Job Title:
CIVIL ENGINEER

Salary Range:
53,238.00 - 67,332.00 USD /year

Series & Grade:
GS-0810-11

Promotion Potential:
11

Open Period:
Tuesday, June 05, 2007 to Thursday, July 05, 2007

Position Information:
Full Time Career/Career Conditional

Duty Locations:
01 vacancies - Butlerville, IN

Who May Be Considered:
U.S. Citizens

Job Summary:

The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your States and your community!

This position is located in the Construction and Facilities Management Office, Engineer Plans and Services Branch.  The primary purpose of this position is to manage construction projects assigned to the Engineering, Plans and Services Branch, and to provide professional engineering services for all Army National Guard (ARNG) major construction, minor construction, maintenance, and repair projects.

DUTY LOCATION:  Joint Force Headquarters, Indiana Army National Guard, Construction and Facilities Management Office, Engineer Plans and Services Branch, Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana with duty at Butlerville, Indiana.

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: THIS IS A CAREER/CAREER-CONDITIONAL APPOINTMENT (This is a full-time, non-dual status (competitive) permanent position and does not require National Guard Membership).

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Under 5 USC 2108 & 5 CFR 211, Veteran's Preference criteria does not apply:
• Reference Title 32 USC 709 & National Guard Technician Act for competitive
• and excepted employees.

Major Duties:
Responsible for the design, preparation of drawings and specifications on construction, maintenance, and repair projects.  Serves as engineering liaison with design agencies.  Oversees the design and recommends approval of initial specifications for engineering projects.  As an engineering consultant on Army National Guard construction projects, assists the supervisor by providing technical engineering guidance to the Contracting Specialists.  Reviews contractors description of materials and equipment for acceptability.  Subsequent to contract award, assists the Supervisor in coordinating construction activities, reviewing contractors cost breakdown, and advising on proposed deviations from contracts.  Maintains liaison with National Guard Bureau on matters concerning construction projects.  Serves as a consultant to other branch chiefs and the immediate supervisor.  When supervisory functions for one or two employees are assigned, will perform duties such as, selecting or recommending employee selection for positions under his/her direct control; preparing performance standards, and formally appraising work; reviewing, accepting or amending work and rejecting work not meeting established performance standards; actively supporting and promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Upward Mobility and other special emphasis personnel programs; assisting in maintenance of an effective position management program, and on an annual basis, reviewing subordinate position descriptions to ensure positions are operating as intended and that duties and responsibilities are adequately reflected; approving and disapproving leave; and receiving complaints or grievances and resolving those which can be informally resolved, and or making recommendation for resolution to appropriate deciding officials.

Qualifications:

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT (TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION):

A.  Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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

B.  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 professional 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:

1.  Professional registration (REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION)--Current registration as a professional engineer 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.  

2.  Written Test (EIT AND WRITTEN TEST CERTIFICATION REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION)  - Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A.

Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination.

3.  Specified academic courses--Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A.

4.  Related curriculum--Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a 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.)

Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise, or unless he/she qualifies under the provisions of B.2 related to the EIT examination or BET degree.

IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC EDUCATION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, APPLICANTS MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION:

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

A. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year (12 months or 52 weeks) of full-time (normally 35-40 hours per week) of specialized experience which has equipped the applicant with the particular tasks to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in the occupation or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.  Such as, providing professional engineering services for an organization's major construction, minor construction, maintenance, and repair projects.  To be creditable, this specialized experience must be equivalent in the level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression in the Federal service or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level if outside of federal service.  Information regarding addressing tasks may be found on the following OPM website: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/EI64.asp

OR

B. SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION): Successful completion of a three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if directly related to the work of the position. Such education must demonstrate the tasks necessary to do the work. An academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. This determination is made based on normal course loads for a full year of study in the graduate program. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester or 27 quarter hours will satisfy the one year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

OR

C. COMBINATION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION): An applicant may have a combination of specialized experience and education. To combine education and experience, the applicant's total qualifying experience will be determined as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then the applicant's education required for the grade level will be determined as a percentage of the education. Finally, the two percentages will be added. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for this position.

Conditions of Employment:

Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer Program.

