Civil Engineer

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Subject matter expert on civil engineering for dam safety modification and related products of the Southwest Division Dam Safety Production Center.

Duties

• Plans, programs, schedules, directs, coordinates, advises, and review the work of assigned technicians in developing center related products.
• Collaborates with USACE research labs to develop data that extends understanding of the civil aspects of dams.
• Conducts training seminars and workshops for regional field engineers and other agency personnel.
• Provides expert consulting services and technical assistance related to civil engineering within the region.
• Completes complex civil and site design and layout of dam safety modification products.
• Develops innovative construction sequencing, material handling and scheduling.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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 B. 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:1. 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.2. 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, or Puerto Rico.3. 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.4. 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 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience Requirement: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Performing civil engineering design, analysis, or quality assurance reviews of plans, specifications, and technical products for complex heavy civil works; dams, levees, bridges, etc.; AND 2) Reviewing design documentation reports or construction sequencing recommendations for heavy civil works projects; AND 3) Coordinating with internal or external stakeholders to resolve complex civil engineering problems related to heavy civil works. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). NO SUBSTITUTION FOR EXPERIENCE: Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet both the Basic Requirement and the Specialized Experience requirement--no substitution of education for specialized experience is permitted. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires the incumbent to be registered as a Professional Engineer. You must possess a current Professional Engineering (PE) Registration, in good standing issued by any one of the 50 states, or its territories: (Note: Attach a copy of your PE license certificate/registration or Architect Registration to your application package.)

Announcement details

• Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Department of the Army)
• Announcement number: CEDD-27-13095423-DHA
• Series: 0810 Civil Engineering
• Pay plan and grade: GS 13
• Pay: $106,437 – $172,980 Per Year
• Open to: Open to the public
• Open period: October 22, 2026 to November 2, 2026 (US Eastern)

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