This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DOD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a Engineer and performs a variety of professional engineering duties related to the technical support of construction, maintenance, and operation of navigable waterways in the Mobile District.

Duties

Perform a variety of professional engineering duties related to the technical support of construction, maintenance, and operation of navigable waterways. Participates and provides study direction for evaluation of dredged material disposal for existing and future projects. Provide technical guidance for short-term and long-term support of a portion of the District's projects, which include 24 coastal, 6 deep draft, and 4 inland river projects. Reviews contract plans and specifications to ensure technical adequacy of scope of work, project conditins, technical provisions, environmental and right-of-way provisions. Participate in the resolution of contractor claims. Arrange and attend metings with state, city, and county officials to work out details of local cooperation and other phases of dredging activities. Serve in a liason capacity with responsibility for disseminating environmenta information and guidance for long term dredging and disposal programs.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 800 Series: http://extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf For the GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Developing formal contract technical specifications, 2.) Performing quality assurance inspection of contract dredging and equipment rental contract activities, and 3.) Performing technical studies and prepares necessary technical data for dredging contract. 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 in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Civil Engineering. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. For the GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which involves dredging and disposal of materials that includes: 1) Managing a large complex project, or several projects at once (e.g., projects impacting multiple departments within your agency or multiple external agencies); 2) Managing a program with high visibility and world-wide impact ; 3) Creating short term and long term budgets for projects ; 4) developing plans, schedules, and project estimates; 5) delivering oral and written presentations on project status, technical problems, scheduling, and cost to the team and management officials; and 6) developing, documenting, and reporting on plans and procedures to improve project efficiency, customer support, and system performance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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

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 RL-W2SR04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-MOBILE DO NOT MAIL Mobile, AL 36628 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk