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In this position, you will work under the general supervision of the Chief, Hydrologic Engineering and Power Branch, and under technical oversight of the Team Leader, Power Team. In this capacity, you will independently use judgment in developing hydropower operational plans for hydro projects within the Seattle, Walla Walla and Portland Districts of the Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division (NWD) and British Columbia, Canada.
Major Duties
- You will develop plans in coordination with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), British Columbia Hydro (BCH), and Pacific Northwest public and private electric utilities.
- You will conduct system regulations that are used for developing reservoir operating plans required for the operation of all projects that are a party to the Pacific Northwest Coordination Agreement.
- You will monitor current system operations and provides status reports that show reservoir refill probability, proportional draft levels and system energy capabilities.
- You will perform special modeling regulations to evaluate current operational plans for developing problems and/or adverse impacts.
- You will develop and maintain reports and procedures to provide Reservoir Operations Specialists with the accurate and timely information they require for proper water management decisions.
- You will use a computer and developed applications to perform data collection, maintenance and formatting of data used in the preparation of hydrometeorological data, project data, and other water management information.
- You will assists engineers and hydrologists in hydrologic analyses and system-wide Columbia River operation studies.
Qualifications
US Citizens 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. This position has a positive education requirement based on the occupational series under which you are applying. The requirement is a specific degree in the career field OR a combination of education and experience as described below: Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer click here. Basic Requirement for Physical Scientist Click here. Basic Requirement for Hydrologist click here. Basic Requirement for Mathematician click here. Basic Requirement for Computer Scientist click here. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in developing water or power system plans, water accounting, and using existing models or writing code in the development or enhancement of new models.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Hydraulic EngineeringModeling and SimulationOral CommunicationProject Management
Pay Range
$81,875.00 - $106,442.00