USAID is seeking Foreign Service Engineering Officers who can support the design, implementation, and monitoring of its more than $1 billion of ongoing infrastructure activities through assignments around the world and in USAID's headquarters in Washington, D.C. USAID offers the opportunity to address some of the greatest infrastructure challenges of our time to help reduce poverty and inequality, advance democracy around the world, and further USG foreign assistance goals.

Duties

Infrastructure projects, overseen by the Agency's Professional Engineers, are guided by local knowledge, regulations, best practices, and context to create systems that are more easily operated and maintained by local entities and experts. Core duties consist of:

Requirements

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant education and experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service. If selected, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.
• Must be between 18 and 59 years old at time of application, unless the applicant is a Veteran, who may qualify for hiring up to age 65.
• Class 1 Medical Clearance (no identifiable medical condition that would limit assignment). A medical clearance or waiver is required prior to being hired for this position verifying that the applicant is able to serve at any USAID overseas post.
• Worldwide availability is a requirement of the position. While USAID uses a bidding system for assignment requirements, Foreign Service Officers must be willing and available to accept assignments to any country where USAID operates.
• Drug Testing. These are Testing Designated Positions under the Agency's approved Drug Free WorkPlace Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.
• Must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement

Qualifications

This is a Foreign Service announcement. USAID's Foreign Services has a Reverse grading structure where the lower grades are the more senior grades, e.g., the grade 04 is the more senior grade than the grade 05. Relevant overseas or diverse experience includes working and living: (1) in a foreign country, nation, territory, or tribe while supporting international development or (2) in an economically disadvantaged community in the United States working with members of historically disadvantaged groups. The applicant will need to demonstrate the overseas or diverse experience is relevant to the technical skills in the backstop, and must have been achieved after the completion of a bachelor's degree. Volunteer experience includes relevant unpaid as well as paid 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, that meets the criteria as defined under "relevant work experience". A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. In the absence of selective and quality ranking factors, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations. CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities which clearly exceed the minimum requirements of the position. A well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training. The skills and abilities described in USAID's Foreign Service/Senior Foreign Service Skills Framework are required of all foreign service officers and form the basis for the foreign service performance management and promotion systems. During the recruitment process, candidates are evaluated on the following skills which can be found in the Skills Framework: Engineering Officers must demonstrate the following competencies: Oral Communication: Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively and in a clear and concise manner, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others; attends to nonverbal clues; and responds appropriately. Written Communication: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience. Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Project Management: Applies principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating and managing projects and resources, including technical performance. Technical Skills in Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods required to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain built infrastructure such as buildings, transportation systems, water and sanitary systems, energy, and other types of projects. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities and determines resource requirements, and establishes short/log-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals, monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

Education

FS-05 Minimum Qualifications Required:
Applicants must meet one of the following three criteria:
(3) years of relevant work experience, including at least one (1) year overseas or in a diverse U.S. working environment AND having a Master's or Doctorate's Degree; OR

• (3) years of relevant work experience, including at least one (1) year overseas or in a diverse U.S. working environment, AND having a Professional Engineer license (P.E.) along with a Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering; OR
• A Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering, AND six (6) years of relevant work experience, including at least three (3) years overseas or in a diverse U.S. working environment.

If applicants have both a BS and MS degree, at least one must be in Engineering/Architecture.

FS-04 Minimum Qualifications Required:
Applicants must have either of the following three:

• (4) years of relevant work experience, including at least (3) years overseas or in a diverse U.S. working environment AND having a Master's or Doctorate's Degree; OR
• (4) years of relevant work experience, including at least (3) year overseas or in a diverse U.S. working environment AND having a Professional Engineer license (P.E.) AND Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering; OR
• A Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering, AND seven (7) years of relevant experience, including at least four (4) years overseas or in a diverse U.S. work experience. If applicants have both a BS and MS degree, at least one must be in Engineering/Architecture.

If applicants have both a BS and MS degree, at least one must be in Engineering/ Architecture.

Contacts

• Address HCTM/FSC 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20523 US
• Name: FS Careers
• Phone: 202-712-1234 X2
• Email: [email protected]