This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Plains Region, Office of the Regional Director, Division of Transportation, Construction & Maintenance in Anadarko, Oklahoma. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? NOTE: TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

Duties

Provide guidance to construct highways, bridges, drainage structures, roads, and transportations facilities for Indian Tribes, governments, and communities. Contribute work to transportation program for construction projects. Apply engineering practices and techniques associated with construction of transportation systems, structures, and related projects. Operate automated system software to complete work assignments for transportation projects. Perform technical work in support of transportation program for construction inspections. Prepare accurate records of construction operations, methods, equipment usage for prevention of costly overrun of construction projects. Research land records at the county court houses and tribal lands division for land descriptions and boundaries. Develop and maintains project maps using manual drafting methods and computer drafting programs. Responsible for preparation of designs, construction drawings, material quantities, contract specifications, and engineer's cost estimates for roadway and bridge inspections. Provide technical assistance to tribes and tribal organizations on all aspects of the project from inception of planning through project completion.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incidental Operator position. If you are required to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties, the 25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program Policy applies. A Link is provided in the Additional Information Section.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:(Office of Personnel Management Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Technical and Medical Support Positions; and Individual Occupation Requirements for Engineering Technician Series GS-0802): CERTIFICATION: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-0802 SERIES: Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 or equivalent and above):Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: In addition to meeting the basic entry level qualification requirements, applicants must have the following: SPECIALIZED EXEPERIENCE:GS-7: I have at least one year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-6 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience includes preparing plans using Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) system; perform calculations and prepare design for transportation projects; read and interpret drawing, sketches, and charts in order to create and/or revise drawings; perform calculations and prepare designs for projects; make cost estimates for contract projects; conduct on-site inspections; notify contractors of deficiencies and recommend corrections for construction projects; maintain daily project logs; operate surveying instruments for construction surveys; OR EDUCATION: One full year of graduate education. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. GS-8: I have at least one year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-7 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience includes assisting a supervisor on contractual construction and maintenance projects; prepare lists of materials, supplies, equipment, and manpower on estimated projects for long term budget planning; read and interpret drawings, sketches, and charts in order to create and/or revise drawings; inform supervisor of progress of construction and maintenance projects and recommends changes in accordance to policies and regulations; review design plans to meet criteria and specifications; assist with preparing audit reports for completed road projects; perform final inspection of the project with Tribe, State, or Federal organization. GS-9: I have at least one year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-8 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience includes serving as inspector on contract construction projects; trains and oversees work of lower grade technicians involving sampling and testing procedures of project inspections; prepares daily or weekly reports; calculates daily and cumulative quantities of work and prepares estimates for partial and final payments to the contractors; checks and reviews contractors test results to meet acceptable required specifications for materials; serve as a Contracting Officer Representative or Awarding Official Technical Representative for road construction and maintenance projects. OR EDUCATION: Two full years of higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Anadarko P.O. Box 1487 Anadarko, OK 73005 US
• Name: BIA Human Resources
• Phone: 405-247-1600
• Email: [email protected]