About the Position: Serves as Project Engineer on assigned engineering activities associated with the environmental, construction, and operations and maintenance projects administered by the Area Office.

Duties

Serves as environmental engineer for a variety of construction projects, feasibility studies, and technical investigations, such as environmental sampling, data analyses, site investigations, dredging, erosion control, remediation, and restoration. Must have experience developing plans and specifications, as well as experience performing field surveillance to ensure projects meet design criteria and environmental regulations. May serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Performs Biddability, Constructability, Operability, Environmental, and Sustainability (BCOES) reviews, approves submittals, such as environmental protection, safety, work, quality control plans, etc., and ensures plans meet contract requirements. Prepares Requests for Proposal (RFPs) or contract modifications, including scopes of work and government cost estimates, and evaluates budgets and contractor proposals, conducts negotiations, and participates in all phases of contracting. Develops health and safety plans, quality assurance project plans, and examines data and compares results to regulatory criteria. Prepares various reports, including design documentation, environmental monitoring, facility and site assessments.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. This position has a positive education requirement. To view the educational requirements, go to the link listed below for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website: Environmental Engineer - 0819 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:GS-11: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: One year of which includes: 1) Identifying environmental issues; 2) Conducting assessments and inspections; 3) Managing program requirements for environmental compliance; 4) Evaluating environmental programs and policies for compliance, permit applications, and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 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: engineering, engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: One year of which includes: 1) Identifying environmental issues; 2) Conducting assessments and inspections; 3) Managing program requirements for environmental compliance; 4) Evaluating environmental programs and policies for compliance, permit applications, and procedures; 5) developing, planning and reviewing environmental site investigations and remediations; 6) prepare detailed safety plans, technical investigation reports and specifications related to planning, design and/or construction activities where environmental factors are of concern. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contract ManagementOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade 09 (or equivalent) for GS-11. Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade 11 (or equivalent) for GS-12.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address GJ-APF-W2SM06 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, CHICAGO DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk