Civil Engineer

Summary

About the position: Works under the general supervision of a Section Chief within Operations Branch in support of the District's Navigation Mission. This is a developmental position being filled at the GS-09/11/12 level with non-competitive promotion potential up to the GS-12.

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Duties

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• Carries out tasks required in the management of the District's River and Harbor program including advanced planning and coordination with other offices, agencies and private interests to effect those plans.
• Develops out-year budget estimates, channel and disposal area design, plans and specifications, estimates.
• Studies past survey maps and aerial photographs, makes field studies, analyzes and designs disposal areas, determines cost comparisons of dredging alternatives, computes dredge output and time requirements for dredging related work.
• Heads rate-of-fill studies, reviews dredging records, analyzes disposal needs, and forecasts engineering concerns on district navigation projects for
  submission in support of the fiscal year civil works appropriations.
• Drafts special and technical provision of dredging specifications and direct portrayal of engineering data on contract plans.
• Plans, coordinates and prepares contract specifications for new construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance or extension of civil works facilities.
• Attends pre-bid conferences and site inspections as necessary, and recommends measures to accomplish work more efficiently.
• Meets with representatives of other government agencies (Federal, State and local), contacting businesses and local citizenry concerning matters related to the District's River and Harbor program.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• The duties of this position require travel up to approximately 5% of the time.
• This position has been designated as performing Project and/or Program Management functions. Program and Project Managers are required to achieve, at minimum, Level 1 CDP internal qualification.
• May be required to serve a one year probationary period, if not already completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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. 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 is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer:

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program 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.

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B. 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. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure - 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. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.

4. Related curriculum - 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 degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet one of the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience at the GS-09 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Performing a range of developmental civil engineering duties with increasing independence. Using basic engineering principles to perform routine tasks in support of dredging or navigation projects, such as calculations or data compilation. AND/OR Assisting in the review of project documents to identify basic discrepancies or omissions. AND/OR Gathering data from technical manuals or survey reports for use in engineering analysis under the guidance of a senior engineer. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the two lower grade/level positions of the federal service (GS-07)

Specialized Experience at the GS-11 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Applying established engineering methods to resolve conventional problems related to dredging or navigation structures. AND/OR Conducting technical analyses of dredging records, survey maps, or site conditions to support senior engineers. AND/OR Preparing conventional plans, design specifications, or other related documents for navigation projects in accordance with standard procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at two lower grade/level positions of the federal service (GS-09)

Specialized Experience at the GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Analyzing technical issues for dredging operations, dredged material disposal, or dike design by interpreting and adapting engineering guidelines. AND/OR Applying engineering principles to develop or evaluate design alternatives for river, harbor, or coastal navigation projects. AND/OR Assisting in the preparation of plans, specifications, or cost estimates for dredging or other navigation-related contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position of the federal service (GS-11)

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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:

Additional information

• This announcement uses the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
• 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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• 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 Annuitant information sheet.
• This is an Engineers and Scientists (Resources and Construction) Career Program position aligned under the Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Relocation or recruitment incentive may be authorized pending management and district approval and interest.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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