Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens

• Serves as an engineering technician lead responsible for coordinating the estimation and negotiation support efforts of a multi-disciplined group of Cost Estimators on projects.
• Consults with engineers and architects preparing or reviewing specifications and develops cost estimates required for negotiation of construction contracts.
• Gives technical guidance to lower grade cost estimators involved in various phases of design and review.
• Distributes and balances the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload.
• Provides leadership to the vertical construction cost engineering team by assisting in group facilitation, coordination, coaching, problem solving, integration of work processes and products, obtaining resources and liaison with the supervisor.
• Maintains working knowledge of all current technical standards and criteria used for engineering projects.
• Provides guidance and assistance to cost engineers and Architect Engineers on complex cost engineering problems.
• Ensures that all data necessary for preparation of estimates have been developed and verifies the accuracy of information.
• Leads Cost and Schedule Risk Assessment (CSRA) efforts to better inform project stakeholders on project risk and the mitigation thereof.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be certified by the Tri-Service Cost Engineering Community as one of the following a Certified Cost Engineer (CCE), Certified Cost Consultant (CCC) or Certified Cost Engineering Technician (CCET).
• Position requires Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) at least 25% of the duty time.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience 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.

(GS-13) Specialized experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes planning, leading, coordinating, reviewing, and providing cost engineering technical and expert guidance, and training for all aspects of cost estimate preparation associated with design, construction, operations and maintenance for project funding, contract estimates, budget estimates and construction modifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

In addition to Specialized Experience mentioned above, you MUST meet one or more of the individual occupational requirements (IOR) stated below (please click the link next to the corresponding series to view qualification requirements):

Individual Occupational Requirement for Engineering Technician, series 0802: Engineering Technical Series

NOTE: You must submit copies of all relevant transcripts with your application package to meet the individual occupational requirement (IOR).

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.

DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
• This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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