Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities and the MRTFB in the DoD. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. Duties You will serve as a technical authority developing engineering layouts and design specifications for complex low to medium voltage electrical systems, including substations, switchgear, motor control centers (MCC's), transformers, and breaker panels. | You will perform engineering calculations and diagnostic assessments - load flow analysis, short circuit calculations, and protective device coordination studies to evaluate system integrity, optimize power performance, and minimize operational risk. | You will ensure regulatory compliance across all facility power designs and engineering initiatives, strictly enforcing the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), and applicable federal and local building codes. | You will author and review critical engineering documentation, including detailed technical drawings, Bills of Materials (BOM), and procurement packages, to ensure seamless equipment sourcing and full alignment with federal contracting standards. | You will provide technical oversight and contractor management, reviewing complex project drawings, interpreting structural interfaces, and swiftly resolving Technical Requests for Information (RFI's) to keep infrastructure projects on schedule. | You will direct the onsite quality assurance, inspection, and commissioning of industrial plant electrical equipment, ensuring rigorous testing protocols are successfully completed before authorizing system energization. | You will lead engineering investigations and Root Cause Analyses (RCA) into critical equipment failures, unexpected blackouts, or power quality anomalies, implementing effective corrective and preventive actions to protect facility continuity. | You will direct long-term asset management and capacity planning initiatives to seamlessly support mission critical facility expansions, major equipment modernization upgrades, and the strategic integration of advanced new operational capabilities. | You will design, evaluate, and test infrastructure safety systems, including facility wide grounding grids and comprehensive lightning protection networks, to secure high value electronic assets and protect personnel from electrical hazards. | You will provide expert leadership, coaching, and mentorship to engineers and technical staff, guiding their design methodologies, safety compliance, and project execution standards to foster professional development and build team capability.
Qualifications
FOR THE GS-13:
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. It must show experience in each of the duties/responsibilities listed in this announcement and must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing guidance and expert technical advice to support complex engineering projects, provide conceptual design, and drafting engineering services for the manufacture, installation, and operation of aerospace repair facilities; 2) Reviewing and signing off on technical documents/drawings to conduct advanced electrical facilities and equipment design work that requires multi-tiered planning, modification, and development of technical approaches and solutions; 3) Analyzing and evaluating the causes and effects of difficult electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic facilities, facility equipment, and facility design issues; 4) Anticipating and resolving conflicts between technical, logistical, and administrative requirements to identify compromises of engineering standard guides, precedents, methods and techniques; and 5) Developing and implementing new technical methods and standards as well as providing expert consulting and technical assistance to plant maintenance personnel, production shops, contracting personnel, and managers of both internal and external government agencies.
FOR THE GS-12:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. It must show experience in each of the duties/responsibilities listed in this announcement and must demonstrate the following: 1) Reviewing, editing, and correcting designs, plans, and drawings to resolve difficult electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic facilities, facility equipment, and facility design issues; 2) Planning, coordinating, and/or performing technical investigations and research to validate facility requirements in the use of new or emerging engineering processes; 3) Identifying and prescribing corrective action for electrical facilities and equipment design deficiencies and reporting significant incidents through appropriate reporting systems to improve reliability, maintainability, and interchangeability; 4) Convening and participating in meetings and conferences on electrical facilities and facility equipment design issues, problems, development, and other similar matters; and 5) Developing in-house and outsourcing cost estimates and preparing contracts and delivery orders for contracted engineering services.
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.Education Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
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Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org
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Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) 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 The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.
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Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)
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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 one 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.
Education Substitution - If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.
Foreign Education - Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov. How you will be evaluated In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies. How to apply
Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to:
david.w.mcadams.civ@us.navy.mil
Facsimile applications will not be considered.
All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.
Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Other information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Several vacancies may be filled.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf.
Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.
Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.
A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.
A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
