To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position:
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; (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.
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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:
- 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.
- 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, and Puerto Rico.
- 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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
- 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 bachelor's 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive).
In addition to the basic education requirement, in order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that the applicant meets the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.
To qualify at the GS-13, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service having demonstrated experience performing
two or more of the following duties:
1. Designing, managing or performing plan review of Civil Engineering, public works, or capital improvement projects such as but not limited to water transmission pipelines, water or wastewater projects, water reclamation, force mains, pumping stations, dams, canals, distribution systems, roads, or bridges, foundations, building structures, drainage, etc.;
2. Planning, scheduling, or preparing scope of work for civil engineering projects.;
3. Experience with AutoCAD, Civil 3D/AutoDesk or Bentley Micro station preparing Civil Engineering design drawings that may include plan and profiles, right of way plats (ROW), grading, surface creation/editing, cross section details, building elevations, etc.;
4. Performing technical review and preparation of specifications, design drawings, and cost estimates for the construction, rehabilitation, or operation and maintenance of Civil engineering projects;
5. Supervising employees or managing engineering consulting (A/E) firms.
6. Coordination with local, state, or federal agencies on regulatory compliance or engineering/construction matters;
7. Administering the commissioning process of constructed facilities (i.e., punch-list/deficiency corrective actions and troubleshooting, review of testing procedures and results, review of as-builts, assembling O&M documentation).
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.
Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, valid P.E. License. Failure to provide proof of such license will cause you to be rated ineligible for this position.
You must meet all
Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 11/18/2024.