Job Summary

About the Position: As an Engineering Technician (Civil) on the Contract Administration Support Team you will be responsible for cradle-to-grave construction contract administration, including preparing cost estimates and modifications, managing the Resident Management System (RMS) or equivalent system of record, processing progress payments, verifying specification and labor compliance, completing actions within the contracting system(s) of record, and coordinating final close-out activities.

Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Assisting with the preparation of independent government estimates (IGEs), price analyses, and contract modification documentation for civil construction projects; 2.) Maintaining and managing project data, milestone schedules, quality assurance records, and contractual documentation in an automated construction management database (such as the Resident Management System - RMS or equivalent); 3. ) Inputting, maintaining, and tracking project data, milestone schedules, and quality assurance records in automated construction management databases (such as RMS or equivalent); 4.) Reviewing contractor pay requests, verifying quantity calculations against the schedule of values, and preparing monthly progress payment packages; 5.) Performing contract closeout procedures, including the verification that all requirements have been met in accordance with contract specifications; and/or 6) Utilizing the Standard Procurement System (SPS/PD2) or equivalent electronic contracting system of record to prepare and assemble contract modification documents for Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) or Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) signature. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.