General Engineer/Physical Scientist Engineering - Moab, UT at Geebo

General Engineer/Physical Scientist

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Department Of Energy
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This position is also being advertised to status candidates via Merit Promotion procedures. The announcement number is: 15-MOAB-SS004-MP Permanent Competitive Service Full Time A successful candidate in this position will serve as the Deputy Federal Project Director for the Moab UMTRA Project, U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). The incumbent assists the Federal Project Director (FPD) in all phases of UMTRA technical oversight, direction, and safe operations, and serves as the primary point of contact with the EM Consolidated Business Center (CBC) and Moab FPD for all activities associated with assigned projects. You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. See Other Information section regarding Selective Service requirements. As a Deputy Federal Project Director, you will:
Develop and implement overall cleanup strategy, including excavation, transport, and disposal of contaminated materials, and the close out and transition of the site once remedial action is completed. Develop and implement plans to ensure the project is operated safely and within established cost and schedule thresholds.
Assist in updating project requirements and associated technical scope.
Provide policy guidance and direction when gap exists; assist in identifying functional area expertise and subject matter expertise as needed to fully staff the Integrated Project Team.
Assist in developing and maintaining an integrated schedule including actions and tasks required of the government, regulatory, and oversight agencies, and stakeholder organizations. Assist in managing project uncertainty through risk identification and mitigation and contingency planning.
Maintain accountability for maintaining the configuration and integrity of the project. Report variances against the project's baseline, make projections of progress, and identify the root cause of unfavorable performance trends.
EDUCATION:
This position has a positive educational requirement. You must provide documentation supporting any education claims in your application.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS - Transcripts are required.
The qualification requirements for each series General Engineer (0801) and Physical Scientist (1301) exceed the allowable space limitation in the vacancy announcement. For qualification requirements, please refer to the following:
For the General Engineer, 0801: 800 General Engineer Qualification Standard
For the Physical Scientist, 1301:1301 Physical Science Qualification Standard
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Contact the HR Specialist at the end of the announcement.
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
This position requires the incumbent to obtain/maintain a DOE-Q level security clearance. The selectee's appointment and continued employment is contingent upon a favorable background investigation that will be used to determine the selectee's suitability for a security clearance.
This position requires financial disclosure. You must complete a Form 450, Confidential Financial Statement within 30 days of employment.
This position has been designated as a technical position subject to the requirements of the Department's Technical Qualification Program (TQP) for Senior Technical Safety Manager (STSM) and Nuclear Executive Leadership Training (NELT). This position is responsible for performing technical functions that are critical to ensure EM is compliant with environmental regulations, which is essential to the overall site operations. This position requires the incumbent to acquire and demonstrate technical competencies identified in a technical qualification standard and requires certification of the competencies by a qualifying official.
As a key member of the Federal Integrated Project Team, this position has been designated as a technical position subject to professional competency requirements of DOE's Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). The incumbent must possess competencies identified in PMCDP for a _Federal Project Director Level 1_ and requires certification of the competencies by a qualifying official as well as the Certification Review Board.
Your application will be rated by our application system using the Category Rating procedure. A quality review will then be conducted by the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME). Your application is rated based on the extent and quality of your experience, education (if applicable to the job), and training described in your online resume/questionnaire as related to the duties of this position. If you meet the qualification requirements, your application will be placed in one of three categories:
_Best Qualified-_ Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for announced position.
_Well Qualified-_ Candidates in this category possess solid skills and experience above the minimum requirements for announced position.
_Qualified_ - Candidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for announced position.
_Within each category, veteran preference eligibles will be listed at the top of the category.
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If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
To preview questions please click here. Basic Qualification Requirements for All Professional Engineering Positions :
A. Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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) statistics, 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.
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B. Combination of education and experience--college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional 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:
Professional registration--Current registration as a professional engineer 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.
Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A.
B asic Requirements for All Physical Science Positions:
A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
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B. Combination of education and experience--education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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Specialized Experience Requirements:
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. This experience may have been obtained in either the private or public sector. Specialized experience for this position is defined as having all of the following:
1. Serving as project manager, team leader, or site inspector over projects which required the direct application of project management methodology which included (but not limited to) defining project requirements and scope, developing and monitoring project schedules, and project execution; AND
2. Evaluating, developing and implementing plans to ensure that projects are safely operated within established occupational safety regulations and guidelines.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write see resume in your application!
1. Project Management - Plans and coordinates projects from inception to successful completion while monitoring teams, goals, communication, time, risk, cost, and quality.
2. Interpersonal Relations - Develops and maintains effective relationships with others; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and in different situations; treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
3. Influence and Negotiation: Uses persuasion to gain the support and cooperation from stakeholders, superiors, colleagues, subordinates and other parties to achieve a desired course of action consistent with the organization's strategic goals and objectives.
