Job opening: Student Trainee (Environmental Engineer)
Salary: $31 512 - 56 881 per year
Published at: Apr 10 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Provides engineering technical assistance in performing a variety of duties related to the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program for value engineering, environmental review compliance and the construction of water, wastewater and solid waste facilities. Positions reports to the District Engineers. The primary purpose of this position is to provide a student trainee who has been appointed to the Pathways Program with on-the-job training and guidance to further student technical development.
Duties
Perform a variety of engineering technician and related support work relative to the development of preliminary and final plans in support of design and construction functions involved with Sanitation Facilities.
Work is performed under the guidance of and in support of technician and professional staff who are assigned project or project input responsibilities based on technical skills and knowledge of environmental engineering.
Make field site visits as authorized to obtain information, become familiar with and develop a better understanding of project(s) and to generally support the efforts of others.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.
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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
In order to be eligible for an appointment under the Pathways Internship Program, Interns must:
Be accepted for enrollment or enrolled and seeking a degree or certificate in a qualifying educational institution on a half- to full-time basis (as determined by the educational institution);
Meet the definition of a student throughout the duration of their appointments;
Meet agency-specific requirements as specified in the agency's Participant Agreement with the Intern; and
Meet the qualification standards (e.g., series and grade) for their Internship positions.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
For this position, you MUST meet ONE of the following criteria:
GS-3: Completion of one (1) full academic year of post-high school study
GS-4: Completion of two (2) full academic years of post-high school study or an associate's degree.
GS-5: Completion of four (4) academic years of post-high school leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree.
Conversion Eligibility - Interns may be non-competitively converted to a term, career-conditional or career appointment within 120 days following successful completion of all of their educational and work experience requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204.
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Education
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address California Area Indian Health Service
650 Capitol Mall Suite 7-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
US
- Name: Marsha Bahe
- Phone: 916-591-7922
- Email: [email protected]