Interdisciplinary (Senior Tech Lead) - DIRECT HIRE

This announcement is for the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce

First Cutoff Date: July 12, 2024

Additional Cutoff Dates: End of every month if necessary

Final Closing Date: June 26, 2025

Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the open period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period as stated above. Applications will expire 90 days after submission. To remain eligible for consideration, reapplying is required every 90 days.

Position will be filled under one of the following position titles:
-Architect (0808)
-Civil Engineer (0810)
-Mechanical Engineer (0830)
-Electrical Engineer (0850)

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND experience requirements described below. Experience 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 experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Educational Requirement for Engineer:Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Engineering Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.)

Basic Educational Requirement for Architecture:Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Architecture Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.)

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes working on and/or leading design teams for Military and/or Interagency Support (ISS) Programs or interdisciplinary teams on large, complex, commercial, institutional or industrial building (vertical construction) projects in the private sector; experience as a senior architect or engineer; and experience planning, designing, and compiling construction documents for Military and/or IIS projects, or large scale, complex commercial, institutional or industrial building (vertical construction) projects in the private sector. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires the possession of a current Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) registration issued by any State in the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.