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Manage the posting of project- and product-level waivers from Treasury RESTORE recipients under the Build America, Buy America provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on Treasury's website, as well as submission to GSA BABA portal.
- Respond to data calls regarding OGCR's implementation of BABA and/or OGCR's construction grants portfolio and/or the applicability of environmental requirements.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
This opportunity is also open to any US citizen to apply under Announcement 24-DO-111-P. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.
Key Requirements:
All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience for the GS-14 is one year of experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent in either the public or private sector that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as the following:
- Providing technical engineering services for the planning, design, and construction of commercial buildings and/or infrastructure such as roads, bridges, flood control structures, wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities, stormwater facilities, etc., and/or projects to restore sensitive habitats such as beaches, dunes, and marshes, and/or reviewing the engineering/construction aspects of Federal grants to construct these types of projects; AND
- Comparing construction plans and specifications to as-built drawings and what is observed during onsite inspections; AND
- Preparing or reviewing construction cost estimates
Specialized experience for the GS-13 is one year of experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent in either the public or private sector that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as the following:
- Assisting in providing technical engineering services for the planning, design, and construction of commercial buildings and/or infrastructure such as roads, bridges, flood control structures, wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities, stormwater facilities, etc., and/or projects to restore sensitive habitats such as beaches, dunes, and marshes, and/or reviewing the engineering/construction aspects of Federal grants to construct these types of projects; AND
- Comparing construction plans and specifications to as-built drawings; AND
- Reviewing or assisting in the preparation of construction cost estimates
Time in Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-14, you must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
Education
Individual Occupational Requirements
Basic Requirements:
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.
OR
B. Combination of education and experiencecollege-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensureCurrent registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written TestEvidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional
1 For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org.
2 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.2
Registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic coursesSuccessful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculumSuccessful 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 bachelors degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
Additional information
OTHER INFORMATION:
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Policy and Planning, and Project Management.
Please be sure to allow sufficient time to complete the questions before the close date. Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your ex...
This position is within the Office of Gulf Coast Restoration (OGCR) within the Office of Recovery Programs.OGCR issues, administers, and oversees grants made to U.S. Gulf Coast states, counties, and parishes under the RESTORE Act for projects that restore and protect the environment and economy of the Gulf Coast.
This job is open to
- Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee. - Family of overseas employees
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas. - Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees. - Individuals with disabilities
- Land & base management
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency. - Military spouses
- Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
- Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations. - Veterans
Clarification from the agency
All candidates who are: 1. Within the local commuting area and are current or former federal employees qualifying as Status Candidates, Federal employees currently serving on a VRA, CTAP/ICTAP eligibles, eligible for special hiring authorities (e.g., the Schedule A appointment for persons with disabilities, or covered by an Interchange Agreement); OR 2. Individuals, no matter where you reside, who are VEOA eligibles; OR 3. Land Management employees eligible under Public Law 114-47.
Duties
As a General Engineer (Project Manager), you will:
- Serve as a technical authority on policy, laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and directives related to federal financial assistance programs for the acquisition of construction and real property activities, including requirements for the procurement, design, permitting, construction, and monitoring of infrastructure and natural resource restoration and protection projects.
- Conduct onsite reviews of RESTORE Act-funded construction projects to ensure OGCR recipients are complying with the approved scope of work, identify any risks or concerns, and monitor for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Manage the posting of project- and product-level waivers from Treasury RESTORE recipients under the Build America, Buy America provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on Treasury's website, as well as submission to GSA BABA portal.
- Respond to data calls regarding OGCR's implementation of BABA and/or OGCR's construction grants portfolio and/or the applicability of environmental requirements.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
This opportunity is also open to any US citizen to apply under Announcement 24-DO-111-P. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.
Key Requirements:
- Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
- Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying.
- Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
- Public Trust background investigation will be required
All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience for the GS-14 is one year of experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent in either the public or private sector that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as the following:
- Providing technical engineering services for the planning, design, and construction of commercial buildings and/or infrastructure such as roads, bridges, flood control structures, wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities, stormwater facilities, etc., and/or projects to restore sensitive habitats such as beaches, dunes, and marshes, and/or reviewing the engineering/construction aspects of Federal grants to construct these types of projects; AND
- Comparing construction plans and specifications to as-built drawings and what is observed during onsite inspections; AND
- Preparing or reviewing construction cost estimates
Specialized experience for the GS-13 is one year of experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent in either the public or private sector that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as the following:
- Assisting in providing technical engineering services for the planning, design, and construction of commercial buildings and/or infrastructure such as roads, bridges, flood control structures, wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities, stormwater facilities, etc., and/or projects to restore sensitive habitats such as beaches, dunes, and marshes, and/or reviewing the engineering/construction aspects of Federal grants to construct these types of projects; AND
- Comparing construction plans and specifications to as-built drawings; AND
- Reviewing or assisting in the preparation of construction cost estimates
Time in Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-14, you must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
Education
Individual Occupational Requirements
Basic Requirements:
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.
OR
B. Combination of education and experiencecollege-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensureCurrent registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written TestEvidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional
1 For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org.
2 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.2
Registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic coursesSuccessful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculumSuccessful 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 bachelors degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
Additional information
OTHER INFORMATION:
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- Relocation expenses will not be offered.
- We offer opportunities for telework.
- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).
Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:
- Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
- Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
- Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
- A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
- A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.
- Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Policy and Planning, and Project Management.
Please be sure to allow sufficient time to complete the questions before the close date. Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your ex...
