About the Position: The Walla Walla District US Army Corps of Engineers is comprised of motivated and talented employees providing the very best engineering services for communities in the Pacific Northwest. The District helps manage local water resources for navigation, flood damage reduction, disaster assistance, hydroelectric power generation, and other natural and heritage areas.

Duties

Writes, edits, and reviews engineering and scientific technical materials such as assessments, design and inspection reports, feasibility studies, scopes of work, fact sheets, records of decision, and operation and maintenance manuals. Gathers, analyzes, verifies information required for writing and editing assignments using a variety of resources, and determines the most logical sequence of the content. Researches, analyzes, and distills data for a variety of technical fields and presents the information in a clear, consistently written format as appropriate for the intended audience. Develops, updates, and maintains templates, policies, and procedural guidance for technical documents to achieve consistency applicable to changing regulations and standards. Applies a consistent set of style, grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation on a variety of technical materials according to agency regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines. Advises and assists subject matter experts to make necessary adjustments on editing assignments to ensure technical materials are clear, concise, organized, and complete. Uses substantial knowledge of language and methods used in engineering and scientific fields to write, edit, and review technical content for clarity, accuracy, and style.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Depending on the eligibility with which you are applying, you may be required to complete the Administrative Careers With America (ACWA) assessment in accordance with the Luevano Consent Decree if selected at the GS-5 and GS-7 grade level.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. GS-5 Specialized/General Experience: Three years progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level, which includes experience (1) using office automation software; (2) retrieval, update and storage of electronic data; and (3) preparing, editing, and formatting correspondence and/or reports. This definition of general experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included a total of 15 semester hours in English Language Art (ELA) type classes, and at least one course above the introductory level in English Language Art (ELA) type classes. See the questionnaire for additional options to qualify. GS-7 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience (1) using office automation software; (2) retrieval, update and storage of electronic data; and (3) writing, editing, and formatting technical documents and/or reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education that included a total of 15 semester hours in English Language Art (ELA) type classes and at least one course above the introductory level in English Language Art (ELA) type classes. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). See the questionnaire for additional options to qualify. GS-9 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing a variety of technical writing and editing in support of engineering, operations, hydrology, geology, environmental sciences, or other complex technical subject matters etc., to produce engineering and scientific reports, publications, fact sheets, and/or correspondence. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree that included a total of 15 semester hours in English Language Art (ELA) type classes, and at least one course above the introductory level in English Language Art (ELA) type classes. See the questionnaire for additional options to qualify. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing a wide variety of technical writing and editing in support of engineering, operations, hydrology, geology, environmental sciences, or other complex technical subject matters etc., to produce engineering and scientific reports, publications, fact sheets, and correspondence that requires analysis and transforming complex documentation into language that is tailored to specific audiences. 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 that included a total of 15 semester hours in English Language Art (ELA) type classes, and at least one course above the introductory level in English Language Art (ELA) type classes. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school. [remove last sentence, if not applicable] See the questionnaire for additional options to qualify. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceTechnical DocumentationWriting 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-4 for GS-5; GS-5 for GS-7; GS-7 for GS-9; GS-9 for GS-11).

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RH-W2SJ03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-WALLA WALLA DO NOT MAIL Walla Walla, WA 99362 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk