Interdisciplinary Engineer, GS-08XX-14 (73769)

About the role

The Inland Navigation Design Center (INDC) is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mandatory center of expertise for engineering, design, analysis, and review services related to inland navigation projects. The INDC provides technical leadership throughout the planning, design, construction, and operation phases for the new construction of navigation locks and dams, major rehabilitation of existing navigation facilities, and the standardization of inland navigation components.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an engineering national technical specialist and principal advisor on inland navigation locks and dams for the INDC.
• Review and comment on analyses completed by other technical specialists.
• Work with United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) research labs to develop data that extends understanding of the technical engineering aspects of projects.
• Provide technical direction to the planning, development, building, and sustaining of a national cadre of competent engineers in the INDC under the guidance of, and as prioritized by, Headquarters USACE (HQUSACE) Community of Practice (CoP) leaders.
• Serve as project lead, ensuring performance, quality, and execution is consistent with established schedules and requirements.
• Carefully coordinate and monitor schedules, progress, and suspense dates to ensure INDC work products and analyses are completed when required.
• Develop, review, and/or update USACE engineering publications, criteria, and guidance related to the INDC under the guidance of, and as prioritized by, Headquarters USACE (HQUSACE) Community of Practice (CoP) leaders.
• Support the INDC mission with specialized engineering expertise to analyze and design inland navigation projects and integration with other engineering disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with established criteria, sound engineering principles, and professional practices.
• Lead development of methods and tools for use by USACE to support lock and dam design and analysis.
• Develop engineering models and tools to be used for risk and reliability analyses to support risk-informed decisions in the design of new locks and dams as well as the repair of existing lock and dams.
• Perform all facets of the design and analysis processes for inland navigation MEGA projects, and the ability to communicate these skills in a consistently clear, concise, and accurate manner.

Requirements

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering.
• Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing engineering technical direction to multidisciplinary teams in the design of new locks and dams, repair of existing lock and dams, and evaluating the performance of organization lock and dam infrastructure; developing, updating, and enforcing policy, guidance, or other instruction for navigation.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes developing engineering technical direction to multidisciplinary teams in the design of new locks and dams, repair of existing lock and dams, and evaluating the performance of organization lock and dam infrastructure; developing, updating, and enforcing policy, guidance, or other instruction for navigation.