Job Summary

This is a term, time-limited appointment with an initial duration no less than 13 months and can be extended up to a total of 4 years. This is to notify the public that the USDA, Forest Service is using a Direct Hire Authority to fill this position. For Information on the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority, please visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/direct-hire-authority/.

MajorDuties

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement for the 0810 Civil Engineer series:

Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's

or higher degree that included a major field of study in professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1)

be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include di??erential 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

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 demonstrated by one of the following:

Professional registration -- Current registration as a professional engineer 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. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test

required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States,

the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's

degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses

in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board

for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited

to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for

positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of

competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A. Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at

least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance

of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of

this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical,

and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses

must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described for a

degree. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in

an appropriate professional field, e.g., 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) In addition to the basic requirements listed above, the following additional education and/or experience is required.

Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Your application or resume must clearly show that you

possess the specialized experience requirements. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or

related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to

successfully perform the duties of the position. For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.

degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR one year of

specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal service; OR an appropriate combination of

specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36

semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). Examples of specialized experience include: Plan for and conduct technical phases of pre-bid and preconstruction

meetings to clarify contract intent, scope, coverage, and complexities. Observe and investigate construction at all stages to

identify problems, take timely action to change designs within delegated authority, or recommend changes to solve

problems. Supervise inspection of construction operations for compliance with design and specifications; interprets plans

and specifications; and confers with contractor representatives to resolve di??erences of opinion. Determine acceptability of

equipment used, manner of performance and rate of work progress, and acceptable fulfillment of the technical phases of

the contract. Interpret safety and sanitary regulations, promotes overall safe working conditions, and assures that safe

practices are followed during the 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.

Pay Range

$64,009.00 - $64,009.00

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