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Electrical Engineer
Milwaukee, WI
Job Description
This Electrical Engineer position is located at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center under the Facilities Management Division. The primary purpose of the position is to perform professional engineering and scientific work concerned with utilizing and exploring electrical and electronic phenomena and the motion, emissions, conduction, and behavior of electrical energy currents; and participating in agency project program management specific to planning/designing work electrical equipment, components, or systems for construction and Real Property Maintenance and Repair projects, which spans across multiple VISN 12 Facilities.
Major Duties:
-Provides electrical engineering expertise to support construction projects through the development of electrical designs and prepares construction drawings and specifications for electrical systems and equipment involving overhead and underground electrical distribution; interior lighting and power; street and floodlights; electrical generator installations for critical facilities and structures; communication and signal circuits; cathodic protection; and intrusion detection systems; elevators; high, medium and low voltage electrical distribution systems.
-Implements corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policy in the development of the project and intermediate products in support of the project.
-Plans specific objectives for the project(s), in consultation with the customer, including required innovations and improvisations.
-Performs scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction.
-Prepares detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluation.
-Prepares correspondence, technical reports, estimates, fact sheets, status reports and schedules as required to complete project assignments.
-Consults with contractor personnel to resolve unanticipated, challenging, and/or multifaceted problems and latent conditions developing during construction.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 7 AM-3:30 PM and may be required to be present to provide off-hours support for utility outages, maintenance and projects support, etc. This is not a remote position and telework is not applicable.
Physical Requirements: The work is often sedentary, although some physical effort may be required, e.g., walking, standing, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle. Recurring assignments involve periods of standing, bending, and stooping to observe and study work operations in health facility project construction areas.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MET:
1. Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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.
OR
2. Combination 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 professional 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:
a. Professional registration -- Current registration as a professional engineer 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 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.
b. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
c. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A.
d. Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination.
e. Specified academic courses-- 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. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A.
f. Related curriculum --Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., 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 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
In addition to the Basic Requirements, the following Specialized Experience Requirement must be met:
GS-12 LEVEL: Must possess one full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: Working with electrical engineering concepts, principles, and methods applicable to varied and complex problems, projects, or studies to include electrical energy, electrical devices (e.g., systems, equipment, and components), power stations, power generation and operations, utilities, controls, circuit systems, and arch flash. Working with construction standards, methods, practices and techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards. Knowledge of general industrial and/or construction processes, methods, practices, techniques, materials, equipment to determine compliance with environmental regulations and standards. Conducting evaluations of environmental quality programs including knowledge of the requirements, methods, techniques, and procedures pertinent to evaluating environmental consequences of actions, operations, tests, etc., in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Working with standard contracting regulations, practices, and procedures and acquisition planning and performance work statements. (Equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in Federal service)
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender
identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service,
or other non-merit factor.
Major Duties:
-Provides electrical engineering expertise to support construction projects through the development of electrical designs and prepares construction drawings and specifications for electrical systems and equipment involving overhead and underground electrical distribution; interior lighting and power; street and floodlights; electrical generator installations for critical facilities and structures; communication and signal circuits; cathodic protection; and intrusion detection systems; elevators; high, medium and low voltage electrical distribution systems.
-Implements corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policy in the development of the project and intermediate products in support of the project.
-Plans specific objectives for the project(s), in consultation with the customer, including required innovations and improvisations.
-Performs scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction.
-Prepares detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluation.
-Prepares correspondence, technical reports, estimates, fact sheets, status reports and schedules as required to complete project assignments.
-Consults with contractor personnel to resolve unanticipated, challenging, and/or multifaceted problems and latent conditions developing during construction.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 7 AM-3:30 PM and may be required to be present to provide off-hours support for utility outages, maintenance and projects support, etc. This is not a remote position and telework is not applicable.
Physical Requirements: The work is often sedentary, although some physical effort may be required, e.g., walking, standing, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle. Recurring assignments involve periods of standing, bending, and stooping to observe and study work operations in health facility project construction areas.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MET:
1. Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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.
OR
2. Combination 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 professional 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:
a. Professional registration -- Current registration as a professional engineer 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 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.
b. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
c. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A.
d. Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination.
e. Specified academic courses-- 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. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A.
f. Related curriculum --Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., 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 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
In addition to the Basic Requirements, the following Specialized Experience Requirement must be met:
GS-12 LEVEL: Must possess one full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: Working with electrical engineering concepts, principles, and methods applicable to varied and complex problems, projects, or studies to include electrical energy, electrical devices (e.g., systems, equipment, and components), power stations, power generation and operations, utilities, controls, circuit systems, and arch flash. Working with construction standards, methods, practices and techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards. Knowledge of general industrial and/or construction processes, methods, practices, techniques, materials, equipment to determine compliance with environmental regulations and standards. Conducting evaluations of environmental quality programs including knowledge of the requirements, methods, techniques, and procedures pertinent to evaluating environmental consequences of actions, operations, tests, etc., in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Working with standard contracting regulations, practices, and procedures and acquisition planning and performance work statements. (Equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in Federal service)
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender
identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service,
or other non-merit factor.
Contact Information
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (COVID-19 - VA 004) in-accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) and 5 CFR 337.205(b)(1)-(4).
A Recruitment or Relocation Incentive is authorized for a highly qualified candidate.
Job Summary
Start Date
ASAP
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Hours per Week
40
Work Hours (i.e. shift)
7 AM to 3:30 Pm
Salary and Benefits
$82,860 to $107,722
Required Experience
Open
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