General Engineer

US Agricultural Research Service

Manhattan, KS

Pay: $89,508-$116,362/yr

Shift: Full time

**Summary**

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This position is located at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plains Area (PA), National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, KS.

The mission of the Engineering Project Management Group is to oversee and ensure all NBAF systems and facilities are functional, ensuring the maintenance, replacement and repair are accomplished and documentation is updated and available.

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**This job is open to**

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position. Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.

**Duties**

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• Serves as a project manager and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for all assigned projects.
• Works with the Engineering Project Manager Supervisor in providing support in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of NBAF facilities and systems projects.
• Manages project integration, scope, cost, schedule, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholders.
• Provides engineering and project management resource in support of the overall mission; and develops and/or reviews project packages for contract award while managing project through commissioning and close-out.
• Provides multi-disciplinary engineering resource and project support for facility operations including maintenance, repair, and construction of NBAF infrastructure for architectural, civil, electrical, and mechanical components.
• Utilizes engineering and project management computer programs to develop and/or review performance work statements, design drawings (AutoCAD and Revit), specifications, and cost estimates (RS Mean) and SpecsIntact, Costworks, etc.
• Manages and oversees A-E design services task orders to include plan/ submittal reviews, payment evaluations, recommendations to the Contracting Officer (CO), and contractor evaluations.
• Implement financial management and budget procedures to prepare financial estimates and budgets related to facilities and systems design and repair.

**Requirements**

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• Direct Deposit – Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/
• Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized. Final determination to pay an incentive will be made by the hiring official at time of job offer.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. **Please see Education section for basic education requirement.**

**AND**

In addition to the basic requirements, all applicants must also meet the following minimum qualification requirements:

**GS-12**

**Specialized Experience:** Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-12 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-11 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience providing engineering support for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of facilities and systems projects; preparing cost estimates for assigned projects (such as escalation and inflation factors, description, and justifications); Developing, managing and scheduling facility construction or repair and service contracts; preparing formal contract documents for project procurement, evaluating and negotiating contractor proposals; and providing direct contractual oversight on projects for biocontainment facilities.

**Physical Demands**

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