Duties

The Resident Engineer functions include supporting the Senior Resident Engineer by participating in design management with the Project Manager and other stakeholders, when applicable, monitoring various on-going construction activities and schedule for conformance with contract requirements. The position oversees civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of construction, supporting processing of easements, pertinent deeds, local requirements, and restrictions. Also, supports coordination of various phases of construction with the customer or assigned representative and staff to minimize disruption to on-going hospital activities. The position reviews contract deliverables (such as submittals, RFIs, deviation requests, etc.) and maintains proper documentation through the life of a project. The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Participates in design management with the CFM Project Manager (PM) and stakeholders, when applicable Oversees civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of construction Coordinates various phases of construction with the customer or assigned representative and staff to minimize disruption to ongoing hospital activities and for overall patient and worker's safety on the construction site Interacts with the CFM PM and Schedule Consultant to help determinate recovery of lost time due to unanticipated events (weather, delays in material shipments, unanticipated site work problems, etc.) Recommends solutions to resolve unusual or unique problems related to hospital design or unanticipated issues that occur during the actual construction of facilities Identifies potential construction related issues to the Senior Resident Engineer (SRE) and reviews comments from other professionals in a formal response to Architect Engineer (A/E) firms when necessary Confers with management and subject matter experts including customers, architects, technical engineers. and legal counsel, as directed, about all matters concerning construction and activation activities of VA facilities Conducts inspections in partial, pre-final and final form, for conformance in Operations and Maintenance manuals, equipment training, warranty Provides input of methods, techniques, and procedures/processes to SRE to address concerns that may hinder progress Oversees changes in project funding and scheduling Documents daily environmental conditions that may impact safety and construction progress Reviews contractor's proposal cost breakdown(s) on equipment and materials for construction projects Generates draft contract modifications for SRE review and signature. Develops estimates for modifications and construction projects Reviews cost breakdown of contractor's payroll, schedules and invoices Participates in end-of-warranty inspection on constructions projects Monitors ongoing construction activities to assure the contract requirements are met Tracks deliveries of government-furnished property and equipment Organizes work to set short and long term goals and priorities for current and future construction projects Work Schedule: 0700-1530, with flexibility required to accommodate construction activities Compressed/Flexible: May be Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: General Engineer (Resident Engineer)/PD13648A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Mobility Agreement: Required

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/19/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirements: All Professional Engineering Positions have Individual Occupational Requirements. Applicants must meet the basic requirements listed below. Degree: Engineering. 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), 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) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirements listed above, applicants must meet the specialized experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12 level) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: managing several engineering and contracts simultaneously; provide support on the full range of technical, financial and analytical aspects of projects; provide guidance, direction, and policy interpretation on sensitive and complex issues in support of the acquisition and administration of major construction projects; monitor project performance, client comments and concerns, operational considerations and outside influences including state and local governments, political interest groups and other known agencies having a potential impact on the project; develop written responses to congressional inquiries and coordinate resolution of problems that are politically sensitive; experience in applying fundamental and diversified professional engineering concepts, theories, and practices to achieve engineering objectives with versatility, judgment, and perception; adapt and apply methods and techniques of related scientific disciplines. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution for experience for the GS-13 levels. However, you must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the Engineering (800) series: (Transcripts Required) Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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.

Other Information

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until Friday, June 19, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be April 1, 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.