Civil Engineer (Hydraulics &Hydrologic), GS-0810-12, 59632

Announcement Type

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) - Pittsburgh District

Locations (City, State)

Pittsburgh, PA

Position Overview/Duties

Position Overview/Duties

• INTRODUCTION: Responsible for the application of appropriate procedures and development of detailed hydrologic/hydraulic studies and analyses for use in the preparation of various studies, memoranda, preliminary and final detailed designs for projects related to navigation, flood control, multi-purpose dams; flood-control channels, local protection projects (levees and flood walls), and other Flood Risk Management projects; or wetland/stream restoration and stream bank protection projects.
• POSITION: CIVIL ENGINEER (HYDRAULICS & HYDROLOGIC), GS-0810-12
• PERIOD OF ASSIGNMENT: PERMANENT
• DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT/DUTIES:
• Perform hydraulic and hydrologic analysis in conjunction with design reports, dam safety studies, and plans and specifications.
• Determine riprap requirements for flood control channels, exit channels below stilling basins, downstream of dams, riverbanks, and other locations.
• Design economical remedial repairs to existing flood control projects that belong to federal and non-federal agencies that have been damaged due to floods or other high-water events.
• Design and evaluate hydraulic control structures to include but not limited to spillways, weirs, culverts, energy dissipation structures, and channels.
• Work with and on quality and technical review teams to evaluate hydraulic designs and calculations, cost estimates, design reports, and special studies.

Other Conditions and Requirements

Other Conditions And Requirements

• APPLICABILITY/AREA OF CONSIDERATION: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
• WHO MAY APPLY: US Citizens
• APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS:

Basic Requirement ( Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.):

• Degree: A 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. (Note: You must submit copies of all relevant transcripts with your application package.)

OR

• Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and 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:
• Professional Registration or Licensure: Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensed 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. (Note: You must submit copies of all relevant transcripts AND proof of registration as an Engineer Intern (EI) or Engineer in Training (EIT) or copy of your Professional Engineer (PE) license with your application package.)
• Written Test: Successful completion of 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. (Note: You must submit copies of all relevant transcripts AND proof of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or other written test required for professional registration with your application package.)
• Specified Academic Courses: Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. (Note: You must submit copies of all relevant transcripts with your application package.)
• 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, and have 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) (Note: You must submit copies of all relevant transcripts with your application package.)
• In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below:

Experience Requirement: One year of specialized experience which includes initiating, executing, and completing hydrologic/hydraulic engineering studies related to the analysis and design of flood risk management (such as dam and/or levee safety, stream bank protection, and multi-purpose water resources projects); applying the latest Hydrologic Engineering Center's (HEC) computer programs used to perform hydrologic, hydraulic, and statistical analysis, in addition to programs which are reliant upon Geospatial Data Systems (GDS) and associated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software; conducting analyses of existing rainfall and stream flow data; hydrologic and hydraulic model calibrations; developing design storms and floods; performing steady and unsteady flow analysis; computing floodways, and developing frequency flood profiles.

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 to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

• Competencies needed for the position:
• Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)
• Design
• Hydrology
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• A Professional Engineer (PE) license in good standing is required.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
• Appointment may be subject to suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Position is designated as Non-Sensitive-No access security clearance.

Other Essential Information

• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.
• This announcement may be used to fill like vacancies for three months after the closing date.
• This position MAY be eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "Unscheduled Telework".
• All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This is an Engineers and Scientists (Resources and Construction) CP-18 position.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY BE authorized.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives MAY BE authorized (up to 25%).
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.
• Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration.
• Point of contact for this announcement is EUGENE BRADSHAW.

Your Resume

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

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Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements

GS Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.