Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Engineering Technician (Civil). Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Folsom, California, Sacramento, California, and Willows, California The final determination of the duty station for this position will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer.

Duties

Serves as a Civil Engineering Technician for the Division of Office Engineering. Reviews all aspects of draft and published specifications for assigned contracts. Makes arrangements for and assists in conducting pre-bid conferences with prospective contractors. Prepares engineering data, maps and drawings. Arranges for post-award conferences with contractors and subcontractors and other Reclamation staff after award of construction contracts. Negotiates with contractor on contract modifications, extra work to be performed, supplemental working agreements, changes in specifications, and claims for additional time or compensation. Reviews contractors' cost data, subcontracts, purchase orders, and weekly payrolls. Computes pay quantities and prepares and processes progress and final payments. Makes changes in drawings to reflect changes made during construction. Develops, revises, analyzes, and maintains the construction schedule and cost and resource loaded logic networks for assigned individual or groups of interrelated contracts. Confer and advise contractor representatives on matters pertaining to construction contract administration and policy to ensure all regulations are met.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. To qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service having demonstrated technical civil engineering experience performing construction contract management for water resources construction projects. Such experience entails reviewing designs and specifications, developing and reviewing contract modifications, cost estimating, analyzing contractor's costs, payroll documents, equipment, material and overhead costs, resolving contractor's claims, and experience using various engineering software programs to prepare technical reports, drawings, designs, cost estimates, and project scheduling. 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. Category rating and selection procedures will be used to evaluate applications from this announcement. If an applicant meets the basic qualification requirements, the on-line responses to the vacancy assessment questionnaire will be used to determine the quality and extent of his/her experience, education, training, etc., for placement in one of the following categories: 1) Best Qualified, 2) Well Qualified, and 3) Qualified. Qualified candidates will be assigned a numerical score on a scale of 70-100. The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category. Veterans' who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be listed in the highest quality category. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 10/16/2024.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Contacts

• Address Willows Construction Office Bureau of Reclamation 1140 WEST WOOD STREET Willows, CA 95988 US
• Name: BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
• Phone: 916-978-5476
• Email: [email protected]