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Summary You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the UTILITIES AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT BRANCH of NAVFAC SOUTHWEST. Responsibilities You will provide overall management, coordination and oversight of the Utilities Condition Assessment Program throughout the Public Works Department. You will ensure required preventative maintenance is being performed on utility assets and will update inventories with new or deactivated assets. You will facilitate annual Risk Assessments to support project submissions such as SRM, MILCON and or Capital Investment Program. You will prepare statements of work, cost estimates, and perform Contracting Officer Representative responsibilities for UICAP related contracts and task orders. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Determining if utilities equipment are kept in good working order by applying principles, concepts, and methods of utility system operation and maintenance; 2) Developing cost estimates with installation installations, alterations, repairs and/or maintenance for real property utilities such as structural components, mechanical systems or electrical equipment; 3) Using GPS equipment in gathering utility field data; 4) Determining the condition of shore facilities by using utility and utility equipment principles and techniques and 5) Analyzing work order requests for preventative maintenance requirements, repair and construction. 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 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 Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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. 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. 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 PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is mixture of sedentary in office as well as shop settings, and field work gathering geospatial information on utility features. Work consists of walking, bending, climbing, carrying up to 30 pounds of equipment, and lifting/opening manholes lids, meter pits, etc. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work may be performed in various surrounding including offices, waterfront areas, airfields, industrial and residential facilities or construction and utility sites. Visits to certain locations may cause exposure to the normal hazards associated with construction work and industrial operations including confined spaces. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, hard hats, safety shoes, protective clothing, respirator, protective eyewear and earplugs is required in the performance PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/