4. Analytical Thinking - Breaks down raw information and undefined problems into specific, workable components that in-turn clearly identifies the issues at hand. Makes logical conclusions, anticipates obstacles, and considers different approaches to the decision-making process.
5. Technical Credibility - Understands and appropriately applies current laws, policies, and best business practices related to a specialized expertise (Nuclear Safety).
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference.
For the security of you and your information, our application tracking system will time-out if you are inactive for a certain period of time. If you are responding to long answer questions, you may likely hit this time-out while you are typing. Therefore, we highly recommend that you view the applicant assessment questions before you apply. Complete your responses to any essay questions in a file on your computer before you start the application process. That way, all you need to do is copy and paste the prepared responses into each field.
Steps to submit a complete application:
1. You must have an active USAJOBS account and be logged in.
2. You must have a completed resume associated with your USAJOBS account. _Please note that some DOE offices do not accept uploaded resumes and instead require that you have a completed resume within your USAJOBS profile using the Resume Builder__._
3. Once you are logged in and all of your application materials are ready, click on the 'Apply Online' button to get started.
4. You will be given the option to include your resume, documents, and demographic information from your USAJOBS profile. You will then be transferred to the Department of Energy's application tracking system. _If you select documents from your USAJOBS account, you MUST complete the download process in a later step or your USAJOBS documentation WILL NOT be transferred! See Step 6._
5. You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided.
6. You will then be asked to upload additional supporting documentation. If you selected documents from USAJOBS prior to being transferred to our application system (Step 4), you will need to click the USAJOBS link to complete the transfer process. These documents ARE NOT automatically transferred!_ It is ultimately your responsibility to make sure all required documents are either faxed, uploaded, or transferred from USAJOBS successfully. If you are unsure that your documents went through, please contact the HR Specialist listed on the announcement BEFORE the vacancy closes._
7. IMPORTANT: In the final step of the application process you will be shown a copy of your resume and all the information you entered during the application process. You must click the 'Finish' button at the bottom of this final page and receive confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not click 'Finish', your application will not be received!
If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
Steps to modify or withdraw your application:
1. Return to USAJOBS and log in to your account.
2. In the My Account screen, click Application Status in the left-hand column.
3. You will see a table list of all the jobs you've applied to, click on the title of the application you want to modify.
4. If the announcement is still open the button which normally says Apply Online will instead say Edit Application, click that button. (If you want to withdraw your application from consideration after the closing date, contact the HR Specialist listed on the announcement.)
5. You will be directed back to DOE's application tracking system where you can make changes, or you can click Withdraw Application to remove your application from being considered.
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the application process (anything after you have clicked the 'Apply Online' button), please contact the HR Office listed on this announcement between normal business hours. If you are receiving any kind of error message, please be ready to provide a screenshot or at a minimum, the error message text and number.
If you are having trouble with USAJOBS (searching for jobs, account password/profile issues, or Resume Builder help), please visit the USAJOBS Resource Center or e-mail USAJOBS3. . Regretfully, DOE cannot resolve issues with your USAJOBS account. We regret that we are unable to support any issue with USAJOBS, as this service is maintained by the Office of Personnel Management exclusively.
If you are experiencing a significant hardship which hinders your ability to apply online please contact the HR Office listed on this announcement during normal business hours to discuss your situation.
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.
If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more.
ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Your resume should list all work experience (paid and unpaid); you should list the full name and address of the each employer.
Your experience listing should show the start and end dates (include month and year); you must also list the average number of hours per week that you worked.
Your resume should also include any education and training you have completed (list the program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).
For more information about what to include in your resume, please view this USAJOBS Resume Tutorial video on YouTube.
Most DOE offices will allow you to submit a resume in the format of your choice (as an attached document or as a USAJOBS Resume Builder format). However, some offices may require the USAJOBS resume format. You will be notified at the time you click 'Apply Online' which is required.
It is important that you are complete and thorough in your resume. If any of the above information is not included in your resume, we may not be able to fully credit you for your experience.
Educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy: Documentation verifying your educational claims which can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Please see the Education section for more information.
Veterans: veteran eligibility documentation (DD-214, VA Letter, Standard Form (SF) 15 as applicable). Please note: If you are a veteran who has not yet been discharged, you may provide a statement of intent to discharge from your agency to receive Veterans Preference under the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.
Persons with Disabilities: Individuals with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities may apply for appointment through the Schedule A hiring authority. Certified verification of a disability from a licensed medical professional; a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist; or any Federal, state, or District of Columbia agency or U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits will be required.
Displaced Federal employees who qualify for ICTAP: If you are a former Federal employee who was displaced due to a Reduction-in-Force (RIF) or surplused by some other means, please submit a copy of the separation letter or RIF notice from your agency. To be selected under ICTAP, you must still be found well-qualified for this position. Please see the OPM Guide to Career Transition for more information.
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected for e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website.
More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year.
Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation.
All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.
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Selective Service Registration: /Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.

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