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In addition to the Basic Education Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Preparing structural engineering designs and drawings with regard to user functions, space requirements, design codes, safety considerations, limitations and costs; 2) Performing structural engineering investigations (e.g., stress analysis, evaluation of distribution of loads); 3) Recommending engineering solutions to problems; 4) Reviewing structural design calculations, methods of analysis and fabrication/assembly drawings for technical adequacy and compliance with functional requirements; and 5) Reviewing and approving structural design calculations, methods of analysis, fabrication/assembly drawings of complex or uncommon types, research materials requirements and properties which are not available from reference books or industry publications and performs preliminary estimates of key loads and dimensions for applicable designs. NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will review and approve structural design calculations, methods of analysis, and fabrication/assembly drawings of complex or uncommon types of weight handling equipment.
You will design/manufacturing submittals by crane design and manufacturing firms for conformance to criteria and good engineering practice.
You will serve as Design Manager, with complete responsibility for all technical aspects of the projects.
You will review the structural designs/drawings prepared by other engineers within the Branch for structural adequacy, compliance with functional requirements, coordination of structural and other engineering features.
You will perform very difficult investigations of special problems such as stress analysis, evaluation of distribution of loads, and other problems requiring a high degree of knowledge.