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Job opening: Civil Engineer

Salary: $116 618 - 156 393 per year
City: Lakewood
Published at: Aug 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is part of the WAPA Headquarters, Department of Energy. As a Civil Engineer, you will serve as a civil engineer in the functional areas of structural, hydrologic, or site development and provides leadership in the planning, design, review, liaison, and coordination in any design project involving the discipline of civil engineering within WAPA. This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at the Lakewood, CO duty location.

Duties

As a Civil Engineer you will perform the following duties at the full performance level:

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS for ENGINEERING POSITIONS: This position has a positive education requirement. Failure to submit a copy of all college transcripts will result in your application being rated ineligible. To qualify you must possess the following education: Degree: 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) statics, 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- Combination of Education and Experience -- 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. -OR- Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed 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.-OR- 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 toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.-OR- 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 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) For more information visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: For the GS-12 level: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-11] in the Federal service. Your resume must demonstrate experience with ALL the following: Experience in planning, organizing, coordinating, or preparing of engineering estimates, designs, drawings and specifications for a diverse variety of civil type projects such as buildings, electrical equipment structures, structure foundations, drainage facilities, fencing, gates, piping and containment ponds. Experience in analyzing structures and foundations. For the GS-13 level: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-12] in the Federal service. Your resume must demonstrate experience with ALL the following: Planning, organizing, coordinating, or the preparation of engineering estimates, designs, drawings and specifications for a diverse variety of civil type projects such as buildings, electrical equipment structures, structure foundations, drainage facilities, or piping and containment ponds. Prepares and reviews structure and foundation analysis. Experience in structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, and site development. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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

This vacancy specifically states that certain educational requirements must be met (also known as a "positive educational requirement"), you must provide documentation supporting any education claims in your application. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.

Contacts

  • Address WAPA Headquarters 12155 W. Alameda Pkwy Lakewood, CO 80228 US
  • Name: PMA Careers
  • Email: [email protected]

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