Department of the Army

Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Engineer/ Architect)

Chicago, Illinois, Great Lakes, Illinois, Grand Rivers, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, Sault Ste. M Full time

Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Engineer/ Architect)

Department: Department of the Army

Location(s): Chicago, Illinois, Great Lakes, Illinois, Grand Rivers, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Duluth, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, Hinton, West Virginia, Huntington, West Virginia

Salary Range: $105383 - $153151 Per Year

Job Summary: About the Position: Incumbents in these positions will serve in a Supervisory capacity overseeing engineering, construction, and design activities. They will also act as technical experts and consultants, providing guidance and specialized knowledge. Applicants are encouraged to indicate their preferred location(s) in the assessment preference section of the announcement.

Major Duties:

  • Planning, assigning, directing, reviewing and coordinating the work of professional employees engaged in A-E Management, Value Engineering (VE), or Project Engineering tasks.
  • Planning and laying out work to be performed considering the current workload and available personnel.
  • Identifying developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed training or development.
  • Giving advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
  • Interpreting and directing the implementation of regulations, directives and procedures affecting assigned functions.
  • Utilizing a wide variety of highly skilled professional knowledge, principals, theories, and methodologies of engineering, construction, quality control, and quality assurance experience.

Qualifications: Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized experience is defined as:1) Providing technical and programmatic advice, recommending alternative solutions, and determining resource requirements for engineering project accomplishment; 2) Providing project engineering and technical lead services coordinating tasks associated with development and quality reviews of technical products; 3) Coordinating and participating in Engineering studies; and 4) Leading and managing engineering projects. In addition to meeting the experience requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the education requirements listed below. BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ENGINEER SERIES: Degree: To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional. BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ARCHITECT SERIES: Degree: bachelor's degree (or higher) in architecture, or a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of education and experience: combination of education and experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. Must have one year of experience working in an architect's office or in architectural work, which provided a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture, for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, must have five years of such experience. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/23/2025 to receive consideration To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12842296). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-23