Private Sector Contracting Program Coordinator for Architect-Engineer Services and Quality Assurance

Announcement Type

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) - Rock Island District

Locations (City, State)

Rock Island, IL

Position Overview/Duties

The Rock Island District's Engineering and Construction Division (EC) provides engineering and architectural analysis, designs, and services for the construction, operations, maintenance, and remediation of a wide range of water resource, infrastructure, and military projects to our District customers, partners and stakeholders. The EC Division's Technical Services Branch provides engineering services for the following mission areas: Cost Engineering and Specifications (section), Geospatial Engineering (section), Military Munitions Support (section), and Survey (section), Architect Engineer (A-E), Contracting, Knowledge Management (KM), and Quality Management (QM). Currently, the District is seeking an experienced Architect or Engineer to serve as the Private Sector Contracting (PSC) Program Coordinator for Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services and Quality Assurance (QA) Program Coordinator. Responsibilities include:

• Planning, acquiring, utilizing, and managing A-E capacity for the EC Division and regional Districts
• Leading A-E contract administration, negotiation, and firm selection processes

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• Directing technical staff and CORs to ensure quality A-E products and services
• Maintaining A-E firm qualification data and managing contractor performance evaluations
• Serving as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for A-E and professional services contracts. As a COR, the incumbent reviews and processes payments, executes contract modifications, and handles claims and closeouts.
• Conducting QA reviews and analysis of Quality Control (QC) programs across engineering and construction activities
• Leading the Quality Management Team and coordinating development of new/revised QC procedures as well as coordinating monthly QM training
• Evaluating existing QC procedures for adequacy and developing corrective measures for deficiencies
• Administering lessons learned/feedback programs for continuous improvement in product and service delivery
  
  

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Other Conditions And Requirements

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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Minimum Education Requirement for all Architecture series: A bachelor's degree in architecture or related field that includes 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. Applicants must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/

Minimum Education Requirement for all Landscape Architecture series: A bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, landscape design, or related field. Successful completion of a 5-year program of study of at least 160 semester hours leading to a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture in an accredited college or university qualifying for GS-7. Applicants must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/landscape-architecture-series-0807/

Minimum Education Requirement for all Engineering series: A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s 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. Applicants must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Minimum Experience Requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service, which includes: 1) Planning, acquiring, and managing A-E contracts; 2) Preparing and leading contract negotiation; 3) Leading Teams; 4)Developing and modifying QC procedures

Other Requirements

• Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration.
• All positions require the applicant to be a citizen of the United States.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.
• A one-year trial or probationary period may be required.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of up to 25% of the time depending on mission duties and site location.

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• This position requires a professional engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) license within 12 months of start date. Must be able to obtain and maintain a COR (Contracting Officer Representative) certification.
• This position requires that the incumbent possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possession to operate vehicles. Responsible for observing all safety rules, regulations and directives applicable to the work requirements.
• A relocation incentive may be authorized (subject to available budget) if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
  
  

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Qualifications

Candidates will be evaluated IAW OPM Requirements: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.