Civil Engineer (Geotechnical)
What you'd do
About the Position: This is a Civil Engineer/Geotechnical) GS-0810-12 position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division, Tulsa District, Engineering and Construction Division in the Dam Safety Production Center - Tulsa (DSPC-T). Duty Location is Tulsa, Oklahoma. For additional information on USACE Tulsa District click Here Note: The vacancy can be filled at any of the locations listed on the announcement.
Major duties
Responsible for coordinating investigations, analyses, and design of earthen dams and levees, excavations, tunneling, de-watering, instrumentation, building foundations, and other highly complex projects. Plan method of accomplishment and collaborates with other organization segments to determine scope and method of foundation and borrow explorations for earth dams, levees, building foundations, excavations, pavements, etc. for civil projects. Direct compilation of exploration data for use on contract drawings and preparation of reports of field and laboratory investigations. Analyze, and interpret test data furnished by laboratory from field tests and logs of borings, together with data secured by reconnaissance of job area and from the data used in the original design from the as-built plans and design folders. Prepare quality assurance and design reports for these structures or foundations for preliminary investigations, survey reports, general design, final design, risk assessments, and Dam Safety Modification Reports (DSMR). Determine the necessity for the methods of controlling seepage in, around, or beneath a structure, including size and details of drainage blankets, filter layers, cutoff trenches, and relief wells Review draft design memoranda, draft foundation design report, and draft contract specifications for soils and foundation features of projects. Make field trips to investigate foundation preparation, earthwork construction, paving, cofferdams, and drainage problems of major civil projects. Plans layout, details and directs installation of physical measurement devices such as piezometers, settlement gages, pressure gages, tilt-meters, slope indicators of inclinometers, uplift gages, etc.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees with competitive status Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) performing geotechnical analyses for the design of structures such as earth dams, levees, or building foundations; AND 2) reviewing design and construction documents for geotechnical features. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Note: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the basic education requirement listed below:
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