Civil Engineer (Hydraulics).

Responsibilities

• Apply professional engineering knowledge and experience to a full range of hydraulic and hydrologic investigative, study, and reporting assignments as part of the total engineering process.
• Analyze hydraulic and hydrologic problems in complex flood‑protection planning, including determination of design water‑surface profiles and interior flood‑control facilities.
• Obtain first‑hand information on conditions influencing the type and extent of hydrologic and hydraulic investigation necessary for flood‑control projects.
• Analyze existing and anticipated conditions related to design or modification of hydraulic features of large projects (e.g., spillways, outlet works, stilling basins).
• Perform hydrology studies and investigations, including discharge‑frequency analysis for gaged and ungaged streams; application of unit‑hydrograph theory and rainfall‑runoff relations.
• Determine design storm hydrographs and related hydrologic design criteria.
• Conduct hydraulic design, channel, bank‑stabilization, and erosion studies for complex levee and channel projects.
• Conduct sediment‑transport studies to evaluate and minimize adverse impacts on levee, channel, and navigation projects.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic studies for complex environmental‑enhancement projects and evaluate existing conditions at proposed sites.
• Perform hydraulic analysis and design of navigation structures such as wing dams, submerged weirs, channel closures, and lock and dam features.
• Compose narrative reports using concise language appropriate for target audiences.
• Provide technical guidance to, and review for technical adequacy, the work of lower‑graded personnel, peers, and consulting engineers on hydrologic and hydraulic studies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• Relocation/PCS may be authorized.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention incentive may be authorized.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens. Proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

• Basic Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering from an ABET‑accredited program, or a program meeting specified calculus and engineering‑science coursework criteria.
• Alternative Education Paths: Combination of college‑level education, training, and technical experience providing thorough knowledge of physical and mathematical sciences and engineering techniques; or related curriculum (e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, hydrology, geology) with at least one year of professional engineering experience under supervision.
• Professional Registration or Licensure: Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any State, D.C., Guam, or Puerto Rico.
• Written Test: Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or equivalent written test required for professional registration.
• Specified Academic Courses: Minimum of 60 semester hours in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that satisfy engineering program requirements.
• Experience Requirements – GS‑11: One year of specialized experience interpreting field data for civil‑engineering design and investigations, or assisting with hydrologic analysis for flood‑risk management, environmental restoration/enhancement, and/or bank‑stabilization/erosion projects.
• Experience Requirements – GS‑12: One year of specialized experience conducting hydraulic/hydrologic analysis for flood‑risk management (levees, diversions, dams, spillways, outlet works, floodwalls), environmental restoration/enhancement, or navigation projects; and utilization of the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) suite of hydraulic/hydrologic models or similar software.
• Advanced Education Option: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher‑level graduate education in a relevant field (e.g., Civil Engineering).
• Combination of Education and Experience: A mix of education and experience that meets or exceeds 100 % of the calculated requirement (experience months ÷ 12 + graduate semester‑hour excess ÷ 18).
• Foreign Education: Must be evaluated by a recognized credential‑evaluation service and deemed equivalent to an accredited U.S. program.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre‑Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Position includes a one‑year probationary period during which fitness and public‑interest advancement are evaluated.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to Department of Defense referral system restrictions for displaced employees.
• Reemployment as a federal annuitant is possible for retired federal employees.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.