Chemical Engineer - Federal Acquisition Service

Chemical Engineer - Federal Acquisition Service

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$90,968.00/yr - $/yr

As a Chemical Engineer, the incumbent provides professional chemical engineering support to acquisition and supply functions for assigned items.

Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Services (GSS), Supply Chain Operations Division (QSDD), Various locations.

• Research, evaluate, document, and assess customer product requests to ensure chemical qualities, composition, and other elements of products meet customer requirements in terms of acquisition, transportation, storage, and delivery.
• Perform technical evaluations and prepare technical support documents for specifications, standards, commercial item descriptions, item purchase descriptions, and qualified product lists for GSA managed products, including chemicals, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, polishes, and floor finishes for commercial or military applications.
• Assist contracting officers during the procurement process by evaluating vendor product data for concurrence with item purchase description characteristics. Analyze requests from contractors for deviations from contract specifications to determine the impact on the function or service ability of an item and provide recommendations to the contracting officer.
• Review complex engineering problems and provide recommendations to GSA management. Analyze characteristic data concerning new or improved commodities and new items proposed for inclusion in the GSA system.
• Apply physical, chemical, and numerical analytical criteria such as pH, specific gravity, density, flash point, ratios and percentages. Apply hazardous material classification and determine product classifications such as flammable, oxidizing, corrosive, and acute toxicity; read and interpret Safety Data Sheets for physical and chemical properties.

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable

• Current or Former Political Appointees:
  Must disclose to the HR Office; failure to disclose could result in disciplinary action.
• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).
• Have identity and work status eligibility verified if not a GSA employee; discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.
• Must be or become hazmat certified for the transportation of regulated hazardous materials per 49 CFR, IMDG and IATA regulations within 90 days of being hired.

• Degree in professional engineering or a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service, involving chemical engineering principles, concepts, and practices.
• Specialized experience must include two of the following: determining chemical components used to assist with chemical analysis, performing chemical testing to obtain solutions for process/production systems, presenting chemical analysis reports to senior leadership.
• Provide exact dates for each job held, number of hours per week worked (if part time).

Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

• Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans)
• Life insurance coverage with several options
• Sick leave and vacation time, including 11 paid holidays per year
• Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan)
• Flexible work schedules
• Transit and child care subsidies
• Flexible spending accounts
• Long-term care insurance
• Training and development