Mechanical Engineer (Energy/Economic Analysis) with Security Clearance

Company: Department of Defense
Location: Fort Sill
Posted on: May 4, 2024

Job Description:

Duties--- Serve as a liaison between various divisions of Public Works, the Corps of Engineers, upper-level management, and various tenants and customers.--- Perform complete in-house energy audits of existing facilities for energy and water usage.--- Determine appropriate method(s) to implement the Energy Management Control System (EMCS) and integrate it into Fort Sill's Energy and Water Master Plan.--- Participate in the Fort Sill Garrison Energy Council.--- Provide technical advice regarding energy, water, and utilities on all projectsRequirements Conditions of Employment--- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.--- This position requires the incumbent to maintain or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security ClearanceQualifications Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorizedStudent loan repayment may be authorizedSalary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorizedCredit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorizedWho May Apply: US Citizens This is a reannouncement of announcement number SWEK239681631681HWSR4 applicants who previously applied must apply again in order to receive consideration*** Applications will be reviewed and referred for selection at periodic cut-off dates starting on 16 May 2024 and every other week thereafter; and again at closing date on 05 August 2024This announcement will be closed when a selection has been madeIn order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described belowExperience 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 experienceYour resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your applicationAdditional information about transcripts is in this document Basic Requirement for Mechanical Engineer (Energy/Economic Analysis) ADegree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineeringTo be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher 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) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics(Note: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts with your application package.) OR BCombination of Education and 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 engineeringThe adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1Professional registration or 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 RicoAbsent 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 registrationFor 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 positions2Written 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, or Puerto Rico3Specified academic courses- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A aboveThe courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program4Related curriculum - 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 degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidanceOrdinarily 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 positionsIn addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience/Education GS-05: I have successfully completed a full four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university OR a combination of education and experience as described above in question 1(Note: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts with your application package.) Specialized Experience/Education GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes: Providing support to higher-grader engineers in analyzing engineering technical requirementsSearching reports to obtain information relating to projectsAND Utilize automated systems to prepare graphs, curves and tables for other engineersThis definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05)OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Engineering(NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts with your application package.) OR Superior Academic Achievement: In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education aboveSuperior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/)OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18Add the two percentagesPlease see below for qualification requirements for grade 09 to 12Education Specialized Experience/Education GS-09: Providing support preparing engineering designs and detail drawings for mechanical equipment systems in structuresResolve limited design problems occurring in addition and renovations to existing and new constructionsReview inspection data to monitor product or process qualityAND Verify adequacy of the inspection plan and make changes as necessaryThis definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07)OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Engineering(NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts with your application package.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12Then divide the total number of completed graduate seme

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