This position is a Civil Engineer, GS- 0810-11/12 working in Abingdon, Virginia for the R5-Virginia Ecological Services Field Office.

Duties

The Virginia Ecological Services Program has three locations in Virginia: Southwestern Virginia Field Office (Abingdon, Virginia), Virginia Field Office (Gloucester, VA) and we have biologists located remotely at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Virginia Ecological Services Programs work with partners to recover threatened and endangered species, investigates the effects and clean-up of contaminants and helps restore polluted habitats, ensures that fish and wildlife resources are considered by agencies during project planning and structure construction, and partners with private landowners to restore fish and wildlife habitats. As a Civil Engineer the duties of this position will include but are not limited to: Providing engineering coordination and expertise to support shared priorities identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service. Managing, overseeing, and implementing resource projects, to include engineering planning, designs, calculations, and analysis, along with developing contract plans and specifications as required for the planning and construction of civil works (water resources, infrastructure, ecosystem restoration) projects. Providing technical engineering recommendations at coordination meetings to outline policies, procedures, and criteria for design development and reporting to upper management. Building collaborative relationships with agency and non-agency partners to address natural resource conservation and management needs.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Driver’s License: This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties. Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver’s license throughout their employment in this position.
• Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Certification: Certification to serve as a Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) COR or AOTR may be required as articulated in Department and/or Bureau policies.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
• Registration: Registration as a Professional Engineer is required as articulated by specific Bureau policy or practices.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 12/19/2024 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, equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: (1) assisting the project consultant, project manager, and/or advisor on aquatic habitat restoration and/or fish passage projects, including related professional engineering and design management; (2) participating in the review of designs and proposals utilizing professional judgement in the fields of hydrology, hydraulics, river mechanics, fluid dynamics, and civil engineering; (3) participating in project design and implementation including elevation surveying, hydrology measurements and assessments, advertising and managing contractor bidding processes, construction oversight, final inspection to verify design specifications and satisfactory completion; (4) assisting in providing technical assistance and guidance to partners or private entities to help guide and execute fish passage. NOTE: Your resume must contain sufficient information in these areas to be found qualified.OR Three years of of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or I have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in engineering or a related field which provided the knowledge, skills and abilities for the position. 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.) Minimum Qualification [GS-12]: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: (1) serving as a project consultant, project manager, and/or advisor on aquatic habitat restoration and/or fish passage projects, including related professional engineering and design management;(2) reviewing designs and proposals based on professional judgement in the fields of hydrology, hydraulics, river mechanics, fluid dynamics, and civil engineering; (3) project design and implementation including elevation surveying, hydrology measurements and assessments, advertising and managing contractor bidding processes, construction oversight, final inspection to verify design specifications and satisfactory completion; (4) providing technical assistance and guidance to partners or private entities to help guide and execute fish passage and/or habitat restoration projects. NOTE: Your resume must contain sufficient information in these areas to be found qualified. 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 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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Division of Human Resources Division of Human Resources 300 Westgate Center Drive Hadley, MA 01035 US
• Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]