Civil Engineer

You will serve as a Civil Engineer with the Bureau of Reclamation Dam Safety Office. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the risks of water storage and reservoir operation at high hazard-potential dams, structures whose failure or mis- operation could endanger the downstream population. Specifically, you will be responsible for the implementation of the Dam Safety Program for Interior Region 7-Upper Colorado Basin (UCB). All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/28/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Selective Placement Factors: This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. If you do not provide evidence that you possess the following selective factor(s), you will be rated not qualified. To qualify for this position, you must possess a current licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Note: You must include a copy of current certification of professional engineering registration showing the expiration date. Basic Educational Requirements: A. Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with at least one program being accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Your professional engineering curriculum must 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. You must submit transcripts. B. Possess 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 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. A current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico will be considered as an acceptable display of both education and experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must meet the following specialized experience: EXPERIENCE:

1. Leading teams, managing projects, developing and tracking budgets and schedules, and performing safety evaluations of high hazard potential dams.
2. Making risk informed assessments that include identification of vulnerabilities, development of potential failure modes, providing support for dam safety decisions, and recognition of the need for tradeoffs between individual project objectives and portfolio level resource constraints.
3. making sound and defensible decisions under conditions involving limited time or ambiguous guidance, anticipating issues before they impact schedules and budgets, and discussing sensitive issues with a variety of audiences using strong written an

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