Selectee may be required to be away from home in a travel status from one to five nights per month.

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid.

How You Will Be Evaluated:

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire and supporting documents. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.  Failure to submit the required forms specified in the job announcement will result in you being ineligible for consideration for this vacancy.

Benefits:

The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. The following Web addresses are provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees.

Flexible Spending Accounts - The Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program (FSAFeds) allows you to pay for certain health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. For additional information visit: https://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp

Health Insurance - The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program offers over 100 optional plans. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp

Leave - Most Federal employees earn both annual and sick leave. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp

Life Insurance - The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI) offers: Basic Life Insurance plus three types of optional insurance, for additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp

Long Term Care Insurance - The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) provides long term care insurance for Federal employees and their parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, spouses, and adult children. For additional information visit: http://www.ltcfeds.com/

Retirement Program - Almost all new employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan. The three tiers are: Social Security Benefits, Basic Benefit Plan, Thrift Savings Plan. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp

This link provides and overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp

Other Information:

1.  Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the  Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must attain a well-qualified rating of 80 or higher, before the addition of veterans' preference. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. Federal employees seeking ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

2. If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, or you will not be considered under the merit promotion process. Also, you should submit your most recent performance appraisal.

3. If you are a male applicant who was born after December 31, 1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

How To Apply:

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes both of the following parts:

1.      Your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire, and

2.      Your resume and any other documents specified in the Required    

       Documents section of this job announcement.

Use Application Manager for convenience and quickest processing. Track your progress to a Complete Application Package using the My Application Packages checklist and status displays in Application Manager. Your Application Package status must be Complete by Thursday, July 05, 2007.

Option A:  Application Manager

To begin, choose one of these options:

·      If your résumé is going to come from the USAJOBS Resume Builder, you begin the process by clicking the Apply Online button near the bottom of this page. Your résumé will be attached only to the Application  Package you complete and Submit immediately after you click the Apply Online button for this job announcement, not to any Application Packages you may already have created.

·      If your résumé is going to be one you prepared outside of USAJOBS Résumé Builder, click this link to begin the process: 

Online Questionnaire

To return to Application Manager at any time, use whichever one of the links you used to begin as described above, or simply go to https://ApplicationManager.org

If you experience difficulties in applying online the following web site is provided:  applicationmanagerhelpdesk@opm.gov

 Option B:  Paper Qualifications Questionnaire

If it is not possible for you to use the Application Manager, you can write your answers on paper.  Follow these steps:

1.    You can print a copy of this job announcement so that you can read the questions offline.

2.    Obtain and print a copy of the OPM Form 1203-FX, which you will use to provide your answers. You can obtain the form at this URL http://www.opm.gov./Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf or by calling USAJOBS by Phone at (703) 724-1850 – after the introduction, press 1, and listen for instructions.

3.    You may submit the Form 1203-FX, resume, and any supporting documents either by fax, by mail or in person.

·      By Fax: If you are faxing a Form 1203-FX, do not use a separate cover sheet. Simply make sure the Form 1203-FX is on top of any other documents you are faxing. If you are faxing any documents without the Form 1203-FX on top, always use the official cover sheet which is here -- http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf -- and be sure to fill it out completely and clearly.  The fax number is 1-478-757-3144.  Feed all documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them right-side up.

apply online or fax your application to the fax number listed on this announcement with the prescribed Cover Letter.  

·     Applying online or fax is the preferred and the most prompt method.  Online, faxed or mailed applications received late will not be considered.  Applications must be received by midnight, Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the close date of the job announcement.

Questions concerning this announcement can be answered by Dianne Sailors, (334) 270-2925, dianne.sailors@us.army.mil or Shirley Deaver, (334) 271-7263, shirley.deaver@us.army.mil.

DO NOT EMAIL YOUR APPLICATION!

WHEN A SELECTION HAS BEEN MADE, AFTER THE CLOSE DATE, A NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO ALL APPLICANTS! 

                Joint Force Headquarters - Alabama National Guard
                Human Resources Office - Delegated Examining Unit
                1720 Dickinson Drive, PO Box 3711
                Montgomery, AL 36109-0711
                USA

Required Documents:

For this job announcement the following documents are required:

• Resume/Application
• Transcripts - Official/unofficial college transcripts will be accepted.

