About the Position: This announcement is for an Engineering Technician (Civil), GS-0802-11 position at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District. This position is with Operations Division, Maintenance Section for the Mississippi River Project Office, located in Pleasant Valley, Iowa.

Duties

Provide technical and administrative support to maintenance programs and field operations. Perform quantities, computations, ordering and routing of steel and other items pertinent to the maintenance and repair activities. Determine plans and schedules of work to be performed, costs of materials, personnel, tools, and equipment required to accomplish the maintenance tasks. Serve as point-of-contact for vendors/bidders on technical specifications or questions regarding parts, equipment, paint, or other materials. Maintain, operate, and provide technical guidance to staff for a Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) system. Conduct routine inspection of structures with District personnel to determine condition and necessary maintenance projects. Review inspection reports and assist in coordinating and accomplishing identified maintenance and repairs. Maintain all engineering phases of the detailed planning operations and maintenance accomplished through construction or service contracts, hired labor, or, a combination of both.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must possess a valid State driver's license for the class of vehicle being operated based on site specific, job related requirements, and must maintain this license.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent 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.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 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. To qualify for the GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying a wide variety of test and inspection techniques to various engineering aspects to make on-site determinations and/or recommendations; preparing and/or interpreting drawings, plans, specifications, and/or cost estimates; performing technical reviews of contract prepared designs and specifications for maintenance and/or construction activities; AND assessing program effectiveness or analyzing a variety of unusual conditions, problems, or questions for maintenance and/or construction activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/ProcurementProgram/Project ManagementQuality 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-10). 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R905 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-ROCK ISLAND DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61204 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk