Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Engineering Technician (Civil). You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Sacramento, California and Willows, California The final determination of the duty station for this position will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer.

Duties

Reviews all aspects of draft and published specifications for assigned contracts. Makes arrangements for and assists in conducting pre-bid conferences with prospective contractors. Prepares engineering data, maps and drawings. Arranges for post-award conferences with contractors and subcontractors and other Reclamation staff after award of construction contracts. Negotiates with contractor on contract modifications, extra work to be performed, supplemental working agreements, changes in specifications, and claims for additional time or compensation. Reviews contractors' cost data, subcontracts, purchase orders, and weekly payrolls. Computes pay quantities and prepares and processes progress and final payments. Makes changes in drawings to reflect changes made during construction. Develops, revises, analyzes, and maintains the construction schedule and cost and resource loaded logic networks for assigned individual or groups of interrelated contracts. Confer and advise contractor representatives on matters pertaining to construction contract administration and policy to ensure all regulations are met.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. To qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service having demonstrated technical civil engineering experience performing construction contract management for water resources construction projects. Such experience entails reviewing designs and specifications, developing and reviewing contract modifications, cost estimating, analyzing contractor's costs, payroll documents, equipment, material and overhead costs, resolving contractor's claims, and experience using various engineering software programs to prepare technical reports, drawings, designs, cost estimates, and project scheduling. 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). 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. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 02/29/2024. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Contacts

• Address Willows Construction Office Bureau of Reclamation 1140 WEST WOOD STREET Willows, CA 95988 US
• Name: BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
• Phone: 916-978-5476
• Email: [email protected]