Interdisciplinary

About the Position: As the Engineering & Construction Division, Design Branch Chief, you will provide overall leadership, direction, and oversight of Branch operations and multidisciplinary engineering and design functions. This position may be filled with any of the following job series: 0808 - Supervisory Architect 0810 - Supervisory Civil Engineer 0830 - Supervisory Mechanical Engineer 0850 - Supervisory Electrical Engineer

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 Civilian Employees of the Organization Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 Qualification Requirements: The qualification standards describing the minimum individual occupational series qualification requirements are linked below. Architect Series, 0808: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ Professional Engineering Series, 0810, 0830, 0850: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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 (1) leading multidisciplinary engineering and design programs for civil works or military infrastructure projects, including budget formulation, resource allocation, and contract administration for Architect-Engineer (A-E) services; (2) reviewing engineering documents for technical adequacy; (3) coordinating and integrating complex engineering efforts across subordinate teams; (4) resolving programmatic, technical, and policy issues to ensure consistency in engineering decisions and policy application. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Design Leadership Technical Competence 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-13).