Civil Engineer
Location: Cedar City Utah
Description: Department Of Agriculture is at the momment seeking for Civil Engineer right now, this career will be placed in Utah. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Be Remarkable, Make a Difference! Join the Natural Resources Conservation Service team and help us conserve our nation's Natural Resources!! Visit our web site ( http://www.nrcs.usda.gov ) to learn more.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is known worldwide for its accomplishments and innovations in conservation. The employees of NRCS are recognized for their talent, dedication and ingenuity in making the agency's programs work as they take necessary steps to reduce erosion, protect wildlife, promote good land use, and other measures to preserve the Nation's natural resources for future generations. Join us in protecting and conserving natural resources on America's private lands! ( http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ ).
This vacancy announcement is open to all United States Citizens. Those who are current or former federal employees serving under a career or career-conditional appointment (Merit) and those eligible for consideration under Special Hiring Authority (e.g. VRA, VEOA, Peace Corps, VISTA, Handicap, 30% Disabled Veterans, etc) are eligible under this announcement but may also apply through the Status (Merit) vacancy announcement, UT-14-969845-EI-M! P that runs concurrent with this announcement. See "Other Info! rmation" section in this announcement for more details. Only one position per location is being filled between the two announcements.
There is one engineering position being filed by this vacancy announcement in each of these locations: Castle Dale, Cedar City, and Fillmore, Utah.
The incumbent serves as a field engineer and is primarily responsible for providing technical guidance and leadership in the overall planning, design, installation and maintenance of engineering phases on soil and water conservation practices, and may be called upon to assist elsewhere in the state of Utah.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizen
Suitable for Federal Employment, determined by Background Investigation
NRCS Utilizes E-Verify to identify and determine employment eligibility
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered with Selective Service
Valid Motor Vehicle Operators License
Submit college transcripts that confer degree DUTIES:!
1. Responsible for providing engineering assistance required for implementation of conservation practices. Assistance provided includes planning, design, and installation of irrigation systems, ag-waste systems, wetland restoration, stock water systems, stream restoration, and other conservation practices installed by clients with agriculture enterprises on cropland, pastureland, and rangeland.
2. Responsible for inspection and certification of common and complex conservation practices to ensure that they comply with NRCS standards and specifications.
3. Provides training to peers and field office staff in surveying, design, drafting, and the inspection/certification process.
4. Provides leadership and guidance in a manner that consistently demonstrates fairness, cooperation, and respect towards co-workers, office visitors, and all others in the performance of official business.
5. Assists the Area Engineer with design reviews an! d annual quality reviews for engineering practice implementation area w! ide. Assists the Area Engineer with evaluating and providing for the training needs of field office staff.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Qualification Statement : Applicants who fail to meet and document all the listed requirements by the closing date of this vacancy announcement will be found ineligible for consideration. This position has both a positive education requirement and a specialized experience requirement. ALL applicants must meet both sets of requirements, and must submit a legible copy of their college transcripts in order to be considered.
Basic Education Requirement : Method A, B or C
Method A : Applicants must have a bachelor's or higher degree in professional engineering from an accredited college or university that has an engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum; OR
Method B : Applicants! must have a bachelor's or higher degree in professional engineering from an accredited college or university. The curriculum included differential and integral calculus (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: 1) statistics, dynamics; 2) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); 3) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; 4) thermodynamics; 5) electrical fields and circuits; 6) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and 7) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR
Method C : Applicants must have successfully received college level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and a good understanding, both the! oretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and ! their applications to one of the branches of engineering. This is demonstrated by one of the following: 1) Professional registration by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; 2) passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, and 3) completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college or university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences as described in "B" above.
Grade Level Qualifications : In addition to meeting the basic education requirements outlined above, applicants must also have and document the following:
GS-9 Grade Level :
Experience : Possess and document at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the Federal GS-7 level. This experience must have equipped them with the p! articular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Civil Engineer, and must have been in or related to the work of this position. Examples of specialized experience include working with construction drawings, interpreting specifications and drawings, cost estimating, computing quantities of materials and volumes, reasonable contract changes, and contract administration functions for construction projects (i.e. making sure contacts are being followed) ; OR
Education : Possess at least 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's degree (36 semester hours) or higher graduate degree with a major field of study as listed in "A" above; OR
Combination of Experience and Education : Possess a combination of specialized experience and education. To compute this combination, first determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the requirement. Then determine your qualifyin! g education as a percentage of the education requirement. Both must tot! al 100%. Note: Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with your experience.
GS-11 Grade Level :
Experience : Possess and document at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the Federal GS-9 level. This experience must have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Civil Engineer, and must have been in or related to the work of this position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience includes having made informed decisions on conservation problems and issues; experience working independently to perform tasks such as conducting field surveys and collecting field data for planning, design, layout, and construction of projects using various forms of conventional survey equipment and current technology; preparing engineering plans and specifications; determining feasibility for conservation practices; c! omputing quantities to be used in the project; design and implementation of conservation practices including irrigation systems (flood, sprinkler, drip), animal waste systems, stockwater systems, and streambank protection; and providing training to others on the above items.; OR
Education : Possess at least 3 years (27 semester hours or equivalent) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a related Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR
Combination of Experience and Education : Possess a combination of specialized experience and education. See note above for computation.
Reference : For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications .
It is mandatory to submit college transcripts to document your education. Photocopies are acceptable for application; originals will be required if you ar! e selected for this position. Please submit course catalog descriptions! for those courses that may not clearly be identified as qualifying. If a determination cannot be made without additional information as to whether a course is creditable, it will not be credited.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx .
For Foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for your education.
Experience: Credit will be given for appropriate qualifying unpaid experience or volunteer work such as community,! cultural, social service, and professional association activities on the same basis as for paid experience. To receive proper credit for this experience, fully describe your responsibilities and show the actual time, dates, and hours per week spent in such activities.
Additional Qualifications:
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application will be evaluated and rated under the Ca! tegory Rating and Selection Procedures. Your resume must support your r! esponses to the occupational questionnaire. We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. If you are basically qualified for this position, we will evaluate your application package, using a panel of subject-matter experts or HR Specialist to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the critical knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. We will then place you in one of the following categories and only those in the Best Qualified category will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration.
Best Qualified: Applicants possess all of the job related competencies identifies as important for successful job performance.
Well -Qualified: Applicants possesses a majority (i.e., more than half) of the ! job related competencies needed for successful job performance.
Qualified: Applicants meets the basic eligibility and minimum qualification requirements, but does not meet the definition of Well-Qualified or Best Qualified describe above.
Your Assessment questionnaire will be scored based on your responses. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the following knowledge, skills and abilities (found in the assessment questionnaire) for this position:
--DATA COLLECTION
--DESIGN
--CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE
--TRAINING / TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS
To preview questions go to View Assessment Questions
BENEFITS:
Working for NRCS offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Additionally NRCS offers FlexiWork, Tele! work, Transportation Subsidies and a family friendly work environment. ! The following Web address is provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees. To find out more see website: http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/Benefits#icc . OTHER INFORMATION:
Career Assistance Program (CTAP): Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .
EEO Statement: http://www.fns.usda.gov/usda-nondiscrimination-statement/
Reasonable Accommodation: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/reasonable-accommodations/
Veterans' Preference: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Agriculture.
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This career starts available on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 20:18:52 GMT