Selective Placement Factor (SPF): This position has an SPF which is current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) from any state, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico. If you meet this requirement, you must provide a copy of your current registration with your application.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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) Working knowledge of facilities management, maintenance, inspection, planning, acquisition, and contracting processes; 2) Utilizing engineering practices, techniques, and equipment to solve problems with facility mechanical/electrical systems e.g., commercial/industrial HVAC, boiler, UPV, and elevator systems; 3) Reviewing and checking designs, procedures, and submittals prepared by others such as Architect/Engineers, other engineers, vendors, equipment manufacturers, contractors, or other agencies to ensure that products adhere to scope of work, completeness, functional design, sound engineering practice, and compliance with applicable codes and criteria; 4) Communicating effectively both orally and in writing; 5) Developing, displaying and communicating analysis with spreadsheets, Power Point presentations and well written documents; 6) Working with data and data analytics, recognize and analyze problems, conduct research, make rational assessments, summarize results, make appropriate recommendations and present coherent and persuasive recommendations based on sound, defensible rationale; and 7) Leading, organizing and coordinating special study teams with members from different organizations, commands, and business lines.
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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.