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These positions are located in Pacific West Regional Office, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12, in the Regional Office, Facility Management Division.
Open to the first 101 applicants or until 02/08/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
01/25/2024 to 02/08/2024
$86,962 - $140,713 per year
The actual salary will be based on the geographic location of the individual(s) selected for this position.
GS 12
2 vacancies in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
No
No
PW-1546-PWR-24-12187479-DHA
772487900
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. DIRECT HIRING AUTHORITY will be used to fill this position.
The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Work primarily involves the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of park facilities ranging from picnic areas, campgrounds access trails, highways, road structures, and other transportation systems, including multimodal systems, considering factors such as protection of park resources, aesthetics, visitor experience, route location, traffic behavior.
Reviews the work of other civil engineers and related professional disciplines on projects affecting PWR parks. Provides written comments and recommendations for modifications, acceptance or rejection as needed.
Prepares scope of work, cost estimates and manages A/E contracts for complex planning, design, construction and survey projects. Provides professional assistance in Civil Engineering and related matters and A/E technical personnel as needed. May serve as contracting officer's representative (COR), and works directly with park maintenance staff as assigned. Rejects or accepts work completed by contractors and/or park staff, as appropriate.
Work primarily involves the performance and/or oversight of on-site construction work, including inspection and acceptance of park facility projects or transportation system construction work performed by a contractor. Duties may include serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), reviewing designs for constructability, drafting specifications, determining and evaluating construction sequencing, researching and preparing appropriate levels of cost estimates, and reviewing and evaluating third party cost estimates through all phases of the planning and final design process.
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 grade level of this announcement.
This notice is being issued to recruit personnel to occupations for which a severe shortage of candidates exists and/or a critical hiring need has been identified. To assist in filling these positions, OPM has granted agencies "Direct Hire Authority".
A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR 575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.
A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated based on how well they meet the qualification requirements.
Upon receipt of the completed application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure basic qualification requirements are met.
This vacancy will be filled through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to positions filled under this Authority. All qualified applicants, as determined by the SHRO, will be referred for consideration. While managers and supervisors are not required to conduct interviews, it is highly recommended that they do so in order to assess the competencies of each applicant.
If an applicant's resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of "ineligible" or "not qualified" will be applied.
If a determination is made that an applicant has inflated qualifications or experience on the resume, consideration for the position will be denied, as per OPM regulations.
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/08/2024:
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.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/08/2024. You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the qualified candidates, your name will be referred to the hiring official, and you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/772487900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.