This position is located in the Northern Region, Region 1, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest with a duty location of Butte or Dillon, MT. The incumbent supports senior engineer in developing the annual road operation and maintenance plans and budget. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Matthew McCabe at [email protected]

Duties

Coordinates with other resource area personnel to assess the road maintenance requirements/needs. Assists in supporting the development of the deferred maintenance project priorities. Assists in the performance of project road design work. Assist in performing technical engineering work on bridges, pavements, drainage structures. Design work includes developing solutions to road-induced resource management problems that are cost-effective and meeting road management objectives and considering resource needs and user needs for safety, travel information, and maintenance. Prepares conventional designs and specifications for various engineering projects or systems. Prepares the preliminary site investigations to obtain required information for new or proposed structures, drainage areas, topography, and feasible layout of facilities in relation to terrain. Responsible for the development of a forest-wide road sign plan to implement individual road management objectives, forest plan, and/or travel management decisions. Oversees the development of project plans and specifications prior to contract advertisement to ensure compliance with environmental requirements.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09 grade level: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing ONE (1) of more of the following: Attended pre-bid and bid opening conferences to discuss principal construction features and requirements, in terms of methods and equipment; Conducted detailed site surveys, such as plotting of profiles and cross sections, setting stakes to mark pertinent features, or investigating foundation and barrow pits; Informed contractor of requirements concerning construction scheduling, progress reporting, safety measures, wage and hour law observance, labor relations, or payroll records; Participated in preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for modifications to small engineering systems and/or timber sale road packages. For the GS-10 grade level: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing TWO (2) of more of the following: Performed field surveys and collected data required for engineering plans for design and construction on forest administrative sites, Recommended solutions to routine construction project problems that can be resolved by calculations typical to civil engineering projects, Completed conditions surveys and recorded data to maintain and update databases, Prepared engineering data reports and recommended priorities used in the formulation of cost estimates and bills of materials. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience: the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment, or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This may result in an applicant's loss of consideration for the position. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]