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This is a Civil Engineer, GS-0810-12 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Engineering & Construction Division, located in Port Isabel, TX. Note: A relocation/ recruitment incentive may be authorized for this position.
Major Duties
- Reviews and analyzes proposals submitted by contractors for field changes to contract plans and specifications and prepares draft of findings of fact on which modifications may be based.
- Negotiates with contractors on those field changes where the contractor's original proposal is not acceptable in an effort to resolve the differences to the satisfaction of the contractor and the government.
- Participates in negotiations with contractors for the settlement of disputes arising over discrepancies between the contract plans and specifications, changes in field conditions, etc.
- Reviews contractors' submittal data on proposed materials and equipment for conformance with contract requirements, and recommends approval or disapproval of submitted items.
- Resolves controversies arising between contractors and inspection personnel.
- Maintains continuous contact with liaison officers to insure that construction is progressing satisfactorily to meet their needs, and keeps them informed on any uncontrollable delays in construction which might affect completion of the project
Qualifications
In order 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) 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 (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.
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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 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 demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test - 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 in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum - 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, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience with: 1) Experience in design and construction of facilities AND 2) Construction contract administration in order to prepare contract modifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11 or above) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Civil EngineeringConstruction ManagementContracting/Procurement
Pay Range
$74,596.00 - $96,978.00