Summary As a Engineering Technician you will serves as a technical expert, consultant, and advisor to center engineering organizations, contractors and other activities on issues pertaining to the Fire Alarm Program or High Medium Voltage Program in the National Capital Region (NCR). General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), National Capital Region (NCR). We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Responsibilities Plans and directs studies of national significance and of outstanding importance to the organization. Provides and is relied upon as the final authority to present technical guidance to GSA personnel and is often called upon to review/assess problematic or potentially controversial situations that are either out of the ordinary, unique or otherwise unusual in nature. Serve as the subject matter expert for the National Capital Region on the latest editions of (a), Fire Alarm: NFPA 72, 25, 13, 90A, 241, 70 70E, ASME A17.1, and Chapter 27 of the IBC and IFC. High Voltage: NFPA 70, 70B, 70E, 110, 755, 241 and Chapter 27of the IBC and IFC. (b) GSA policies and procedures in inspection operation, maintenance, replacement, repair, and modernization of fire alarm systems or electrical supply and distribution systems, stored energy systems, and emergency power supply systems, and (c) current construction, installation, and operation practices of the fire alarm or electrical supply industry. Provides agency-wide technical assistance, advice, management and execution within GSA and the NCR, its contractors, employee unions and other federal agencies in the development, interpretation and application of Fire Alarm standards and regulations as they apply to the Federal workplace, employees and contractors. Provides oversight to federal government project managers and Contractor(s) for all Fire Alarm program issues in the NCR. Review and gives the final approval of work, programs, documents and memorandums as they pertain to either the Fire Alarm Program. Reviews and approves and/or rejects technical reports and/or papers on sensitive and complex matters that influence broader policies and programs impacting the NCR. Requirements Conditions of Employment US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959 If selected, you must meet the following conditions: Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Serve a one year probationary period, if required. Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level). This position requires the incumbent to be reached during non-assigned working hours, with a reasonable expectation, in order to facilitate the running of the building/campus/center that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Incumbent is subject to being called at any time for emergency situations involving buildings managed. Qualifications For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. The GS-13 salary range starts at $117,962 per year. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is work that has provided expert knowledge of fire alarm or high medium voltage switchgear programs and industry practices to include fire alarm or high medium voltage switchgear safety, inspections, installation, maintenance, fire alarm and high medium code administration, project management and cost estimating. Qualifying experience must reflect the ability to effectively manage a regional fire alarm or high medium switchgear program. Education Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ Additional Information Bargaining Unit Status: This position is eligible for the bargaining unit Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility. On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved: • Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government • Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee • Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal government Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all. 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