This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This is an Electrical Engineer GS-0850-12 position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division, Tulsa District, Tulsa, Oklahoma. For additional information on USACE Tulsa District click Here
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and education 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: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Preparing design drawings for electrical features of construction projects; AND 2) Reviewing design packages to ensure compliance with required contract specifications; AND 3) Conducting field investigations to study deficiencies to recommend changes to design; AND 4) Preparing written scopes of work for construction projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Note: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the basic education requirement listed below:
Incumbent is responsible for the design of electrical features of work for construction of civil and/or military projects in the District.
Review directives, site plans, specifications, design criteria and other available data preparatory to the accomplishment of the electrical design and the preparation of design analyses.
Prepare all designs, amendments, modifications, engineering analyses, calculations, layouts, details, and other related tasks using computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) technology and state-of-the-art Building Information Modeling (BIM).
Coordinate electrical design and power requirements with all other design disciplines to provide a coordinated and comprehensive design product.
Participate in pre-design conferences with customer representatives and higher authority for the purpose of determining applicable design criteria for proposed construction.
Conduct field investigations to study deficiencies in the operation of electrical equipment at construction projects.
Serve as a consultant to construction personnel relative to electrical field problems that arise due to controversies between resident engineers and contractors.