To submit the documents requested follow the instructions below: Your Optional ApplicationForm (OF) 612, federal resume, curriculum vitae, or any other written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.  Your document(s) can be submitted electronically using the document upload process, by fax, or by hand-deliver by the close date.  Please ensure that your resume contains your full name, address, phone and at least your last four digits of your social security number and job announcement number.

Note: Please ensure that your resume contains the basic information outlined under the Applying for a Federal Job link: http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/of0510.pdf

Contact Information:

Dianne Sailors Phone: (334)270-2925 Fax: (478)757-3144 Email: dianne.sailors@us.army.mil

Or write: Alabama National Guard Human Resources Office 1720 Dickinson Drive Montgomery, AL 36109-0711 USA Fax: (478)757-3144

What To Expect Next:

Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgment email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and or referral to the hiring official.  If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.  When a selection is made, a notice will be sent to all applicants.

Instructions for completing the OPM 1203-FX:

If you are applying to this announcement by completing the OPM 1203-FX form instead of using the Online Application method, please use the following step-by-step instructions as a guide to filling out the required questionnaire. You will need to print the vacancy announcement and refer to it as you answer the questions. You may omit any optional information; however, you must provide responses to all required questions. Be sure to double check your application before submission.

Social Security Number


Vacancy Identification Number

The vacancy identification number is:  HB141598

1. Title of Job

CIVIL ENGINEER
2. Biographic Data

3. E-Mail Address


4. Work Information

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

5. Employment Availability

6. Citizenship

Are you a citizen of the United States?
7. Background Information

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

8. Other Information

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

9. Languages

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

10. Lowest Grade


11

11. Miscellaneous Information

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

12. Special Knowledge

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

13. Test Location

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

14. Veteran Preference Claim

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

15. Dates of Active Duty - Military Service

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

16. Availability Date

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

17. Service Computation Date

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

18. Other Date Information

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

19. Job Preference

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

20. Occupational Specialties


810 Civil Engineer

21. Geographic Availability


032 Butlerville, IN

22. Transition Assistance Plan

23. Job Related Experience

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

24. Personal Background Information

If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX leave this section blank.

Occupational/Assessment Questions:

From the questions below, select the one that best describes your BASIC education and/or experience to perform the duties of a Civil Engineer, GS-0810-11.

1. I have a Degree in: professional engineering (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION). To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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.

A. Yes.
B. No.

2. I have a 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 professional 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; Written Test; Specified academic courses; Related curriculum (See BASIC REQUIREMENTS QUALIFICATIONS - PROOF OF CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION).

A. Yes.
B. No.

3. From the descriptions below, select the one that best describes your education and/or experience to perform the duties of a Civil Engineer, GS-0810-11.

A. I have one year (12 months or 52 weeks) of full-time (normally 35-40 hours per week) of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level in the federal service or outside the federal service providing professional engineering services for an organization's major construction, minor construction, maintenance, and repair projects.
B. I have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree, in a related field of study. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester or 27 quarter hours will satisfy the one year study requirement.
C. I have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience. To combine education and experience, the applicant's total qualifying experience and education will be determined as percentages. The two percentages will be added together and must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.
D. I do not possess the education and/or experience described above.

For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Darken the oval corresponding to that statement in Section 25 of the Qualifications and Availability Form C. Please select only one letter for each item.

A- I have not had education, training or experience in performing this task.
B- I have had education or training in performing the task, but have not yet performed it on the job.
C- I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
D- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
E- I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist them in doing this task because of my expertise.

4. Held the responsibility for the design, preparation of drawings and specifications on construction, maintenance and repair projects.

5. Planned, developed, coordinated and administered engineering projects which are usually conventional in nature, but may encompass a few components or phases that contain complex features.

6. Coordinated the accomplishment of engineering projects with using activities, agency's higher echelons, corps of engineers, state and local government officials, organization's staff and various state level program managers.

