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Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource. For additional information about the BLM, please visit Our website.This position will be located in the Wyoming State Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming. For information on the city of Cheyenne, please go to the following site: http://www.cheyennecity.org/
MajorDuties
The incumbent is the organization’s technical expert for the engineering program with full authority to direct design, construction, and maintenance activities. The engineer finalizes all service, supply and construction contracts prior to submitting for procurement in the State Office or at the National Operations Center. This involves review of specifications, preparation of maps and drawings, and reviewing the Purchase Requisitions in the Financial Business Management System (FBMS) and Budget Tools. Reviews Field Office designs, location and staking to determine adequacy of calculations, assumptions, materials, drawings, building codes and policies, estimates of quantities and costs. The engineer reviews route and environmental analysis developed by the District and Field Offices to insure that designs consider and correct adverse impacts. The engineer issues policy on technical designs and trains Field Office personnel on design principles.
Qualifications
Basic education requirement:Degree inprofessional engineering.To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) 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: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B) Combination of education and experience-- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) 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 in accordance with the Qualification Standards set by OPM.Selective Placement Factor:This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element.PLEASE NOTE:Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified.1) Must be a Licensed Professional Engineer.2) Must currently have or be able to obtain a valid state driver's license within 30 days of entrance on duty.In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade.
To qualify you must meet the basic education requirement ANDONE of the following: one (1) year of professional engineering experience equivalent to GS-11 in the Federal service; OR have completed three (3) years of graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in engineering; OR have an equivalent combination of additional education and experience described above.
Specialized experienceis defined as experience performing all the following phases of an engineering project: project initiation, project planning, surveying, cost analysis, project review, project closeout, and project management of design and construction work. Prepare contracts for facilities, range and wildlife projects, and road construction projects.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$74,596.00 - $96,978.00