About the Position: The Walla Walla District US Army Corps of Engineers is comprised of motivated and talented employees providing the very best engineering services for communities in the Pacific Northwest. The District helps manage local water resources for navigation, flood damage reduction, disaster assistance, hydroelectric power generation, and other natural and heritage areas.

Duties

Writes and coordinates content for various technical reports. Prepares requests for information and replies to inquiries for information. Offer suggestions for edits to technical data in lay terms and conformance with existing policy to subject matter expert personnel. Identifies areas of possible overlap, omissions, or discrepancies, and resolves differences. Offer suggestions for better style, clarity, and logical presentation Assists subject matter expert personnel in maintaining engineering digital technical libraries. Participates in interdisciplinary study teams.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. GS-09 Specialized Experience: This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service and directly related to this occupation equivalent to the GS-07 level. This experience includes editing engineering reports and using Microsoft Software Suite to edit, write, and rewrite scientific and technical reports and articles for publication. OR Education: Successful completion of two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent degree at an accredited college or university that includes 15 semester hours in scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course of which is above the introductory level. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationTechnical CompetenceWriting

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 RH-W2SJ03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-WALLA WALLA DO NOT MAIL Walla Walla, WA 99362 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk