Supervisory Environmental Engineer
Join us at IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction to collaborate with American Indian Tribes on planning, designing, and constructing water, wastewater, and solid waste facilities. This position is eligible for the IHS Student Loan Repayment Program, with selection based on IHS priorities and available funds. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).
Responsibilities
- Perform professional engineering planning, design, and construction oversight activities for community and individual water supply, wastewater, and solid waste facilities to serve American Indian homes.
- Prepare project summaries, construction documents, and final reports.
- Ensure accuracy of program data systems for assigned Tribes and communities.
- Ensure projects addressing sanitation deficiencies are properly scoped, consistently scored, and have accurate cost estimates.
- Visit Tribal communities where projects are being planned and constructed.
- Provide supervision and guidance to technical and administrative staff as a first-level supervisor.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must have a valid State driver’s license, which must be REAL ID-compliant.
- This may be a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. The agency must ensure that persons hired have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
- A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
- Confidential Financial Disclosure Form may be required.
- Must maintain any licensure requirements during employment; failure to do so may result in adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service.
- Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/ for more information.
- Must have a viable bank account at a financial institution for electronic direct deposit of salary payment.
- This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment. Applicants must complete all required forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance.
- Prior to appointment, candidates must present two valid forms of identification. If one of the documents is a state-issued ID or driver’s license, it must be REAL ID-compliant.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of the specific position. 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; social). You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
Basic Requirements
- Degree: Engineering. The program must:
- Lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.
- Professional registration or licensure as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
- 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.
- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, including the courses specified in the basic requirements.
- 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), provided the applicant has at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
Minimum Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service, performing the following type of work and/or tasks:
- Analyzing the condition of community and individual water supply, wastewater, or solid waste facilities and preparing engineering reports and cost estimates.
- Preparing design documents, construction drawings, technical specifications, and procurement documents for water supply, wastewater, or solid waste construction projects.
Selective Factor
In addition to the qualification requirements, applicants must demonstrate possession of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):
- Professional and comprehensive knowledge of the theories, principles, practices, and techniques of civil/environmental health and engineering, as evidenced by possession of a Professional Engineering (PE) license issued by any U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
Education
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses, including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Benefits
- Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period) based on the number of years served as a Federal employee.
- IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly related previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service for determining annual leave accrual rate.
- This position is eligible for the IHS Student Loan Repayment Program, with selection based on IHS priorities and available funds. For more information, visit https://www.ihs.gov/loanrepayment/.
- Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized, requiring at least a one-year service agreement.
- Total compensation package details can be found at Civil and Environmental Engineer Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov).