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You will serve as a Hydraulic Engineer in the Hydraulics Team of the Technical Services Branch, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), located in Lakewood, Colorado. CFLHD is responsible for the Federal Lands Highway program in fourteen western states, providing hydraulic engineer assistance to each CFLHD branch.
Major Duties
The Civil Engineer (Hydraulics):
- Conducts hydrologic, hydraulic, geomorphologic analysis for supporting design of bridge structures, floodplain encroachments, bank stabilizations, highway drainage structures, aquatic organism passage structures, channel restoration and water quality improvement structures in support of transportation-related project delivery and construction.
- Conducts hydraulic analysis for location and design of culverts, under drains, channel protection, channel changes, and roadway ditches.
- Conducts hydrology studies to determine estimated peak rates of runoff at appropriate design recurrence intervals for optimum design of bridges, culverts, and channels.
- Serves as a technical resource to other offices within FHWA and to outside agencies. Stays abreast of state of the art and state of the practice within the hydraulics and hydrology areas, including bio-engineering technologies and applicable software. Actively promotes new technologies and implements new/improved methodologies.
- Participates as a member of interdisciplinary teams, collaborating in the development and construction of highway projects. Confers with and collaborates with subject matter specialists in analyzing environmental effects and development of alternate solutions related to aquatic organism passage, bank stabilization, wetlands, water quality, and floodplain values.
The ideal candidate for this position is a mid-career hydraulics engineering professional with diverse experience in all aspects of hydrologic analysis, riverine hydraulic analysis, sedimentation and erosion control, and compliance as related to the location, environmental impact, design and construction of hydraulic facilities.
In this position you will serve as a subject-matter specialist with expertise in the fields of hydrology, hydraulics, sedimentation and erosion control, and compliance, as related to the location, environmental impact, design and construction of hydraulic facilities for roads and bridges.
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet either the education or specialized experience requirements for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify on for the GS-11 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-09, it must include: Experience performing river and bridge hydraulics analyses using hydraulic modeling software, conducting bridge scour analyses, performing culvert hydraulic analysis and design, and designing roadway drainage features. To qualify for the GS-11 on Education alone, you must have: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
You can also qualify based on a combination of higher level graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application. To qualify on for the GS-12 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11, it must include: Experience performing river and bridge hydraulics analyses using hydraulic modeling software, conducting bridge scour analyses, performing culvert hydraulic analysis and design, and designing roadway drainage features, and experience with 2-dimensional riverine modeling systems. 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4Studentsenrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date. Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Pay Range
$67,956.00 - $105,890.00