Interdisciplinary General Engineer / Architect

Located in the Office of Cost Management, Program Development, Coordination, and Support Directorate, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO/PDCS/COST). Serves as a Architect/Cost Manager that provides expert professional advice, analyses, and guidance on construction costs for world-wide DOS renovations and new construction projects. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Prepares estimates for construction projects; provides a complete range of cost analysis and cost management services. Conducts or reviews construction market surveys including gathering in-country construction cost data evaluating the impacts of laws, taxes, and all other conditions pertaining to construction cost estimates. Provide professional advice, analyses, and guidance on construction costs for world-wide DOS renovations and new construction projects. Conducts or facilitates the preparation of risk analyses for OBO construction cost estimates, including the development of project risk registers, identification of risk mitigation strategies, and calculation of appropriate contingency estimates. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and provides technical direction to architectural/engineering (A/E) contract cost engineers. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. BASIC REQUIREMENT General Engineer - Applicants must show that they possess a professional knowledge of general engineering as evidenced by one of the following Basic Requirements: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree at an accredited university or college -OR- Have a combination of college level education or training AND technical experience that has furnished you with (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration as an engineer. Evidence of passing the Engineer-in-Training written test. Successful documented completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences as described by OPM. Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field and at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Please review the OPM page on specifics about required curriculum and for more information on qualifications, please visit GS-800: All Professional Engineering Positions qualifications. Architect - Applicants must show that they possess a professional knowledge of architecture as evidenced by one of the following: Basic Requirements: A. Degree: architecture; or related field that included 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. OR B. Combination of education and experience--college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying profess

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