Civil Engineer, GS-0810-11 (00765)

About the role

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) announcement for a TERM Civil Engineer in the South Atlantic Division, Jacksonville District, Engineering Division.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform field site visits to active construction sites and works with field personnel in project offices to assist in solving unforeseen problems related to soil mechanics encountered during construction.
• Develop geotechnical designs including shallow and deep foundation analysis, and slope stability and seepage analysis and determine best system to be used for structure foundation.
• Coordinate with other engineers in preparation of contract plans, technical specifications, and detailed design reports.
• Conduct scientific studies of subsurface materials for use in determining the suitability of these materials for the construction of different structures.
• Review and provide guidance on work completed by others to ensure technical accuracy, adequacy, and completeness, including evaluation of data contained in existing project reports, maps, drawings, survey, and core boring reports, and other related materials.
• Reviews all applicable sections of reports prepared by AE firms to assure compliance with all Corps of Engineers regulations.

Minimum Education Requirement

A bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering from a school with at least one program accredited by ABET. The degree must be documented on a transcript.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience equivalent in geotechnical engineering to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service which is defined as demonstrating practical engineering experience for complex projects, independently carry out directives and evaluations, develop information papers, and exercise judgement when interpreting policies and procedures.