0842 General Engineer

Vacancy Announcement

*Applicants who previously applied under Vacancy Announcement number 0822 do not need to resubmit application.

ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 0842 General Engineer

OPENING DATE: April 10, 2008

CLOSING DATE: May 09, 2008

POSITION: General Engineer, YD-0801-02

SALARY RANGE: $39,407.00 - $89,217.00 per annum

LOCATION: Assigned to DoDDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam Director’s Office, duty location Seoul, Korea

NOTE: This is a temporary position NTE 2 years (mission requirements may require this position to be extended beyond 2 years)

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a DoD Field Activity responsible for the oversight of two school systems, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary & Secondary Schools (DDESS). DoDEA employs more than 12,000 individuals responsible for educating approximately 90,000 students in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The mission of DoDEA is to provide a quality education from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve for the eligible minor family members of DoD military and civilian personnel on official assignments.

WHO MAY APPLY: You can apply for this vacancy if you are:

U.S. citizen family member employment eligible;
Current Department of Defense Career/Career-Conditional employee; eligible for promotion, reassignment or transfer;
Reinstatement eligible;
Eligible Non-appropriated Fund (NAFI Agreement) employee;
Veteran who has been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service (VEOA eligible); and
30% Disabled Veteran, applicant appointable on the basis of a physical or mental disability

NOTE: Status applicants in their fourth year of an overseas assignment cannot be selected unless a waiver of the
5-year overseas service limitation requirement is approved. Candidates whose selection for this position will cause their overseas employment to exceed five-years will require an overseas tour extension approval. Waiver requests will be processed administratively by the DoDDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam Human Resources Office.

Payment of travel and transportation expenses is authorized.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Serves as the Facilities Engineer, coordinator and technical advisor, responsible for all life cycle phases of the total educational facilities program for assigned areas including development and preparation of facilities surveys, evaluations, utilization studies, plans, and programming documents; preparation, maintenance, and revision of five year master plans for each assigned area; selection and coordination of new facilities sites to be within the guidelines of military master plans. Works with the appropriate military services’ facilities engineers to determine the most effective course of action to execute major military construction (MILCON) and host nation projects, Republic of Korea Funded Construction (ROKFC), minor construction, and sustainment/renovation and modernization (S/RM) projects; identifies new and existing facilities requirements and deficiencies; prioritizes projects; prepares and/or coordinates design criteria and specifications; provides technical, functional, maintainability, and life safety reviews of facilities designs done by other agencies, foreign governments, and/or Architect Engineers; reviews construction phase shop drawings to assure conformance with engineering practices; manages the budget and disbursal of project funds; and acquires a multitude of engineering, architectural, planning and financial functions required to plan, design, construct, maintain, repair, renovate or lease educational facilities of high quality within established time and budget constraints. Serves as point of contact for the Continuing Government Activity (CGA) located in Okinawa, Japan, on assigned projects; works with the staff of the Director, DoDDS-Pacific (DoDDS-P), district superintendent, school principals, military commanders, major commands, military services’ facilities engineers, contracted private architect-engineer (A-E) consultants, vendors, construction contractors, host nation engineers and officials, and others throughout the life cycle of assigned facilities projects within the assigned area of responsibility.

This position requires frequent temporary duty travel within Korea and Okinawa.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify, you must meet both the Basic Qualification Requirements AND the Additional Requirements shown below.

Basic Requirement: Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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.
OR
Combination of education and experience--college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (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--Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

Written Test- Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

In addition to meeting the above Basic Requirements, you must have one of the following:

Specialized Experience: Possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11grade level under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems Specialized experience is duties that involves the application of a knowledge of engineering fundamentals such as the strength and strain analysis of engineering materials and structures, the physical and chemical characteristics of engineering materials such as elastic limits, maximum unit stresses, coefficients of expansion, workability, hardness, tendency to fatigue, resistance to corrosion, engineering adaptability engineering methods of construction and processing, etc, or position duties involving professional work in several branches of engineering.

RANKING FACTORS:
Candidates who meet minimum experience and/or education requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrates how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) determined necessary for successful job performance, see below:

Demonstrated knowledge and experience of engineering theories, design, concepts, principles, and practices.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience (hands on) in the principles and practices of building maintenance, repair and construction, and asbestos abatement and hazmat programs.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in project management, concepts, principles, and practices.
Experience utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Auto CAD, and other associated engineering based automated software programs used to facilitate facilities project management.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing, and prepare and present comprehensive project briefings to senior management.

A SEPARATE NARRATIVE STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE RANKING FACTORS LISTED ABOVE IS REQUIRED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO YOUR APPLICATION. FAILURE TO ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL KSA’S WILL BE REASON TO NOT CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION.

