General Engineer

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Facilities and Asset Management; Integrated Services Division; Technical Services Program Management Office located in Washington, DC; Euless, TX; and Aliso Viejo, TX.

This position is located within the Integrated Services (IS) Division, which brings together a diverse workforce, including Certified Program Managers, acquisition professionals, Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), energy and environmental specialists, real estate professionals, architects, engineers, and technical designers to develop optimal solutions to meet the needs of OFAM and business partners. The General Engineer serves as a senior technical expert for CBP facilities projects, providing engineering guidance across facility planning, design, construction, maintenance, and disposal. The position develops and applies facility design standards, resolves complex building-system and compliance issues, reviews technical documents and cost estimates, and coordinates with stakeholders and contractors throughout the project lifecycle. This work supports CBP's mission by ensuring facilities are safe, reliable, compliant, and operationally effective for frontline personnel and mission-support operations. This position starts at a salary of $125,776.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $163,514.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Recommends, develops, and applies technical requirements, facility design standards, and engineering guidance for complex facilities projects throughout the facility lifecycle, including planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and disposal. Develops engineering solutions using applicable design standards, building codes, construction practices, fire and life-safety codes, environmental and historic-preservation requirements, and accessibility standards. Resolves complex facility and building-system issues involving heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; equipment failures; electrical power outages; building automation; fire alarms; water or air quality; site adaptations; code changes; or space constraints. Coordinates with senior leaders, facility stakeholders, on-site managers, facility users, government officials, program managers, partner agencies, contractors, and private-sector technical experts to address complex engineering and facility issues. Provides senior technical guidance on facility design standards, engineering requirements, fire and life-safety codes, accessibility requirements, and project-specific technical approaches.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU. For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

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