### JOB SUMMARY:
Looking for a great place to work? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE or "The Corps") is one of the best in America! In the last three years alone, USACE has moved up 68 spots in the annual Best Places to Work in government rankings; ranking #111 of 320 agency subcomponents. Also, USACE ranked #128 out of 500 employers on Forbes' "America's Best Employers" of 2015 list. From this list, the Corps ranked #10 in the government services industry, #6 in the federal government, and #8 in the engineering field. Follow this link for more information about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is an innovative, transformative organization providing engineering solutions to customers worldwide. Working at the Corps as a civilian employee means making a direct contribution to war fighters and their families; supporting overseas contingency operations; developing technology and systems that save the lives of soldiers and civilians; providing disaster relief; and protecting and enhancing the environment and the national economy.
**About the Position:**
**US Applicants contemplating employment in overseas locations are advised that any temporary absences from the US to an overseas location (for vacations, TDY, or short visits, etc.) after applying for a position while in the US will automatically alter an applicant's LQA eligibility. Physical presence in the US from the time of application until and including the date of acceptance of the job offer is required.**
Camp Zama, Japan, is a 2007 Army Community of Excellence Award winner. We're a small community, about 25 miles SW of Tokyo. When you're ready to venture beyond; nearby are Navy and Air Force facilities. You'll find that we're also well situated for easy access to major metropolitan areas and tourist destinations. Japan has one the world's most elaborate train systems, providing fast, convenient access to numerous cultural and sightseeing destinations. Camp Zama's superb MWR and ITT facility offer assistance in accessing many leisure destinations that provides recreational and exclusive activities.
Duty location is Zama, Japan.
**Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens**
### TRAVEL REQUIRED
* Occasional Travel
* Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is required up to 10 percent.
### RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
* Yes
* Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs may be authorized subject to provisions of JTR
### KEY REQUIREMENTS
* Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230:
* Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf
* Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs may be authorized.
* Initial overseas tour for Camp Zama is 36 months.
* Professional Registration
* Annual Financial Disclosure.
* Please see "Other Requirements" below.
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### DUTIES:
You will serve as a District technical authority and consultant on Fire Prevention/Protection (FPP) engineering with responsibility for providing expert advice on the interpretation of FPP policy directives and programs responsible for establishing and implementing District-wide FPP engineering regulations, criteria and standards. You will develop and distribute procedural guides and instructions for District use in implementing programs. You will plan, direct, and coordinate all FPP requirements at the project programming stage and through the beneficial occupancy stage. You will review and approve fire prevention, protection and detection designs, studies and analyses prepared by Architect-Engineer (AE) firms and District in-house personnel. You will direct and coordinate the efforts of architects, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers to produce comprehensive fire prevention and protection documents. You will serve as consultant to District offices, tri-services customers in Japan, GOJ and others regarding fire protection and detection systems design, information, data and problems.
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### QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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 isin this document.
**Experience required:**
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.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: experience to perform the duties such as performing detailed reviews of design and shop drawings and providing an acceptance testing of building and site fire protection systems being constructed, developing detailed design on fire protection, fire suppression, fire prevention, mass notification, and life safety designs, providing detailed design analysis reports, and evaluating work orders for compliance with federal accessibility, building, and fire codes.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
* General Engineering
* Process/Policy Management
* Team Management
* Fire Protection
**Basic Requirement:** In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience requirements above, you must meet the Basic Requirement below. You must upload transcripts or other documentation which shows that you meet the Basic Requirements.
A. Successful completion of a four year course of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree in professional engineering that included 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. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts along with your application for verification). OR
B. Possession of a current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your current registration along with your application for verification). OR
C. Passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, and in addition, have a combination of education in the field of general engineering and professional engineering experience which totals at least four years. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your EIT examination and your transcripts along with your application for verification). OR
D. Completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences. This course work included differential and integral calculus, as well as courses in at least five of the seven areas listed in the second bullet above. In addition, have professional engineering experience when combined with my education totals at least four years. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts along with your application for verification). OR
E. A Bachelor's or higher degree in engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, geology, or another scientific field directly related to engineering. In addition, have at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts along with your application for verification).
