Civil Engineer (Structural)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a Civil Engineer responsible for providing engineering expertise in civil and structural engineering, construction contract development, and engineering studies for new construction, renovation and improvements of real property facilities.

Evaluates programs and projects to assure compliance with all environmental, energy use, safety, security and structural standards.

Serves as Contracting Officers Representative (COR) on assigned open-ended architectural-engineer (A/E) contracts and construction contracts.

Serves as technical representative for negotiations, administration, and monitoring of engineering and construction contracts.

As a project manager, the incumbent directs, controls, coordinates, and personally performs professional civil engineering duties required to complete a wide variety of engineering projects ranging from the simple to the complex.

Reviews, defines, and establishes parameters of work required, and reviews completed work to ensure results are technically sound and valid.

Prepares a formal request for an A/E to develop a design and conduct a design study.

Serves as point of contact (POC) and in a liaison capacity to A/E personnel during their on-site inspection of the Fort Belvoir request.

Responsible for chairing all meetings concerning on-site inspections, preliminary design reviews (attended by A/E, incumbent and user or requester representatives).

Serves as COR for one or more open ended A/E contracts and construction contracts.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/