7. Ensured proper coordination with fire marshals, safety and security personnel.

8. Served as engineering liaison with design agencies.

9. Monitored the design and recommended approval of initial specifications for engineering projects.

10. Attended design conferences on projects executed by district engineers or other engineering/construction agencies.

11. Proposed alternatives to solve engineering problems when precedence and guidelines were not available.

12. Interpreted engineering project instructions and recommended the most appropriate type of design applicable to minimize necessary revisions.

13. Ensured the most economical engineering methods were utilized by reviewing unit costs.

14. Recommended changes in engineering techniques and anticipates future requirements and trends.

15. Analyzed and evaluated engineering designs, proposals and ideas submitted by subordinated or other personnel.

16. As an engineering consultant on construction projects, assisted the supervisor by providing technical engineering guidance to the contracting specialists.

17. Attended pre-design and pre-bid conferences with the supervisor to discuss interpretations of specifications and quality standards with contractors.

18. Reviewed plans and estimates prepared by commercial construction agencies for compliance with all federal and state standards and regulations.

19. Answered technical questions regarding engineering policies, procedures and regulations.

20. Explained technical matters as they pertain to utilization plans, unique specifications and bid documents.

21. Reviewed contractors description of materials and equipment for acceptability.

22. Assisted the supervisor in coordinating construction activities, reviewing contractors cost breakdown and advised on proposed deviations from contracts.

23. Coordinated approval and availability of funds when change orders to contracts were necessary.

24. Advised contract and management branch of project deviations.

25. Verified contractor eligibility for partial payments to contractors on completed portions of overall projects.

26. Maintained liaison with organization's higher echelons on matters concerning construction projects.

27. Served as a consultant concerning construction projects to other branch chiefs and the immediate supervisor.

28. Ensured that primary engineering functions were carried out and that effective engineering service was rendered to all organizational facilities, through conferences and informal discussions with the supervisory personnel and key subordinates.

29. Established work schedules and ensured that respective engineering functions were properly integrated.

30. Determined and recommended budgetary and staffing requirements of engineering projects.

31. Selected or recommended employee selection for assigned positions under the direct supervisor's control.

32. Prepared performance standards and formally appraised work.

33. Reviewed accepted or amended work and rejected work not meeting established performance standards.

34. Supported and promoted equal employment opportunity, upward mobility and other special emphasis personnel programs.

35. Assisted in maintenance of an effective position management program.

36. Reviewed subordinate position descriptions to ensure personnel in positions were operating as intended and that duties and responsibilities were adequately reflected.

37. Initiated personnel actions such as promotions, reassignments and performance recognitions.

38. Approved and disapproved leave.

39. Received complaints or grievances and resolved those which could be informally resolved and/or make recommendation for resolution to appropriate deciding officials.

EEO Policy Statement:
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement:
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Veterans Information:
Please Note:
Veterans' preference does not apply to positions in the Senior Executive Service, and may not apply to other excepted service appointing authorities. If you have questions about the applicability of veterans' preference for a particular vacancy please contact the agency posting the announcement.

Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were separated under honorable conditions may be eligible for veterans' preference. For service after October 15, 1976, the veteran must have received a Campaign Badge, Expeditionary Medal, a service connected disability, or have served during the Gulf War between August 2, 1990 and January 2, 1992 or for more than 180 consecutive days, other than training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning September 11, 2001, and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law as the last day of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) gives veterans access to job vacancies that might otherwise be closed to them. The law allows eligible veterans to compete for vacancies advertised under agency's promotion procedures when the agency is seeking applications from outside of its own workforce.

To claim veterans' preference, veterans should be ready to provide a copy of their DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other proof. Veterans with service connected disability and others claiming 10 point preference will need to submit Form SF-15, Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference.

For more specifics on all veterans employment issues such as Veterans preference or special appointing authorities see the VetGuide.

Legal and Regulatory Guidance:
Social Security Number - Your Social Security Number is requested under the authority of Executive Order 9397 to uniquely identify your records from those of other applicants who may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, your Social Security Number is used to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who may know you. Failure to provide your Social Security Number on your application materials, will result in your application not being processed

Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.

Signature - Before you are hired, you will be required to sign and certify the accuracy of the information in your application.

False Statements - If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.

Selective Service - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.