General Engineer -- Direct Hire Authority

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The Air Force offers qualified applicants opportunities to be hired for certain occupations covered by Direct Hire Authorities (DHA). The use of DHA is a fast-track method of hiring applicants from the public with no prior federal status using a non-traditional method of recruitment. To find additional information on "What Is DHA" and to view and/or apply to current DHA opportunities listed on Air Force Civilian Service's "Direct Hire Job Board", please click here. For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. IDEAL CANDIDATE: The Ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy's Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (SRM) and Military Construction Programs (MILCON) related to fueling facility maintenance, repair and upgrade defined in Unified Facilities Code (UFC) 3-460-01, UFC 3-460-03, related industry practices, and includes an in-depth knowledge of fuels facility design and construction practices. Additionally a working knowledge of the principles and techniques utilized in the American Petroleum Institute (API) 653 and Steel Tank Institute (STI) 001 above ground tank inspection programs related to the structural and hydraulic integrity of a fuel tank. Similarly, the candidate must have a working knowledge of the API principles/techniques as relates to pipeline integrity as well as a basic understanding of environmental requirements generally applied to fueling facilities. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Employee needs to meet the education and specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02 or equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 in the Federal Service serving. Examples of specialized experience include performing multidisciplinary professional engineering work involving the application of electronics, mechanical, aerospace, and/or other engineering disciplines. Development of engineering methodologies sufficient to apply experimental theories and/or new applications to issues and provide technical advice and direction in support of weapon systems, subsystems, and/or support equipment. AND KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of a wide range of multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, and materials to effectively apply engineering principles, concepts, and practices to project development, design, construction execution, and advisory services as applies to Air Force fueling facilities. 2. Knowledge of petroleum facility engineering standards, practices, and procedures as they pertain to analyzing the impacts of and developing recommended solutions for identified deficiencies in Air Force fueling facilities. 3. Knowledge of the principles of planning and program management, of applicable regulatory code/criteria, implementing regulations, practices, and procedures; and, of other engineering resources used in support of sustainment, restoration, and modernization programs for Air Force fueling facilities. 4. Ability to use DoD and industry criteria, practices, and standards as well as regulatory code/criteria to assess the impact of fuels facility condition ass

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