Interdisciplinary, GS-XX-, Authority; DHA)

Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Permanent

South Atlantic Division (SAD) - Savannah District

Savannah, GA

As an interdisciplinary position, the incumbent is considered a senior technical architect/engineer within the Design Branch in carrying out the design mission, which includes technical sufficiency of designs prepared by government personnel for the military program, civil works program, Center of Standardization (CoS), and support for other design programs outside the District boundaries. The Design Branch provides a wide variety of architectural and engineering products and services.

The Design Branch consists of the following sections:
Architecture & Interior Design, Structural, Site Development, Mechanical, Data Management Support, CoS, and Electrical. The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Chief, Design Branch.

This position involves working in all aspects of the Branch’s mission, including program/project planning and execution, technical advisor, workload and resourcing planning, communications coordination, and the program Quality Management Program (QMP).

• Serves as the Branch’s single point of contact for the QMP. Incumbent will be responsible for establishing quality policies and procedures to ensure technical reviews are in compliance with current guidance, sufficient and adequate quality control measures are applied to all architectural/engineering solutions/products generated within the Branch, recording the status of all projects and tasks, create a measurement standard defining quality metrics, and provide oversight of all quality management reviews and actions accomplished within the Branch.
  
  Incumbent shall be capable of analyzing data and make appropriate corrective recommendations to ensure product delivery success. Historical data and Lessons Learned shall be administered and incorporated into the Branch’s business practices for future use.
• Serves as a senior technical manager for military projects, which includes both vertical and horizontal design projects. Incumbent shall participate in all aspects of the Branch’s program/project execution, including workload and resource planning and programming, execution coordination with multi-disciplines, budgeting and scheduling of individual projects, defining project requirements, and providing technical advice and solutions regarding both engineering and architectural issues that are appropriate for the problem.
• Serves as a senior architect/engineer technical advisor for the Branch. Incumbent shall have the knowledge and ability to review technical problems and develop appropriate solutions that are practical and economical. Frequently, technical issues will require solutions involving multi-disciplines of both design and construction. The incumbent shall have a general knowledge of multi-disciplines for both design and construction practices and have the capability to communicate solution(s) in an articulate manner to all members of the Project Development Team (PDT).
• Other Technical Support:
  • Project Design. Serves as the Branch’s representative on HQUSACE initiatives or committees related to design quality processes and technical programs. Develops and maintains customer specific engineering design criteria for the design of projects at assigned installations. Analyzes design criteria needed for the construction and/or renovation of facilities to meet new mission and environmental requirements. Prepares complex and unique specifications, reviews and prepares design analysis documents.
    
    Prepares specifications and design analysis documents. Provides technical guidance to other designers and employees. Must have the…