As a Architect/Engineer , GS-0808-12 , you will be responsible for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, repair, and operating of real property facilities, andprovide related management, engineering, and other support work; specifically, this includes acquisition, accountability, and disposal of real estate; planning and programming of total requirements for the maintenance, repair, and construction of facilities including financial management of facility programs; provision of basic utility services; maintenance and repair of structures and associated equipment; furnishing snow removal, pest control, fire prevention, and engineering services activities; exercise authority in planning, directing, controlling and coordinating architectural/engineering activities; direct total operations through subordinate civilian supervisory and non-supervisory personnel; plan, schedule and assign work; establish and monitor internal controls; and ensure uniform application of regulations, policies, directives, and professional engineering practices; utilize program and planning documents in determining real property facility requirements for programmed units and activities within the installation; accomplish long and short range planning for replacement of facilities or equipment including contingency operations for potential war or domestic emergency conditions; oversee development and time phasing of operations and maintenance of real property facility and construction programs to ensure assimilation into the overall installation program; represent the Base Architect/Engineer at meetings and conferences with HQ ANG and intermediate command staff, Commanders and staff representatives of tenant organizations, Division and District Engineer representatives of the Corps of Engineers and Naval Facilities Engineering Command, metropolitan airports commission staff; FAA, Veterans Administration, highway department representatives; Federal, state, and city Environmental Protection Agency representatives; coordinate on plans, exchange information, recommend policy or procedures and keeps apprised of new architecture and engineering developments; make decisions in line with prior ANG Base policy and planning, such as priority of new construction, acceptance of completed work, facility disposal, real estate acquisition, utilization, or disposal actions; determine operational trends and forecast requirements; determine and coordinate acquisition and use of money, manpower, equipment and material; plan required organizational structures to establish the essential functional elements necessary to carry out architectural/engineering responsibilities most effectively and economically; delegate authority, ensure coordination, and develop new managerial methods and techniques to increase program effectiveness and decrease costs; provide technical instructions and information on architectural/engineering and other technical requirements and assign phases of projects to subordinate architects, engineers, engineering technicians, and draftsmen; review work accomplishment during progress and upon completion direct changes to achieve technically accurate and adequate layout and design computations, specifications, and estimates; establish technical engineering/architectural processes, criteria, and functions; prepare or direct the preparation of engineering/architectural drawings, specifications and independent cost estimates for the construction, modification and maintenance of a wide variety of military buildings, structures, pavements, grounds, and utilities systems; review architectural drawings, sketches, and specifications for technical adequacy, constructability, maintainability, operability, and interpretation in terms of requirements for manpower, supplies, and equipment; participate as technical consultant and government engineering/architectural representative in conferences with Architectural-Engineering firms to insure that completed designs meet Air Force requirements in terms of technical sufficiency and economical use of funds and materials; through subordinate supervisors, directs approximately twenty-five or more civilian and military employees engaged in readiness, Crash-Fire-Rescue engineering design, explosive ordnance disposal engineering, and operational facility maintenance duties, is responsible for providing training and facilities for the OJT and proficiency training of approximately 100 drill status officers and airmen; develop and maintain effective engineering staff relationships with base and tenant organizations; present briefings on acquisitions, construction, operation, maintenance, and financial management concerning real property facilities; identify and discusses problems as well as corrective actions being taken, program status, including fiscal aspects of the engineering portion of the annual budget, and related matters of interest to the Commander and his staff; perform other duties as assigned. 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.