NOTE: a SF-50 reflecting that you currently or formerly served as an Engineer for the Federal Government is NOT qualifying supporting documentation for the basic requirement. You MUST submit either your transcripts, current registration as a professional engineer, and/or EIT examination as applicable.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
Special Instructions For Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
**Other Requirements:** Click here for expanded definitions.
* Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
* You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
* One year trial/probationary period may be required.
* Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
* Personnel security investigation required.
* This position is under Career Program 18.
* Per Engineering Regulation 1110-1-260 and MIL HDBK 1008C: Incumbent must be a registered fire protection engineer or engineer with appropriate training and experience. One of the condition must be met: 1) An engineer having a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an accredited university engineering program, plus a minimum of 5 years work experience in fire protection engineering; or 2) A registered professional engineer who has passed the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveys (NCEES) fire protection engineering written examination; or 3) A registered professional engineer in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years experience dedicated to fire protection engineering.
* Standard recruitment incentives are adequate to fill this position, therefore, Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA) will not be granted for accompanied tour area.
* Selectees initially recruited from the United States receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. (Subject to approval)
* Selectees recruited outside the U.S. will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire.
* Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR), DoDI 1400.25 dated 26 July 2012. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf
* Civilian employment in the competitive service in foreign areas shall be limited to a period of 5 continuous years unless interrupted by at least 2 years of physical presence in the United States or non-foreign area.
* Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing date of this announcement.
### HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
**Basis for Rating**: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
* Best Qualified. Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
* Highly Qualified. Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
* Qualified. Candidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for the announced position.
**Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).** If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
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### BENEFITS:
**The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program.**In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described inthe USAJOBS Resource Center.
### OTHER INFORMATION:
* Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
* If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitantinformation sheet.
* You may claim military spouse preference, see the information in the Military Spouse Preference Under Delegated Examining Procedures information sheet.
* Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19 at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/131519p.pdf.
* U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
* Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
* On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and DoDDS special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position.
* In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location.
* Movement overseas may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage.
* Pay retention may be offered to successful applicants for positions at overseas locations. For this provision to apply to employees already overseas, the selected individual would have to require a permanent change of station move and would have to be selected as a result of a recruitment effort that had been extended outside of the overseas command involved.
* US Applicants contemplating employment in overseas locations are advised that any temporary absences from the US to an overseas location (for vacations, TDY, or short visits, etc.) after applying for a position while in the US will automatically alter an applicant's LQA eligibility. Physical presence in the US from the time of application until and including the date of acceptance of the job offer is required.
* For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information before applying for or accepting this position.
* Selectees recruited from the United States will receive certain foreign area benefits, such as Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees from outside the United States will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire.
* Relocation incentive may be authorized.
* Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are authorized, subject to provisions of Joint Travel Regulation.
* Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
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### HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the **Required Documents** section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) onMonday, March 28, 2016 to receive consideration.
* To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
* Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
* It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
* To verify your application is complete, log intoyour USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
* To return to an incomplete application, log intoyour USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. **You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete**.
* It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Faxed documents must be completely transmitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement.
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The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
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### REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in theApplicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. **If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.**
**Your resume**:
* Your resume may be submitted in any format.
* If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
* If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
* For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
**If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements**: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See:Transcripts and Licenses
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at:Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is1649814. You will need the questionnaire,View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application
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**NOTE:** Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
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### AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: (000)000-0000
Email: USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP@MAIL.MIL
Agency Information:
W2SN02 USAG EDFE Japan Engineer Const Div
Please contact by email
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
21005
### WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.
If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
*Job Title:* Fire Protection Engineer
*Department:* Department of the Army
*Agency:* U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
*Control Number:* 432262100
*Job Announcement Number:* FEFC162178971649814D