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Engineering Tech (Architecture/Drafting)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN6), Fayetteville, NC VA Costal Health Care System; Located in the Engineering Service, Project Engineering and Design Section. The primary duties of the position involve coordinating, technical overview, and inspection of construction projects and programs, as well as other technical assignments involving application of engineering principals.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but not limited to: Performs work of a broad scope and complexity in practices related to scientific engineering fields and demonstrates the ability to interpret, select, adapt, and apply many guidelines, precedents and engineering principles and practices.
- →Duties include construction quality assurance and contract administration activities assigned to construction projects.
- →Accomplishes various technical and construction management functions relating to construction planning, space management, records documentation for construction and facility management, energy management, and operation of building utility systems.
- →Performs Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) responsibilities, which involves designing, reviewing A/E designs and monitoring of performance contracts for construction projects.
- →Inspects competitively bid construction and maintenance and repair projects to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications (COR Certification is required).
- →Attends and actively participates in pre-bid and pre-construction conferences.
- →Reviews shop drawings and submittals from contractors during construction of new structures or renovation of existing structures for compliance with contract drawings and specifications.
- →Observes and inspects construction at all stages to identify and report discrepancies with contract documents, to assure compliance with OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry, and to forecast and resolve potential problems before they impact project schedules.
- →Reviews contractor daily reports of work progress, personnel on site in various trades, weather/work conditions, equipment on site and other items for accuracy.
- →Reviews and responds to requests for information from construction contractors by investigating plans, site conditions, existing building, and utility conditions, troubleshooting building system operations, and researching facility record documents.
- →Works with General Contractor to resolve problems that arise due to error or differing site conditions Reviews change order requests from contractors for accuracy and cost control, and assist the contracting officer in price negotiations, when necessary.
- →Investigates the need for construction contract changes, completing field measurements and computations, recommending elements of change in designs.
- →Coordinates construction phasing, outages, schedule, and infection control measures to assure compliance with contract documents and to assure minimum interruption to continuous medical center operations.
- →Assists consulting architects and engineers with design of competitively bid construction, maintenance, and repair work: Provides existing as built drawings, field measurements, VA construction standards and VA construction specifications Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am to 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitute for this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 922b6266-79a0-41e4-b3c1-b923fec0985d
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