PAY, BENEFITS AND WORK SCHEDULE:

Government/Military housing, Living Quarters Allowance, Post Allowance, and other overseas benefits may be authorized. Eligibility will be determined at time of position offer. Applicants who are currently employed overseas and are not receiving allowances and benefits may not be eligible for such allowances. Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area. Locality rates of pay in CONUS will not be used for pay setting when transferring to Okinawa, Japan. For more information on overseas allowances and benefits, please visit https://hq-w4.dodea.edu/lqarates/lqarates.cfm

Medical Care: Applicants who have family members with special medical needs should ensure that prior to accepting a position overseas their family members' medical needs can be met. Access to care in a military treatment facility may not be available to civilian employees except on a space available basis. Consequently, host nation medical facilities may be the only care available. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. For additional information, please contact the POC in this announcement.

Special Education Services: The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) provides education including special education to children of DoD civilians who are eligible to attend DoDDS schools. However, most schools are not staffed for all special needs. For additional information, please the Department of Defense Education Activity, Student Services Branch, at 703-588-3147/3148.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Selectee will be required to participate in direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer in accordance with DoD Regulation 7000.14R.

Selected candidates(s) and family members are required to obtain Official Passports prior to overseas departure to a Department of Defense position.

Pre-appointment overseas physical examination is required.

Initial overseas tour of duty for Seoul, Korea is 2 years.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
1. Résumé, Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612)*
http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf, or any other written format.

Applications must include the total employment period, i.e., starting and ending dates (month and year) for each work experience, paid and unpaid, related to the job for which you are applying, including the hours per week.
Also include a description of your duties and accomplishments, your employer’s name and address, supervisor’s name and phone number, and salary. If you are currently employed, you must indicate if we may contact your current supervisor.

2. Declaration for Federal Employment (Optional Form 306). http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf,

*You can also find forms at: http://www.opm.gov/forms/index.asp

3. Supplement on plain paper in narrative format that concisely addresses each of the ranking factors. Make sure you reference the specific KSA listed on this announcement. If other KSA’s are cited, the application may be considered incomplete. Include work experience, education, and training which clearly demonstrates how well you possess each factor.

For current or former Federal and/or Non-Appropriated Fund Employees

Copy of SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action to document your highest annual salary and your personal status, if you are a current Federal employee. All status candidates and reinstatement eligibles must submit a copy of their SF-50(s) showing career, career conditional, or reinstatement eligibility.
Most recent federal performance appraisal.
If applying under the NAFI Interchange Agreement, please provide documentation to verify eligibility (personnel actions).

For military spouse preference or family member employment, applications must include:

Copy of sponsor’s permanent change of station (PCS) orders authorizing movement of family member to the overseas command, or other appropriate documentation (such as statement of non-command sponsorship) to support family member status.
Completed Military Spouse Questionnaire Form can be found at http://www.pac.dodea.edu/supportservices/personnel/Vacancies/bydate.htm

For prior military service members must submit:

A copy of their, DD-214 (Member 4 copy) reflecting character of service (e.g., honorable) and period(s) of service.
If claiming 10-point veteran preference, Standard Form 15, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf Application for 10-Point veteran preference and supporting documentation as described in Items 10-14 on the SF-15 must be submitted.
Applicants applying as a 30% Disabled Veterans must submit a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dated within 12 months, the Standard Form 15, and a member 4 copy of the DD-214.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE.

APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED; therefore, do not submit original documents.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION.
WHERE TO APPLY:

By mail to the Department of Defense Education Activity; DoDDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam Human Resources Division, Staffing Division, Unit 35007, Building 290, APO AP 96376, or
Submitted in person to the Human Resources Division, Building 290, Torii Station, Okinawa, or
Applications may be faxed to 011-81-98-957-4503 or within Japan to 098-957-4503, or
Applications may be attached to an email and sent electronically to PacificHR@pac.dodea.edu
On Email applications, please indicate the announcement for which you are applying on the subject line of your email.

Please note that the Point of Contact/Human Resources Office is located in Okinawa, Japan and phone calls are overseas long distance. The telephone number for information (dialing from the continental United States) is: 011-81-6117-44-5850 or DSN 644-5850.

All applicants will be considered without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or any other non-merit factor. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified applicants with disabilities, except when doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employing agency.

Applications received in postage-paid Government envelopes will not receive consideration, and applicants are reminded of the legal prohibition against the use of such envelopes or other Government property for other than officially approved activities. These prohibitions are contained in 5 USC 735.205, 39 USC, and 18 USC.

DoDEA is an equal opportunity employer. There will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism.

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