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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Vacancy Announcement Number: NEGE08020825 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Vacancy Announcement Number: NEGE08020825



Opening Date: October 6, 2008

Closing Date: October 20, 2008

Position: Electrical Engineer, GS-0850-12/FPL: 12

Salary: $69,764 - $90,698 Annual
Place of Work: U.S. Army Engineer District, Baltimore, Construction Division, Bay
Area Office
Duty Station: Washington, DC
Position Status: This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time
Number of Vacancy: Multi

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Duties: You will serve as on-site technical expert for electrical engineering aspects of a
construction program characterized by conventional as well as complex & unique
research & development projects. Electrical systems & equipment include: high voltage
underground & over head distribution, substations, transformers stations & related
complex control & protection equipment, complete high standard commercial industrial
type of interior wiring systems & signal systems such as file, panic & security alarm
systems. Studies & analyzes electrical features of plans & specifications to become
thoroughly familiar with contract requirements. You will perform periodic surveillance
of assembly & installation to insure use of proper techniques & adherence to provisions
of plans & specifications. Confers with project engineer or inspector assigned overall
responsibility for the contract. Receive shop drawings, equipment specs, & design
analysis from contractor.

About the Position: This position is with the Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers. The position is under the supervision of the Resident Engineer, and serves as
on-site technical expert for electrical engineering aspects of a construction program
characterized by conventional as well as complex and unique research and
development projects. Electrical systems and equipment include: high voltage
underground and over head distribution, substations, transformers stations and related
complex control and protection equipment, complete high standard commercial
industrial type of interior wiring systems (service equipment, feeders, branch circuits
and utilization outlet or special fixture); and signal systems such as file, panic and
security alarm systems.

** RECRUITMENT BONUS MAY BE AUTHORIZED.**
Who May Apply:

All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment.
Department of Defense employees serving on a Career or Career Conditional
Appointment.
Current Army employees with competitive status (includes Army employees
serving on a career or career-conditional appointment).
Reinstatement eligibles.
NAF/AAFES Interchange Agreement eligibles.
Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998
(VEOA)
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
Family member employees eligible under Executive Order 12721.
DoD Interchange Agreement eligibles.

Qualifications:

In addition to meeting the basic qualifications of the position, applicants must possess
one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To be qualified, candidates for this job must show in
their resume that they have training and experience in the following area(s): (1)
Professional knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principles and practices
applicable to the full range of engineering duties concerned with the installation, design
and inspection of complex electrical systems for military construction activity. (2)
Knowledge of intent of plans and specifications, and requirements sufficient to monitor
surveillance over contractor

GS-12 and above: Bachelor's degree directly related to this occupation and 1 year of
experience directly related to this occupation equivalent to the next lower grade level.

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office
of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to
perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks
must meet the Time in Grade Restriction.

One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower
grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position
being filled.
Must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent).

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of
Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute
education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at -
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications
and
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html


On your resume, please include college/university, dates attended, degree achieved,
semester hours earned, GPA, major field of study, 24 semester hours of specific courses
and course hours in your major. Failure to provide this education information on your
resume may result in an ineligible rating.

Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for
this position. Please include this information in your resume.

Other Information:

To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must
clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the
Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job
Application Kit.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral
system for displaced employees.
The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued
March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD
policy is available on
http://www.cpms.osd.mil/fas/staffing/pdf/rem_ann.pdf

This is a Career Program Position (CP). # 18
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses will be authorized.

Other Advantages: The Washington, DC local area offers a wide variety of cultural and
historical attractions, restaurants, schools, child care facilities, financial institutions,
travel accommodations, housing and other business establishments. Montgomery
County and the surrounding area offer some of the finest public and private schools in
the nation as well as a variety of higher educational facilities. The Resident Office is
served by public transportation.

Other Requirements:

Personnel security investigation required.
Must possess and maintain a valid stateside driver's license.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment
Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy
announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

HOW TO APPLY:

This position will be filled from the Army Centralized Resumix database using an
automated recruitment and referral system. Your resume must be on file with the Army
Centralized Resumix database. If you have a resume on file with the Army Centralized
Resumix database, you may apply by taking advantage of our quick self-nomination
process. If you do not have a resume on file with the Army Centralized Resumix
database, you must submit one along with the self-nomination. Both documents must
be received in the Resumix database by the closing date of the announcement unless
specifically stated in the instructions contained in this vacancy announcement.

RESUME:

If you do not have a resume on file with the Army Centralized Resumix database, you
must submit one. It is strongly encouraged that you use the Army Resume Builder. The
Army Resume Builder can be accessed by clicking on the link at the end of this vacancy
announcement. It can also be found on the Internet at http://www.cpol.army.mil, click
on Employment, click on Build A Resume / Review Status. The Army Resume Builder
is used to create and store your resume. You do this by selecting Save Resume to
Database. In order to receive consideration for vacancies, however, you must submit
your resume to the Centralized Resumix database by going to the email page, selecting
Central Database and clicking on the Submit button. Your resume will automatically
flow into the Centralized Resumix database.

SELF NOMINATION:

If your resume is currently in our central database, you may Self-Nominate by going to
the
CPOL/CPOC Vacancy Announcement Board
, scroll down to the bottom of the page
and key (or cut and paste) the announcement number into the Search - Announcement
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