About the Position: This is an Interdisciplinary Engineering Position GS-13 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (NWD), Omaha District, responsible for the Division's overall quality management program and systems with the goals to improve quality of products and services, increase efficiency, standardize and consolidate business processes, allow for continual improvement, and provide a resource for employees.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience for GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes participating in the implementation and/or execution of quality assurance procedures on construction projects, ensuring all work adheres to established standards and specifications by conducting inspections, reviewing documentation, identifying non-conformances, and taking corrective actions to maintain project quality throughout the design and construction process.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this position, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Engineering Planning, Design, and Construction Quality Management Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). In addition to meeting the qualification requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet one of the formal education requirements listed below:
As the Engineering Division’s quality management subject matter expert, you will:
Organize, establish and maintain an effective and comprehensive Engineering Division quality management program for in-house and Architect-Engineer contracted work and the integration of such into other District quality management programs.
Develop, manage, and implement a lessons learned program that captures, assesses, disseminates and stores design quality related issues.
Track construction cost growth on projects due to engineering changes, design deficiencies, or other significant engineering changes to address quality issues to document any associated design quality lesson learned.
Provide programmatic, policy, and quality assurance oversight of Engineering Division’s quality management program.