Chemical Engineer - Federal Acquisition Service

Chemical Engineer - Federal Acquisition Service

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Base pay range: $90,968.00/yr - $/yr.

As a Chemical Engineer, the incumbent provides professional chemical engineering support to acquisition and supply functions for assigned items.

Location of position:
Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Services (GSS), Supply Chain Operations Division (QSDD), Various locations. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

• Research, evaluate, document, and assess customer product requests to ensure chemical qualities, composition, and other similar elements of products meet customer requirements in terms of acquisition, transportation, storage, and delivery.
• Perform technical evaluations and prepare technical support documents for specifications, standards, commercial item descriptions, item purchase descriptions, and qualified product lists for GSA managed products (e.g., chemicals, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, polishes, floor finishes).
• Assist contracting officers during the procurement process by evaluating vendor product data for concurrence with item purchase description salient characteristics. Analyze requests from contractors for deviations from contract specifications to determine the impact on the function or service ability of an item and provide recommendations to the contracting officer.
• Review complex engineering problems and provide recommendations to GSA management. Analyze characteristic data concerning new or improved commodities and new items proposed for inclusion in the GSA system.
• Apply physical, chemical, and numerical analytical criteria such as pH, specific gravity, density, flash point, ratios and percentages. Apply hazardous material classification and make determinations as to product classifications such as flammable, oxidizing, corrosive and acute toxicity; read and interpret Safety Data Sheets for physical and chemical properties.

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.
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959.
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date (if applicable).

Additional conditions if selected:

• Current or Former Political Appointees: OPM must authorize offer. Disclose any recent political appointment.
• Serve a one‑year probationary period if required.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier
  2).
• Undergo e‑Verify for identity and work status eligibility.
• Be or become hazmat certified within 90 days of hiring.

• Basic Requirements for Engineers:
  Degree in professional engineering or equivalent education, training, and/or technical experience.
• Specialized experience:
  One year of experience equivalent to GS‑11 in federal service applying chemical engineering principles. Must include at least two of the following: determining chemical components for analysis; performing chemical testing for process/production systems; presenting chemical analysis reports to senior leadership.
• Provide exact dates of each job held and number of hours per week worked (if part‑time).
• Provide a copy of official transcripts by the closing date.

Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health insurance with a wide range of plans.
• Life insurance coverage options.
• Sick leave and vacation time, including 11 paid holidays per year.
• Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan).
• Flexible work schedules.
• Transit and child care subsidies.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Long‑term care insurance.
• Training and development.

Associate

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Government Administration