This position is a Civil Engineer, GS- 0810-11. Duty location is restricted to the state of Alaska, but maybe may be located in one of three field office locations: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Soldotna. This is a term position expected to last 13 months but may be extended up to a total of 4 years at management's discretion.

Duties

This position will be directly supervised by a licensed professional civil engineer located in the Anchorage Field Office, supporting habitat restoration efforts across the Alaska Region. The position is expected to be filled within the Southern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office (Anchorage); however duty station may be negotiable to include the satellite Kenai Fish and Wildlife Conservation office (Soldotna) or the Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office (Fairbanks). Field offices house staff from Service Programs including Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation and Ecological Services. The Regional Office in Anchorage houses staff from all Service programs including (but not limited to) our Alaska Marine Mammals Management Office, Alaska Migratory Birds Office, and Conservation Genetics Lab. The position may be eligible for telework or remote work agreements for up to 6 months of the year (November-April), with in-person reporting to an Region 7 duty station required May - October. This position will focus primarily on civil engineering and project management support for fish passage improvement and stream restoration projects. Duties of this position will include but are not limited to: Evaluate feasibility and develop scopes, schedules, and budgets for proposed fish passage, stream restoration, and habitat improvement projects; with cost estimate development as a key component. Review or assist in the development of requests for proposals and statements of work for professional services and construction contracts. Review engineering design deliverables for fish passage improvement projects and stream restoration projects. Perform on-site construction inspection of fish passage and stream restoration projects including checking elevation and grade using laser level or auto-level. Project management and coordination to prevent, avoid, or resolve conflicts and problems related to planning and execution of fish passage and stream restoration projects. Dependent on relevant skills & experience: support in-house design development through tasks such surveying, drafting, GIS analysis, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, cost estimation, and specification writing.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
• Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
• Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Driver’s License: Selectees may be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
• Trial Period: Selectee may be required to successfully complete a one year trial period.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 08/16/2024 will be considered. In order to qualify for this position you must possess both the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualification. Basic Requirement: Degree in Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statistics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR A combination of education and experience that includes college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure -- current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions; Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico; Specified Academic Courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable towards meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A; Related Curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field (e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology) may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision or guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience (e.g., in interdisciplinary positions). Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements specified in A or B, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise. Minimum Qualification [GS-11] One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-09 in the Federal service. Experience must include at least four of the following: (1) reading or developing plans and specifications for stream restoration or transportation infrastructure projects; (2) developing cost estimates for various phases of civil engineering or stream restoration projects; (3) on-site experience with construction of civil infrastructure or stream restoration projects; (4) identifying or surveying geomorphic features of streams; (5) familiarity with riparian habitat restoration or streambank construction techniques; (7) using AutoCAD to develop construction bid drawings; (8) developing or reviewing contracting documents such as statements of work, requests for proposals, professional service agreements, cooperative agreements, and construction contract documents; (9) project management including scoping, cost estimating, scheduling, and resource tracking; and (10) managing professional service and/or construction contracts for civil infrastructure or habitat restoration projects. NOTE: Your resume must contain sufficient information in these areas to be found qualified. OR Three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in engineering. OR Combination of education and experience: have an equivalent combination of professional experience and graduate level education beyond the second year which together equals 100% of the requirements. (When combining education with experience, first determine the total qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; then determine the experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.) 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

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. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov)

Contacts

• Address Division of Human Resources Division of Human Resources 1101 East Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99503 US
• Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]