Engineering Technician

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To qualify at the GS-09 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include the following: Assisting with property planning, construction projects, or building and equipment maintenance. OR EDUCATION: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in (a) major study in an appropriate field of engineering, construction, or industrial technology; or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of engineering, engineering or industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics. OR COMBINATION: A combination of education and experience as described above. Note: Only graduate education is qualifying at this level. To qualify at the GS-10 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting with property planning, construction projects and, Assisting in the maintenance of facilities and/or grounds and equipment including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, generators, power systems. To qualify at the GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Conducting property planning and construction projects; and Conducting facilities engineering operations and maintenance functions for grounds, facilities, buildings and related fixtures and equipment including HVAC, electrical systems and security systems.
This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-24-12553630-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS)field, Regional Office or National Center. These sites include Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) and River Forecast Centers (RFCs) with one vacancy that is location negotiable after selection.