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Position Title
Engineering Technician
Agency
Agricultural Research Service
Announcement Number
ARS-S24Y-12497464-JH Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, August 8, 2024 to Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for those eligibilities.

NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
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Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
 
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

 For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
 
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4. Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below: 

• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating? 
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• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
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Assessment 1
Your responses to the questions below will be used in the evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Your resume and application materials must support the level of experience and/or education you claim in this questionnaire. If, after a complete review of your application package, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible for this position. (limit characters)
1. From the choices below, please select the response that best describes how your experience meets the minimum qualification requirements for this position at the GS-11 level. Your resume must clearly support the response you select or you will be rated as not qualified.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Prepare Scope of Work, Task Orders and Construction Contracts.
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3. Check and review work planned for quantities, cost, accuracy, completeness, conformity with contract requirements, and agreements.
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4. Apply technical engineering design and geometric principles related to complex design and construction to monitor the work for compliance with contract requirements.
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5. I have prepared designs and specifications for various utility systems such as: (Select all that apply)
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6. I have done the following tasks in regard to construction drawings: (Select all that apply)
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7. I have made highly complex and detailed sketches of the following, so they are suitable for planning, estimating, and scheduling data: (Select all that apply)
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
8. Perform routine evaluations of the condition of facilities to determine maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, and improvement requirements.
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9. Identify facility deficiencies during mandated facility inspections.
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10. Oversee the progress of facility services repairs, renovation, and construction work.
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11. Coordinate with facility services managers to assign mitigation tasks to the appropriate unit.
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12. I have experience designing criteria, plans, specifications or cost estimates for major repair, renovation, or new construction of facilities including: (Select all that apply)
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13. I have conducting routine evaluations on the following facility conditions: (Select all that apply)
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14. I have served as a subject matter expert and point of contact for companies to assist in the following: (Select all that apply)
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
15. Conduct periodic in-depth inspections of existing buildings to evaluate economic and physical feasibility of planned repairs, modifications, conversions, transfer to other agencies, or elimination.
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16. Coordinate with facility services managers to assign mitigation tasks to the appropriate unit.
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17. Evaluate proposals in conjunction with man-hour requirements.
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18. Develop cost estimates for competitive bidding for a variety of multiple-use construction projects.
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19. Review scheduled construction project submittals and coordinate comments with customer and other engineers in different disciplines.
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20. Oversee the progress of facility services repairs and provide management with a monthly status report.
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21. I have conducted periodic, detailed, in-depth inspections of specific existing buildings to evaluate the feasibility, both physical and economic, of the following: (Select all that apply)
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22. I have prepared the following documentation related to construction, repair, or renovation projects: (Select all that apply)
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23. I have worked with staff to develop or coordinate the following: (Select all that apply)
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24. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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