CIVIL ENGINEER

About the role

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a CIVIL ENGINEER. Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Glendale, Arizona

What you will do

• In cooperation with other Engineers, administers Phoenix Area Office (PXAO) - Examination of Existing Structures Program to ensure eight high-hazard dams and four high-hazard dikes are being maintained in good working order and do not pose undue risk to downstream communities.
• Schedule and perform Annual Site Inspection (ASI) on each facility.
• Participate on all Periodic Facility Reviews (PFR) and Comprehensive Reviews (CR) scheduled for that year.
• Write Inspection Report as necessary.
• Participates in the Review of Operation and Maintenance (ROM) of two major canal systems and several irrigation districts.
• Prepares budgets, schedules, and annual workplans and regularly tracks expenditures.
• Provides professional civil engineering service related to the operation and maintenance of dams and canal systems.
• Performs engineering analyses to include performing and coordinating technical planning activities; data collection (including validation and management); modeling and data analyses; analyses of site location and/or conditions; risk estimation and analyses; or analyses of instrumentation data.
• Completes and/or reviews engineering designs to include: 1) planning and conducting engineering studies or evaluations such as preliminary, appraisal, feasibility, final design, and value planning/value engineering; 2) creating, performing, reviewing, checking, and/or modeling engineering designs; 3) developing design criteria, procedures, and instructions; 4) providing technical approval as the engineer in responsible charge of design activities and engineering decisions; 5) contributing to the design and modifications of new and existing complex features to mitigate static, dynamic, and hydrologic/hydraulic loadings; or 6) design, installation, and maintenance of instrumentation systems to provide engineering data for analysis and/or operational decision support.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
• You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
• You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education).
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire.
• Continue to the Additional Information section for the Condition of Employment For Probationary Period.

Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement.

You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience.

Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. Non-submission will result in being rated not-qualified for the position.

You will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify educational qualifications, if selected.

An official transcript must be sent directly from the University's Registrar's office and must be provided from the institution awarding the degree. Academic transcripts certified by notary publics are NOT official. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to reporting to work as a condition of employment.

Failure to submit official transcripts may be grounds for dismissal or rescission of the job offer.

Accreditation: Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.

For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information.

How you will be evaluated

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible.

All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

For this announcement, all applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the educational and specialized experience requirements. Applicants will not be rated or ranked. All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official.

All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated by a resume. If, upon review, it is determined that your resume and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, your application may be removed from consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competencies in the following areas: Civil Engineering - Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods required to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain facilities such as buildings, transportation systems, water and sanitary systems, and other public works systems.

Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies with the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s).

Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. You may choose to have your information shared with other agencies when applying for this position. If an agency requests a copy of a certificate you are on, you will be notified.

Documents you must provide

• Please submit the supporting documents outlined below applicable to your claimed eligibility status and the position and grade to which you are applying.
• Failing to submit required documents will result in non-consideration due to an incomplete application package.
• RESUME: You must submit a resume that demonstrates how skills and experiences through job duties meet the qualifications and requirements listed in the job announcement to be considered for the job.
• Each job experience must include dates of employment including start and end dates (month and year), work schedule (full-time or part-time), and hours worked per week.
• Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted.
• The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text.
• Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible.
• All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression.
• Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
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• TRANSCRIPTS: Required for candidates using education as a basis for qualifications.
• CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAMS: Permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated.
• You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
• To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including selective factors, education and experience requirements) and score at least 85.0 on the assessment questionnaire as established, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.
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• Professional Engineer: A current valid Professional Engineering (P.E.) license.
• Provide proof of license with the application.
• Failure to provide proof of the license may result in an ineligible rating.

What to expect next

Upon successful submission of the application packet, you will receive a confirmation email from USAJOBS. If you do not receive this email confirmation, the application has not yet been accepted by the system. After all application packages have been received, resumes and supporting document(s) will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements.

Each applicant who meets the basic qualifications will be further evaluated on the information provided in the resume, application questionnaire, and other assessment criteria identified in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official.

After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications. Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation by regularly checking their public status notifications in the USAJOBS profile.

Additional information

Condition of Employment For Probationary Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 year probationary during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probation your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses or first-post-of-duty relocation expenses are authorized, as applicable, with the exception of the Guaranteed Home Sale Provision.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), signed into law December 2017, suspends the moving expense deduction and the exclusion from income of qualified employer reimbursements of moving expenses that was allowed under previous tax laws. