CIVIL ENGINEER

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Performs a variety of civil engineering site design duties relating to civil works and/or military site design projects, including site modeling, preparation of complete construction drawings and specifications/related civil engineering analyses.

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.

In addition to meeting the basic education requirement listed in the education section below, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements on the IOR and listed below: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have: (GS-12) Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes as developing civil site conceptual designs, alternative analysis, and contract plans and specifications using engineering procedures, requirements, and regulations for civil works and military projects such as earth levees, floodwalls, roadways, parking lots, firing ranges and airfields; preparing, technical provisions of contract specifications; conducting field inspections of projects under construction, and preparing field inspections reports; and preparing quantity estimates for projects consisting of various structures as noted above; proficient in using Civil 3D software; developing budgets and cost estimates for assigned projects; and overseeing and advising lower graded personnel.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this grade level of GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

In addition to Specialized Experience mentioned above, you MUST meet the individual occupational requirements (IOR) stated below (please click the link next to the corresponding series to view qualification requirements): Individual Occupational Requirement for Engineering, series 0800: Professional Engineering NOTE: You must submit copies of all relevant transcripts with your application package to meet the individual occupational requirement (IOR).

Major Duties:

• Designs and prepares civil engineering plans, models, specs, estimates, and contract documents for complex infrastructure projects; conducts field investigations and ensures compliance with USACE standards.
• Leads and mentors engineers/technicians; reviews designs and/or develops models, contractor submittals, and A/E work; provides technical guidance, quality control, and coordination with agencies, stakeholders, and property owners.
• Manages project teams, budgets, schedules, and reports; represents District with authorities and customers; ensures scope, cost, and quality goals are met while resolving technical and fiscal issues.
• Researches and analyzes survey/mapping data; prepares layouts, specs, estimates, and technical documents using CADD site modeling tools.
• Prepares detailed cost estimates/IGEs; reviews A/E and contractor proposals; defends government estimates; coordinates with technical sections; ensures compliance with Corps policy.