GENERAL ENGINEER

About the role

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The primary purpose of this position is to provide a developmental experience designated to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of an identified high potential manager/executive candidate; it is not a continuing position and assignment duration is NTE 36 months.

What you will do

• Performs Career Broadening assignments designed to enhance and develop leadership competencies and business skills in the civil engineer functional community.
• Develops, publishes, and evaluates energy facility policies for achieving and reporting energy goals to comply with the Department of Air Force Installation Energy Strategic Plan.
• Develops and tracks metrics to monitor energy goals and measure policy impacts on Air Force operations and readiness.
• Leadership assignments involve planning, and direction, of a variety of integrated energy programs.
• Duty 2: Provides budget oversight and develops requirements to include Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission, annual authorizations, and budget execution as it pertains to energy facilities engineering policy.
• Incumbent is responsible and accountable to the DAS (SAF/IEE) for developing analytical frameworks and providing oversight to support Air Force energy goals; executing DoW energy policies and mandates; and interfacing with the combatant commands (COCOMs), Defense Agencies (Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)/Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) and other Federal Agencies, providing the strategic focus and innovative leadership in the development, refinement and integration and implementation of the Air Force energy strategy across the Air Force.
• Duty 3: Servies as an advisor to the DAS (SAF/IEE) on Installations energy policy and program requirement details and status of energy opportunities/impediments as they develop.
• Career broadening assignments will enhance leading change skills and core competencies to include conducting comprehensive assessments and evaluation of program goals and objectives which provide the basis for long range planning to enhance the organizations' management capabilities.
• Responsible for providing significant and innovative recommendations for advancing programs.
• Duty 4: Serves as a member of various internal and external boards to include cross service, DoW, Secretariat, Air Staff, and other federal agencies that address the full spectrum of facility energy that address opportunities, challenges and produce cooperative solutions that support Air Force energy goals and objectives.
• Maintains liaison with professional associations and federal agencies e.g. Department of Energy, General Services Administration, etc. Participates in other associated meetings, seminars and conferences sponsored by the Air Force, Secretariat, OSD, other federal agencies and national/international energy programs.
• Reviews proposed legislation to assess potential impacts on the Department of Air Force energy programs and initiatives.
• Duty 5: Attends meetings, seminars, and workshops to remain proficient on developments within the energy field.
• Maintains currency with advancements in energy technologies, industry energy practices, and academia.
• Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with organizations that interface with the SAF/IEE Installation Energy office.
• Performance standards: (1) Interactions with internal and external officials and/or customers are usually diplomatic, convincing, professional, and promote effective working relationships.
• (2) Routinely staff contemporaries and leadership are advised of developments/changes in the energy facilities engineering policy area.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application.

Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.

You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Eligible applicants: Air Force Employee (Current Permanent Competitive Service Career/Career-Conditional Employee and Current Permanent AF DCIPS Employees with Reinstatement Rights to the Competitive Service) Area of Consideration is limited to current permanent internal Air Force employees serving in the Civil Engineer Civil Career Field.

All other candidates will be outside the area of consideration. This assignment is temporary and limited in duration to 36 months. This vacancy announcement is for one formal career broadening opportunity in the Civil Engineer Career Field.

The organizational location of this position is Pentagon, Washington DC. An endorsement letter must be submitted with your career broadening resume in order to be eligible for the position.

How you will be evaluated

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.

Documents you must provide

• The following documents are required and must be provided with your application.
• Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine eligibility and qualifications will be eliminated from consideration.
• Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming.
• Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming.
• Online Application: Questionnaire Resume: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts.
• You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable.
• Additional information on resume requirements can be located under "How To Apply".
• Transcripts/Registration/License: If qualifying on education/position requires education, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registration/license.
• Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, AND a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if different from your recent SF-50.
• The SF-50, block 24 must contain "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1".
• Employees eligible under an OPM approved interchange agreement, block 34 may contain a "1" or "2".
• Promotion Consideration: If you wish to be considered as a promotion candidate and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements.
• You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
• OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS: Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (dated within last 3 years) showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable.
• Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.
• Note: Applicant must not submit award Notification of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

What to expect next

Once your application package is received an acknowledgement email will be sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application.Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility and qualifications for consideration.

If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration. To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applications, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.

If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you.

Additional information

PCS restrictions: An employee selected to make a PCS to a Career Broadening assignment is restricted from making a second PCS for 12 months Defense National Relocation Program may or may not authorized. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives be used.

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