About the Position: The incumbent serves as the geotechnical authority for civil works and military projects for the Kansas City District. The projects include all aspects of channel, levee, foundation, pavement, and engineering materials.

Duties

Performs quality assurance (QA) evaluations for in-house products and Architect-Engineer (A-E) services to ensure technical adequacy, adherence to technical guidance, overall design quality, and cost effectiveness. Work includes developing schedules, milestones, and budgets; coordination within the District, with project sponsors, the public, other agencies and stakeholders; and coordination with higher headquarters. Provides technical advice and consultation to other District elements on geotechnical problems and promotes new and innovative geotechnical engineering methods, analyses, technologies, and construction techniques. Visit construction sites, views excavated areas, studies site foundation conditions, assures that foundation design is adequate, takes appropriate action to effect changes, including additional or different foundation treatment methods. Provides technical advice and consultation on geotechnical problems and promotes new and innovative geotechnical engineering methods, analyses, technologies, and construction techniques. Prepares, scopes, or directs the preparation of geotechnical investigation reports, design documents, and detailed geotechnical construction drawings and technical specifications.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is a Term position scheduled to last 3 years. A term position may be extended to a maximum of six years depending upon the needs of management

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. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan 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. Specialized experience: One hear of specialized experience equivalent to the federal service which includes: 1)Developing and executing construction projects and contract administration; Or 2.) Managing project time and cost growth; Or 3.) planning sufficient resources for construction oversight; Or 4.) management of resources within the limits of a consolidated budget. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current Professional Engineer (PE) License or Registration. (You must submit a copy of your Professional license/registration in your application.) In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience applicants MUST meet the basic education requirements for the occupational series listed for this position. Your transcripts will be required as part of your application. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html The link listed below will take you to the Office of Personnel Management page that outlines these requirements. Civil Engineering Series, 0810 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/civil-engineering-series-0810/ You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Geotechnical EngineeringQuality AssuranceTechnical 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 next lower grade or equivalent (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 RH-W2SJ06 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-KANSAS CITY DO NOT MAIL Kansas City, MO 64106 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]