Civil Engineer
What you'd do
This announcement is being advertised as a Forest Service National Hiring effort to fill multiple vacancies. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer. ? For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Prudence Crampton at [email protected].
Major duties
Duties are listed at the GS-12 grade level. Reviews and provides input into new, proposed, or revised forest and regional policy direction concerning facility engineering. Coordinates all aspects of the engineering and administrative work between the unit and the Regional Office. Provide journey level engineering expertise and leadership on behalf of the Forest Service to external partners and agencies that result in successful collaborative ventures. Offer assistance and guidance in the development of long and short range facility, transportation system, bridge and or special projects at a forest level to achieve goals and objectives of the agency. Serve as a Contracting Officer’s Representative, providing professional engineering construction oversite, resolving controversial issues/problems before and during construction, and ensuring a satisfactory finished project. Coordinate design oversight and engineering expertise for facility, bridge, transportation, and or aquatic engineering projects. Conduct safety inspections and condition surveys of structures and facilities, according to agency requirements; and evaluates and recommends corrective action as needed to ensure the safety of all users. Performs supervisory duties 20% or less of the time.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement: See Education for the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0810 Series. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-11 Level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level; OR Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.) Professional engineering experience is defined as nonroutine engineering work that required and was characterized by (1) professional knowledge of engineering; (2) professional ability to apply such knowledge to engineering problems; and (3) positive and continuing development of professional knowledge and ability. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Monitored day-to-day performance of contract reviewing drawings for accuracy and adequacy, evaluating requests for routine design deviations, and/or conducting site surveys to determine the need for new equipment or material; Prepared civil engineering design criteria for smaller or less complex projects, including portions of structures such as bridges, retaining walls, or structural pavement sections; Planned and conducted engineering projects according to clear and specified objectives such as developing technical data on materials, sizes, dimensions, and quantities and costs of materials to be incorporated in formal specifications; and/or Performed routine safety related assessments, such as determining compliance with existing Federal, State, and/or organization safety regulations and/or analyzing and evaluating potential safety regulation deficiencies. For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Provided professional advice and consultation in one or more of the areas of transportation system planning, facilities planning, or aquatic engineering; Prepared original designs, or preliminary and final layouts, for transportation systems, facilities, bridges, or aquatic engineering with difficult/unusual components, or characterized by a variety of conditions; Monitored work of contractors by reviewing progress charts, conducting field surveys, verifying fulfillment of obligations on moderate complexity projects, and providing technical assistance; and/or Provided engineering input into the interdisciplinary planning process for natural resource development activities involving transportation system, facilities, bridges or aquatic engineering. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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