Great- Local- Engineering- Job- Announcement-apply-by-30- April-2009

							Job Announcement

                              DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                      Vacancy Announcement Number: WTEV09364388DP

 Opening Date: April 01, 2009                                    Closing Date: April 30, 2009

                       YD-01/02:Architect(0808), Civil Engineer /Structural Engineer(0810),
 Position:             Mechanical Engineer(0830), Electrical Engineer(0850), Industrial
                       Engineer(0896)
 Salary:               $26,461 - $91,801 Annual
                       US Army Engineer District, Alaska, Engr Div, Engr Svcs Branch,
 Place of Work:        Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK - Eligible for 23% Cost of Living
                       Allowance
 Position Status:      This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time
 Number of
                       Some
 Vacancy:

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 NSPS Position: This position is covered by the National Security Personnel System. For more
 information on NSPS, please visit the website at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/index.html.

 Duties: The salary range listed on this announcement does NOT include the 23% tax free
 Cost of Living Allowance.

 Relocation or Recruitment incentive bonus of $25,000 may be paid.

 Serves as senior Cost Engineer on engineering cost estimates for design and construction of
 construction projects. Responsible for the' preparation of estimates for all architectural, structural,
 and civil engineering features and reviews the estimates prepared by architect/engineers.
 Estimates include concept, preliminary control, Fair Cost, and change order estimates. Estimates
 shall be prepared using MCACES format. Reviews plans and specifications during the process of
 preparing estimates. Prepares estimates for change orders to existing contracts. Prepares cost
 estimates for value engineering studies to formulate alternate and more economical designs.
About the Position: The Alaska District mission provides a full spectrum of quality engineering,
technical, and construction support services in support of peacetime and contingency operations
in Alaska and throughout the Pacific Region. We are currently executing the largest program in
our District's history, which is also one of the largest programs within the Corps of Engineers
worldwide family. Emphasis is on program management with government project delivery teams
offering customers cradle to grave project management. We employ approximately 600
professional civilians. Our Northern Area Office on Fort Wainwright manages construction north
of the Alaska Mountain Range and our Southern Area Office on Fort Richardson manages
construction south of the Alaska Range. For more info, visit
http://info.poa.usace.army.mil/hm/default.html

Who May Apply: (Click on Who May Apply)
• Qualified applicants residing in the Elmendorf AFB commuting area may be given first
consideration for referral.
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
• All U. S. citizens.

Qualifications: Click on link below to view qualification standard.
General Schedule
• Resumes must show month/year for each experience block and also show how many
hours per week you worked while in each position. Resumes submitted that do not include
this information will not receive consideration.

Required education: Bachelor's degree directly related to this occupation. For exceptions to
the bachelor's degree requirement, please go to the OPM Qualifications Standard Link provided in
the next section.

Specialized Experience to qualify would be 1 year of experience directly related to this
occupation that demonstrates mastery of: Applying cost engineering expertise to a wide range
of complex military and civil works construction projects and structural modifications.
Experience reading and analyzing complex design and architectural drawings and specifications
in order to develop Fair Cost Estimates for budgetary planning purposes. Experience preparing
change orders for existing contracts as well as preparing value engineering studies to formulate
alternate and more economical construction designs.


• Resumes will be evaluated to ensure your experience, knowledge, skills, training and/or
education meet the qualifications requirements stated in this vacancy announcement.
• Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based
on your qualification, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
• Time-in-grade restrictions do not apply to NSPS positions.
• College/university, dates attended, degree achieved, semester hours earned, GPA, major field
of study, 24 semester hours of specific courses and course hours in your major. Failure to provide
this education information on your resume may result in an ineligible rating.
• Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of
Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for
experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
• PB1 Positions- Applicants must demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and
competencies required to perform the work identified in the duties description.
• PB 2/3 Positions- Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower
pay band or equivalent under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems.
• Quality of experience relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background and
recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the
announced position. Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to
successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level.

Other Information:(Click on Other Information)

• To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show
your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this
announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
• Management may select at any of the grade levels announced.
• Noncompetitive promotion potential to target grade.
• Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for
displaced employees.
• Recruitment bonus will be authorized.
• Relocation bonus will be paid.
• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in
determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on
http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-
V300.pdf
• This is a Career Program Position (CP). # 18
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the
Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be
eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or
redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants
(i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to
the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new
appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)
• The initial length of this overseas tour is three years.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of
the Joint Travel Regulations.
Other Advantages: We are responsible for projects in the entire state of Alaska, an area one-fifth
the size of the Lower 48. The state supplies 50 percent of the United States' fish harvest and 25
percent of the nation's oil production. Tourism is also important to the state's economy. Climate
ranges from lush temperate rainforest in Southeast to vast, panoramic arctic desert on the North
Slope. The District reports to Pacific Ocean Division, headquartered in Hawaii.

Other Requirements:(Click on Other Requirements)

• Personnel security investigation required.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification
Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
• Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing
date of this announcement.
• Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference
on the resume/supplemental data submitted.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.

How to Apply: (Click on How to Apply)
• Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.
• Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date.
• Resume must be on file in our centralized database.
• Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.

 If your resume is currently in our central database, you may click here to Self Nominate
 Click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create your resume. Follow the instructions in
 this vacancy announcement to apply for the job.

Point of Contact: Central Resume Processing Center, 410-306-0137,
applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil

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