About the Position: Serves as technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) in geotechnical engineering, geotechnical project oversite, lab analysis and instrumentation providing support to local district and as a regional asset providing consulting, review, mentoring, and assistance to local, regional, and national work.

Duties

Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for geotechnical engineering design involving work on a broad range of activities concerning civil works coastal navigation, dam and levee safety, and flood protection projects. Mentors and coaches other section members on technical issues that impact the quality and timely execution of the section’s work products and provides District Quality Control (DQC) review of the section’s geotechnical engineering work products. Serves as lead geotechnical design team member providing geotechnical engineering expertise through all phases of a project, directing design studies and computations of features concerning principles of various aspects of geotechnical engineering. Consults on matters of specialization with engineers and, geologists on a District, Regional or National basis; Serves on District project delivery teams (PDTs), Agency Technical Review (ATR) teams, and on regional and interregional technical teams. Directs field investigations involving various aspects of geotechnical engineering, including installation of monitoring wells, inclinometers, piezometers, and other geotechnical monitoring instrumentation. Uses State-of-the- Practice and appropriate geotechnical engineering computer software and has a working knowledge of the application of GIS and CADD during preparation of models and design drawings. With respect to Architect-Engineer (A-E) contract work, writes Scopes of Work (SOW's), develops budgets, prepares geotechnical portion of the government estimates, performs technical evaluations for geotechnical engineering work. Prepares correspondence and engineering reports and presents technical data in response to inquiries from senior management and higher headquarters, other Federal agencies, state and local governments, and other organizations

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires to file a financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR part 2634, Subpart 1 USOGE 6/08, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report
• This position requires a Professional Engineering (PE) license at the GS-13 level.
• One-year trial/probationary period may be required.

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. Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education/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. This position has a positive education requirement. To view the educational requirements, go to the links listed below:Civil Engineer Series, 0810 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/civil-engineering-series-0810/ In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Serving in a senior-level role, leading, coordinating, and overseeing subsurface investigations, geotechnical analyses, design and management of products in support of flood control projects such as levees, dams, and/or floodwalls as well as functioning as a technical expert in levee and/or dam safety inspections and risk assessments; 2) using computer software and applications to address projects involving geotechnical analyses, as well as borings and soil/rock testing to define subsurface conditions for use in a broad range of complex seepage, stability, settlement and foundation evaluations that are the basis for design reports and contract documents for both new projects and designs of remedial measures at existing projects; 3) providing technical guidance and overseeing the work of junior engineers, performing detailed quality assurance and quality control reviews of geotechnical products; and 4) providing expert-level advice and assistance on the overall geotechnical engineering discipline, and/or on use, analyses and a high-level understanding of geotechnical instrumentation, geotechnical lab analysis, and geotechnical engineering aspects of projects and plans. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipOral CommunicationProblem SolvingProject Management 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-12).

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 RE-W2SM05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BUFFALO DO NOT MAIL Buffalo, NY 14207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk