CIVIL ENGINEER

Clarification from the agency

See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

• As a senior level Civil Engineer, oversees all field and office engineering functions for assigned projects.
• Plans, schedules, monitors, and controls the full range of construction operations for assigned projects.
• Oversee's construction at all stages to identify problems and to take corrective action
• Chairs pre-construction environmental, safety and quality contract conferences.
• Reviews and approves contractors’ progress schedules.
• Chairs pre-construction work conferences at which scheduling of work is coordinated with federal, state, and local industry officials.
• Analyzes contractors’ requests for equitable adjustment and claims and helps prepare finding of facts for Contracting Officer’s decisions.
• Conducts and/or participates in meetings and conferences related to project activities including design review conferences with in-house and A-E designers, using agency representatives, and other Federal agencies
• Assumes responsibility for administering safety programs (i.e., those of the District, OSHA, Fed OSHA, and BRAC IBCT Office)

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• May be required to serve a one year probationary period
• Incumbent may be required to perform temporary duty travel (TDY) 10% of the time in connection with stated duties.
• Incumbent is required to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license.

Qualifications

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.

Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer:
A. Degree: 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.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical 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:

1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure 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.

2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed 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.

3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.

4. 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, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet one of the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience at the GS-07 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Performing entry-level, professional civil engineering duties such as applying basic engineering theories, principles, and methodologies to support construction projects; AND/OR carrying out basic computations, interpreting standard guidelines, or analyzing routine technical issues and assisting senior engineers in office and field engineering activities to develop the skills required for higher-level assignments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position of the federal service (GS-06)

Specialized Experience at the GS-09 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Performing a range of developmental civil engineering duties with increasing independence. Applying broad knowledge of engineering principles to assist in planning and performing on-site construction inspection and contract administration tasks; AND/OR Monitoring construction activities, and resolving conventional construction issues under the guidance of a supervisor or higher-level engineer. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the two lower grade/level positions of the federal service (GS-07)

Specialized Experience at the GS-11 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Performing a variety of complex civil engineering duties with a significant degree of independence. Applying professional knowledge of engineering and contract administration principles to manage contracting actions, some of which are complex and long-term; AND/OR Working under general supervision to select procedures, establish methods, and achieve project objectives; AND/OR Reviewing and approving contractors progress schedules. AND/OR Serving as a point of authority on contractual matters, negotiating terms, resolving controversial construction issues, and reviewing work for compliance with broad program objectives and policies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at two lower grade/level positions of the federal service (GS-09)

Specialized Experience at the GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Serving as a senior-level Civil Engineer and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), responsible for the full range of construction contract administration. Overseeing field and office engineering functions for assigned projects, such as participating in design criteria studies and design review conferences; AND/OR conducting site showings, conducting or participating in pre-construction conferences, coordinating construction planning and scheduling with contractors; AND/OR overseeing construction at all stages to identify problems and to take corrective action. AND/OR Reviewing and approving contractors progress schedules. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position of the federal service (GS-11)

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. 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.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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