About the role
Salary: $71,846.00 to $103,709.00 Per Year
About the Position: Launch your career with a clear path to success! This developmental role is designed to transition entry-level and junior engineers into high-performing technical leaders. You will receive hands-on mentorship while working on real-world civil works and military infrastructure projects with the USACE Kansas City District, Engineering Division!
Major duties
At the full performance level you will:
Serve as Technical Lead for in-house military and civil works projects, coordinating the overall development of plans, specifications, and design documentation reports.
Determine design criteria and adapting new design methods to existing standards as the Project Design Engineer.
Develop design memoranda and specifications for infrastructure such as roads, boat ramps, drainage structures, and public use areas.
Prepare site plans, preliminary and final designs, and specifications for infrastructure including roads, buildings, and utilities.
Provide civil design support for Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive (HTRW) projects, including the development of site plans, drainage, and utilities.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. 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. Minimum Qualifications for GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Applying basic engineering principles and terminology to solve routine technical problems under direct supervision; 2.) Utilizing computer-aided drafting (CAD) software to create simple plans, cross-sections, and detail drawings for review; 3.) Collecting, organizing, and recording engineering data from field surveys, maps, or reports for use in design calculations; and 4.) Completing introductory training in federal engineering standards, military design criteria, or civil works regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Civil Engineering. OR Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Minimum Qualifications for GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Performing routine engineering calculations for structures, soil mechanics, and hydraulics using standard formulas and software applications; 2.) Preparing basic sketches, CAD drawings, and layout designs for parts of larger engineering projects under close professional guidance; 3.) Reviewing technical manuals and engineering regulations to extract data necessary to support standard design projects; and 4.) Assisting higher-level engineers with technical documentation, data entry, and assembling packages for construction contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Civil Engineering. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. ***In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the basic requirements listed in the education section below.***
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