This position is in the Engineering Branch, Executive Office of Overseas Operations, American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), with a duty station in Paris, France. Incumbent is responsible for providing oversight, management, and coordination of the Requirements Review Board (RRB), Cost Estimates, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), and Facility Management programs of the Engineering Branch.
The incumbent is responsible for evaluating and certifying accuracy and cost responsiveness of low bidders to peer and subordinate level project managers. Develops and recommends operating policies and procedures governing all cost management activities for the design and construction of ABMC's projects. Reviews and certifies A&E cost estimates for major systems, large buildings and provides consultation with A&E estimators and Project Managers. Works side-by-side with local contracting and facilities staff ensuring full integration of sound estimating principals are incorporated in all responsible projects. Oversees reasonableness of cost, conformance with criteria, and compliance with policies and procedures. Overseas Information Please note the following information related to this overseas assignment: The selectee will be required to obtain a diplomatic passport and appropriate visas (at the cost of the Agency) prior to assignment. The selectee will be required to live in assigned, government quarters. English language schooling for school age dependents may be limited in the vicinity of this assignment. The selectee will receive post allowance and/or post differential in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) in lieu of locality pay. More information on DSSR benefits can be found here. On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and dental services may not be available in the immediate location and/or may be provided solely by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. Movement overseas may require the selectee to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage. Eligibility for foreign area benefits will be determined at the time of hire, and may change at any time depending on law, regulation and Agency policy. The majority of entitlements through a civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government will be considered taxable benefits by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). However, any additional taxes incurred will be offset either by government regulations, Agency policy, or both, as applicable.
Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements: 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. (NOTE: You must upload your transcripts). OR 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. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional. (NOTE: You must upload your transcripts.)
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