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In this position, you will be responsible to perform assignments within established budget and on schedule. Performs a diversity of assignments which include accomplishment of design, analysis, inspection, and technical management for the Portland District Dam and Levee Safety Programs.
Major Duties
- Conducts field investigations and makes preliminary engineering reports on proposed sites for the purpose of obtaining first-hand knowledge of site specific problem areas.
- Responsible for the development of complete designs, construction plans and contract specifications.
- Reports on budgets, schedules and manpower needs to supervisor and Program Managers to accomplish assigned work.
- Performs periodic inspections of completed revetment and levee projects.
- Makes site investigations of local flood control or bank protection locations.
- Performs risk assessments for levee systems and communicates results to local sponsors and stakeholders.
- Provides oversight of the Dam Safety Instrumentation monitoring program.
Qualifications
US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. This position has a positive education requirement. For the Civil Engineer positive education requirement, please click here. For the Geologist positive education requirement, please click here. GS-11 Qualifications: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined inspecting dams and levees, writing technical reports and memoranda, and performing engineering analysis and/or design of dams and levees. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). GS-12 Qualifications: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as inspecting dams and levees, preparing inspection reports and other technical reports and memoranda for dams and levees and monitoring schedule and budget for tasks related to development of engineering products. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
Pay Range
$66,205.00 - $103,232.00