About the Position: This is a Supervisory Interdisciplinary, GS-0810/0830/0850-13 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division (SWD), Fort Worth District, Operations Division. This is a permanent and full-time position and will be located in Fort Worth, TX. This position is directly involved in the generation and/or transmission of electric power and is eligible for a special salary rate.

Duties

Works under the general direction of the Chief, Technical Services Branch with responsibility for exercising certain staff supervision over operations, maintenance and repair projects in the Fort Worth District. Chief, Maintenance Section is responsible for managing technical and professional engineering science disciplines covering the district Maintenance and Repair, Energy Conservation, Wastewater Discharge Permitting, and Diving Programs. Directs, supervises and/or manages various inspection, certification and/or licensing programs. Assists with major construction or improvements at all project facilities. Provides staff assistance and technical guidance to Project Engineers, and/or Reservoir Managers, concerning repair and maintenance activities, to include manpower, material, and equipment requirements. Reviews, evaluates, and approves test reports for all hydroelectric generating equipment, controls, and auxiliaries at field offices with hydropower, and electrical and mechanical equipment at flood control projects. Supervises, plans, and manages programs for annual maintenance of project facilities, local flood protection projects, floating plants, construction, and ATV's. Serves as the Operations Division hydraulic and hydrologic engineering technical expert for Water Control activities and reports to the Chief, Operations Division, on Operations Division/ Engineering Division interaction. Performs coordination in major projects for construction, repair, or improvements. Supervises six or more professional and technical employees including Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Civil Engineer Technicians and one or more Administrative Assistants.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Professional Engineering Registration is required and must be submitted at time of application.
• Responsible for implementation and enforcement of all safety rules, regulations, and directives applicable to the work directed.

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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Requirement for 0810/0830/0850 series: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (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. OR 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: 1. 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. 2. 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, or Puerto Rico. 3. 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. 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 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) conducting operations, maintenance and repair activities for flood control or multipurpose lake projects; AND 2) collaborating with internal staff or external sources on operations, maintenance and repair issues to identify possible solutions and maintain compliance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Resources 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 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 HB-APF-W2SU02 US ARMY ENGR DIV FT WORTH - FT WORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Worth, TX 76102 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk