General Engineer (Project Manager), GS13/14, (Open to FBI ONLY), Finance and Facilities Division/Architectural and Engineering Services Unit-Quantico, VA

JOB SUMMARY Job Summary

Position : General Engineer (Project Manager), GS-13 / 14

Division : Finance and Facilities

Unit : Architectural Engineering Service

Location : Quantico, VA

Working Hours : 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm (Flexible)

Salary : GS-13 : $117,$153,

GS-14 : $139,$181,

Full Performance Level : GS-14

Number of Positions Available : 1

Duration : Full Time / Permanent

Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Key Requirements

• Must be a current, permanent FBI employee
• Some travel may / Frequent travel may be required

ALL applicants must verify completion of the basic education requirement by submitting a copy of college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Major Duties

Review designs including plans, specifications, and design analyses prepared by architects and engineers for technical adequacy, compliance with local and federal regulations and confirmation with existing industry standards and FBI needs.

Provide guidance to consultants when necessary.

• Provide engineering support to facilities systems; driving upgrade projects from concept to completion, as required for continuous improvement of the facilities systems to ensure that support and services of the department meet the highest quality standards and performance.
• Organize and conduct site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of electrical systems or mechanical, equipment, components, and materials for projects.

Provide recommendation to the clients and other disciplines.

Electrical Engineer) Perform electrical engineering duties associated with designs, layout and construction of electrical systems such as lighting system, lighting control system, power system, power distribution, grounding, lighting protection system, generator, and UPS systems in the FBI facilities.

Electrical Engineer) Perform electrical load demand calculations and generator load calculations.

Mechanical Engineer) Perform mechanical engineering duties associated with designs, layouts, and construction of mechanical systems such as plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fuel storage and distribution in the FBI facilities.

Mechanical Engineer) Perform heating and cooling load calculations, heat transfer, pressure calculations, ductwork, pipe sizing, and any other calculations required to support the mechanical design and equipment sizing / selection as related to building engineered systems and various other tasks related to the design of HVAC systems.

Provide HVAC design support for engineering studies and analysis, code review, field investigations and generation of reports as required.

Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) member of the FBI Architect and Engineering Services Unit in review board, selection boards and briefing discussion with Executive Management.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Please make sure your specialized experience / requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Your application will be evaluated and rated under the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared to your responses to the online assessment questionnaire.

High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and / or supporting documents may eliminate you from Most Competitive status.

If you are deemed Most Competitive, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies :

• Collaboration
• Customer Service
• Engineering and Technology
• Interpersonal Ability
• Organizing and Planning
• Project Management

Positive Education Requirement

This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic education requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Basic Requirement

• 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 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) other comparable areas of fundamental engineering science or physics such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

B. Combination of education and specialized 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 of licensure- 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 (, 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) 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 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, , 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, , in interdisciplinary positions.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

Specialized Experience (SE)

GS-13 : Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows :

• Experience designing and overseeing design and construction of commercial buildings, government buildings and data centers.
• Experience developing, reading and interpreting architectural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing and structural blueprints to perform day-to-day work and when reviewing specifications for contractual jobs as required.
• Experience evaluating proposals for work to be performed.
• Experience performing engineering design and investigation efforts that will result in most efficient and proper exploitation of available resources within a minimum time frame.
• Experience with National Electrical code, International Building Code, International Electrical Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards, ASHRAE Energy Conservation Code, standards, and Federal, State and local regulations in governing electrical systems.

GS-14 : In addition to the experience above, applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level.

SE, in addition to the above, is defined as follows :

• Experience with lighting fixture design, selections, coordination and installation
• Experience with electrical demand load calculations and generator load calculations.
• Experience with electrical equipment selection, system sizing, load calculations, product specifications, and design layouts for electrical systems.
• Experience with mechanical systems design for plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fuel storage and distribution.
• Experience with performing and reviewing cooling load calculations, heat transfer, pressure calculations, ductwork, pipe sizing, and any other calculations required to support the mechanical design and equipment sizing / selection as related to building engineered systems and various other tasks related to the design of HVAC systems.

How to Apply

For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on .

If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.

Required Documents

To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes :

• Your resume, specifically noting relevant work experience and associated start and end dates
• A complete assessment questionnaire
• Other supporting documents (if applicable) : College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirementMemorandum for Record (MFR), Please see Additional Information

Documents that were uploaded one or more years ago will need to be uploaded again. Although an applicant may see these documents within their current profile, the HR Specialists may not have access to view them.

All applicants are being asked to upload another copy (if applicable) to ensure the staffing units can review the complete application.

You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11 : 59 (EST) on the closing date of this announcement.

If applying online is a hardship, please contact the HR Specialist listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.

What to Expect Next

Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking.

The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.

You will be notified of your status throughout the process.

Additional Information

Failure to provide necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration.

Additional information will not be requested if your application is incomplete. Your application will be evaluated solely on the basis of information you have submitted.

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing the other workplace safety protocols.

Positions with fitness for duty requirements or those that require international travel may require proof of certain vaccinations.

• Management may select at any grade for which this position has been announced.
• Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date.

Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual assignment and performance of higher-level duties.

Limited Movement : Policy has been implemented wherein support employees entering a position through a competitive OR non-competitive action may be precluded from moving to another position within the Bureau by means of reassignment or change to lower grade for a minimum of 12 months.

HRD will waive this limited movement policy for qualified employees, who have received an official notification letter that their current position is being relocated to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama by 2024, so those employees can compete for a position elsewhere.

Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded.

Probationary employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.

Candidates will not be considered if currently on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); a Letter of Requirement (LOR);

or have failed a PIP or LOR and are currently awaiting the final action by HRD.

a. A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a 90-day written developmental plan for an employee whose performance on one or more critical elements is rated "Inconsistent."

b. A Letter of Requirement (LOR) is issued when a supervisor identifies leave abuse and / or when frequent absences negatively impact operations of an office.

• Relocation expenses will be borne by the selectee, except FBI employees returning from LEGAT assignment. Employees returning from LEGAT assignments must advise the Staffing and Administrative Unit / International Operations Division of their application for this position.
• Current tax law impacts your transfer by making your moving expense reimbursements taxable. Please contact for information regarding taxable expenses.

For additional insight on the personal impact of the IRS tax rules, you may wish to contact the IRS or a tax professional.

Federal Travel Regulation provides that the Withholding Tax Allowance (WTA) plus the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) are designed to "substantially reimburse" an employee for the additional Federal, State, and Local taxes associated with a change of duty station and the FBI has the authority to compensate employees through the WTA and RITA.

Candidates receiving a transfer of physical location, whether at the expense of the FBI or not, will be required to complete a one year commitment to the assignment, prior to moving to a new position at the FBI.

The 12-month waiting period begins the day an employee reports for duty at the new location.

• Employees selected for promotions at the GS-12 level or higher, as well as employees selected for positions where a transfer of location is required, will be processed through the name check program prior to being notified of their selection.
• Memorandum for Record : Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on a SF-50, i. e.

back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position.

If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation (Memorandum for Record) :

a. Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties)

b. The month / year work began

c. Frequency worked (, daily, monthly, etc.)

d. Specific duties performed

Attach the Memorandum for Record to your application in the "Cover Letters and Attachments" section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page.

Please upload the attachment as type "Other."

Nepotism

Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process, and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative's appointment or promotion.

During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

The FBI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to a sincerely held religious belief or medical disability for any part of the application and / or hiring process, please notify the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs (OEEOA) Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Program by either