General Engineer
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: West Des Moines
Posted on: January 18, 2023
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Job Description:
Duties
WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL
(LB&I)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Large Business and International, Director Eastern Compliance, DFO,
Engineering
The incumbent serves as a General Engineer in the Large Business
and International Division (LB&I), providing support in the
identification, development, and appropriate resolution of
technical engineering and valuation issues. In this capacity, the
incumbent is knowledgeable in the full range of knowledge of
engineering and valuation principles and industry practices applied
in tax issues and tax compliance programs relative to conducting
Federal tax examinations. Valuation issues may include business
valuation of tangible and intangible property along with real
property appraisals. The incumbent will serve as a technical
expert. The incumbent will independently research and seek guidance
on all aspects of issues involving engineering and valuation
technical support and will identify resources needed to develop and
resolve technical issues.
Individually, or as a team member, plans and conducts issue
examinations using extensive and specialized
knowledge of engineering and valuation methods, practices, and
investigative audit techniques to examine
and resolve various tax issues of individuals and business
organizations that may include extensive
subsidiaries with operations of national and/or international
scope.
Serves as a technical engineering expert and provides analysis and
development of issues that may impact
tax compliance strategy and the examination program. Collaborates
in the support of the identification,
development, and resolution of engineering and valuation
issues.
Conducts field investigations of real and personal property and of
documentary and accounting records of a
range of individuals and small to large business organizations of
varying structural complexity. Values real
and personal property using generally accepted valuation
principles, including market data, income and cost
approaches to valuation.
Reviews and investigates engineering features of generally
substantial and complex issues on assigned
tax cases using general engineering principles. Tax issues
associated with industries examined and
involving Engineering support typically include: depreciable life,
salvage value, investment tax credit,
sales of property, research and experimental activity, casualty
loss, contribution of property, valuation of
intangible and tangible property in acquisitions, mergers, and
liquidations, and other engineering
determinations related to the assigned case.
Works in partnership with the Senior Engineer and Examiners in
developing significant tax
compliance issues, by collaborating with appropriate practice
areas, examiners, Counsel, Appeals,
and other specialists to leverage and expand complex issue
expertise and ensure consistent
application and interpretation of tax law.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been
gained in the public sector, private sector or One year of
experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on
a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience,
please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate
number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the time of
referral:
BASIC REQUIREMENT :
Completion of a four-year course of study in an accredited college
or university leading to a bachelor's or higher professional
engineering degree. The curriculum must: 1) be in a school of
engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology (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
A combination of education and experience. The education must
include courses equivalent to a major in engineering, as shown
above. To be qualifying your experience must be sufficient to
demonstrate: Thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical
sciences underlying professional engineering, and a good
understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering
sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the
branches of engineering. This must be demonstrated by meeting one
of the following: 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.
Written Test showing evidence of having successfully passed the
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written
test required for professional registration. 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. 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 that you have at least 1 year of professional engineering
experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and
guidanc
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must have at
least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty
and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the
Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Experience applying fundamental and diversified professional
engineering concepts, theories, and practices to achieve
engineering objectives with versatility, judgment, and perception;
Experience adapting and applying methods and techniques of related
scientific disciplines; and organizing, analyzing, interpreting,
and evaluating scientific data in the solution of engineering
problems.
For more information on qualifications please refer to .
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are
qualifying for this position by substituting education or training
for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An
official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited
(or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these
criteria, please refer to .
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or
universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show
proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least
equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Click for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Additional information
This is an open continuous announcement which allows applicants to
apply up to the closing date of the announcement, 09/18/2023. The
announcement will be used to fill an anticipated 50 vacancies.
Selections may be made from certificates issued up to 12 months
after the 1st cut-off date listed below. Contingent upon funding
and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the
locations listed in this announcement as they become available.
Applicants need to apply and/or update their applications by 11:59
pm ET at the close of each of the following cutoff dates to be
considered (01/17/2023). This announcement may be amended to
include additional cut-off dates within the 12-month period if
needed, not later than 10 days prior to the additional cut-off date
or the final selection date.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a
comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your
family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to
make your federal career very rewarding. .
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold
and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific
benefits offered.
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be provided with your
application. All application materials, including transcripts, must
be in English.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as
specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this
position (or may not receive the special consideration for which
you may be eligible).
How to Apply
This Direct Hire Public Notice is to gather applications that may
or may not result in a referral or selection. Your application will
remain active through the open period of this Public Notice.
Applicants will be referred on a first in, first out basis. Those
applicants who are applying earlier in the process will stand a
much better chance of being referred for consideration in the
selection process.
The following instructions outline our application process. You
must complete this application process and submit any required
documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 09/18/2023 in this
announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours
(normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying
online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on
09/18/2023.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the
following link:
To update your application, including supporting documentation, at
any time during the announcement open period, return to your
USAJOBS account (). There you will find a record of your
application, the application status, and an option to Update
Application. This option will no longer be available once the
announcement has closed.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the
announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account: . All of
your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application
record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application
Information page that provides information regarding the
documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent
related to this application. The Application Status will appear
along with the date your application was last updated. For
information on what each Application Status means, visit: .
Agency contact information
(ERC) Employee Resource Center
Phone
Website
Address
Large Business and International Director Eastern Compliance
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
Next steps
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion;
please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at
. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you
require this for any part of the application and hiring
process.
Once your application package and online questionnaire is received
you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for
checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy
notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of
your application for this position at any time by logging onto the
USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For
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"more information." Please notify us if your contact information
changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email
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communication that could affect your consideration for this
position.
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