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General Engineer
National Cemetery Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-site Oakland, CA $133K – $173K Apply by Jul 17, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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This position is located at the NCA Pacific District Office in Oakland, California.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent works with Project Engineers, Resident Engineers, National Cemetery Administration Central Office Project Managers, Contracting Officers, Medical Center Directors, Cemetery Directors, Cemetery Staff, and Pacific District Office staff.
- →Duties may include, for example, special studies, cost comparisons, landscape plans, and General Operating Expenses / M&R program.
- →In accomplishing the above, the incumbent must be constantly alert to various local, county, state, and federal building, safety, fire, and environmental codes throughout the District.
- →Beyond the duties associated directly with District construction projects, the duties of the incumbent are also to provide guidance and support to appropriate program officials in the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) and all of the Districts for national cemetery design and construction.
- →Serves as a general project engineer who is responsible for the engineering analysis, development, design and the preparation of complete plans and specifications for new engineering projects within the District.
- →In this capacity he/she is responsible for assisting the supervisory general engineer in the oversight of all District construction projects.
- →Assignments include all engineering design phases of complex construction, extension, alteration, maintenance, and repair projects.
- →He/she is independently responsible and held accountable for determining necessary action in the development and completion of design projects, coordination of project staff that may include non-VA architects, engineers, and technicians.
- →The incumbent must possess extensive knowledge of environmental/general engineering and how to appropriately apply that knowledge to special problems encountered in national cemeteries with specific The knowledge following of are geographic typical concerns of relevant to assigned the District.
- →Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
- →May include occasional weekends.
- →Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time.
- →Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday.
- →All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year.
Requirements
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3b06454b-8c3a-486e-8661-944dbc67fddb
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