Civil Engineer (Structural).

Function as a structural engineering technical specialist in the Infrastructure Branch with program management responsibilities for the District’s bridge and hydraulic structural steel inspection programs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the District is in compliance with applicable engineering regulations.
• Interact with higher level offices as circumstance demands.
• Develop and submit program budgets, monitor expenditures, and assist in projecting future funding requirements to meet the inspection goals.
• Provide structural engineering expertise and guidance to departmental chiefs and counterparts at the District, USACE, government agencies, and private interests.
• Serve as the District's Bridge Program Manager: schedule meetings, maintain bridge database, develop inspection resourcing plans, resolve resourcing conflicts, manage program budgets and funding, and provide technical and administrative advice and assistance to leadership.
• Assist Hydraulic Structural Steel (HSS) Program manager with the inspection program, including coordination with the Operations Division to develop a 5-year inspection plan, schedule, budget, and resources necessary for inspection.
• Review and approve structural engineering features and applications of planning, design, and construction documentation for bridges, gates, and other HSS (hydraulic structural steel) features.
• Perform quality control reviews, independent technical reviews, and value engineering studies within the structural discipline.
• Act as technical structural consultant to Project Management and Resource Management on issues dealing with systemic processes and procedures.
• Provide technical support to Construction Division in non-routine matters involving disputes, differing interpretations of contract requirements, and/or complex relationships of systems and subsystems.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Business travel (TDY) up to 10%.
• Obtain and maintain a licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) or licensed Professional Structural Engineer (SE).
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must be comfortable working at heights in an under-bridge inspection truck (snooper truck).

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet the education and 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).

Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer (Structural):

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. The program must:
  • 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
  • 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:
    • statics, dynamics;
    • strength of materials (stress-strain relationships);
    • fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
    • thermodynamics;
    • electrical fields and circuits;
    • nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and
    • any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
• OR Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
  • A thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and
  • 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).
  • Written Test – Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.
  • Specified academic courses – Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences.
  • Related curriculum – Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, provided the applicant has at least 1 year of professional engineering experience.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience performing the following:

• Structural engineering design or analyses for structures which include dams or bridges, AND
• Inspecting structures to identify or recommend solutions to current condition or construction deficiencies; AND
• Communicating with management, organizational personnel, customers, or contractors to successfully resolve complex issues related to structural engineering design.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone—no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Note: You MUST provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.

Foreign Education:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and 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.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.