General Engineer (Energy Program Manager) Job in Oklahoma City, OK

Vacancy No. AAC-AFN-25-AMP100-94430 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $110,673.00 to $171,576.00 Grade J to J
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 3/1/2025 Close Date 3/10/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Oklahoma City, OK


Summary

Serves as the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center's (MMAC's) Energy Program Manager.

Duties

Provides advanced professional engineering expertise for multiple, varying, and complex assignments and plans the implementation of projects/programs under very minimal direction of a manager or project/program manager. Serves as a key technical point of contact for providing advice to customer organizations to ensure the development and execution of a comprehensive energy and water conservation programs.

Serves as a senior technical subject matter expert (SME) for all energy related engineering concepts, designs, and standards for the MMAC campus facilities including National Airspace System (NAS) facilities. This includes development of a strategic energy and water conservation plan and conducting or overseeing energy and water surveys. Prepares data call responses and develops, prepares, analyzes, and reports on performance metrics and progress in meeting goals/objectives. Ensures work activities/products are aligned with applicable laws, FAA policies, government-wide rules/regulations, and industry standards. The incumbent will lead an integrated team to implement energy and water conservation program requirements.

Participates in the MMAC Facilities Capital Planning and Life Cycle Assessments and makes energy related recommendations for capital improvements across the entire MMAC campus.

Serves as management's senior technical subject matter expert (SME) for the implementation of energy and sustainability project designs that comply with sustainable building designs and with current executive orders on green building initiatives. Applies comprehensive knowledge of building codes and FAA's energy policies and objectives to ensure compliance.

Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts applicable to his/her discipline to accomplish assignments and to develop plans and techniques to improve programs and policies. Understands how his/her technical area interacts with or is affected by other disciplines and considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems.

Defines, plans, and organizes assigned resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Provides engineering SME guidance to all other engineering staff across AMP to solve routine and difficult technical issues.

In collaboration with other technical professionals, establishes policies and standards governing energy and sustainability project designs and improvements. Assignments typically require solutions to highly technical situations involving unique and highly varied situations. Prepares budgetary cost estimates with a high level of detail to present to management. Prepares project schedules and reports progress of project milestones.

May acts as a Contracting Officer Representatives and provide the Contracting Officer with technical oversight of contract activities.

Contacts are internal and external to include MMAC senior leadership, FAA leadership, and DOT leadership. Acts as a key technical point of contact for assigned activities. Contributes to the preparation of management/technical reports or contractual documents and is called upon to communicate the overall results of a project or work activity to FAA management, the aviation and aerospace industries, and other external parties. The Energy Program Manager works with all levels of architects and engineers, federal, local and state government agencies, to plan, and implement design solutions.

Work is expected to require minimal review and is relied upon as sound technical engineering guidance.

Performs other related duties as assigned including acting as Environmental Team Lead and/or Division Manager.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
  • A one-year probationary period may be required.
  • Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
  • Must submit licensure as a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) OR certification as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM).
  • Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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

B. 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 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:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) 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.

2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive).

AND

To qualify for this position at the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level, in addition to the Basic Requirements, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: includes experience leading the development, design, or construction of energy/water conservation projects to ensure acceptability of budgets and timelines, conformance to federal and state laws, or adherence to approved specifications; conducting energy/water audits/surveys to evaluate energy/water use and to identify conservation and cost reduction measures; and identifying and recommending energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.

AND

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a Selective Placement Factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF):Applicants MUST be licensed as a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) or possess certification as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). A copy of the licensure/certification must be uploaded with your application.

AND

In addition to the above qualifications, the following has been determined to be a Quality Ranking Factor. This means applicants who possess this factor are considered to be Well Qualified.

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF): Well-qualified applicants must have experience in the application of the guiding principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings in the design, construction, and operation of facilities/buildings.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

KSA Information:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

Leave Enhancement: FAA organizations may offer enhanced annual leave accrual to newly appointed or reappointed employees. In order to receive consideration for such a benefit, applicants' prior non-Federal service or active duty uniformed service must directly relate to the duties of the position to which appointed. Granting enhanced annual leave is at the sole discretion of the hiring organization, and granting such benefit is not an entitlement nor guaranteed to any newly hired employee.

Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. On-the-Spot will be used to fill this position. The 'Rule of Three', Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.

NOTES:

1) Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

2) Some, none, or all candidates may be interviewed.

3) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits.

4) Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at www.abetterlifeokc.com.

5) To confirm receipt of documents, please contact Kinsley Kerlick at kinsley.l.kerlick@faa.gov.

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Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Supplemental documentation, etc. will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded with your application or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.govon or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

MUST submit licensure as a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) OR certification as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM).



This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 0800 (Engineering) series.

College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 0800 (Engineering) series with the FAA.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying an 0800 (Engineering) series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.

We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

  • Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

  • Duties (be specific in describing your duties)

  • Employer's name and address

  • Supervisor name and phone number

  • Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)

  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)

  • Salary (optional)


Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

Agency contact information

Kinsley Kerlick
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AAC Regional HR Services Branch
6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155
AHF-S210
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
US

Next steps

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

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Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

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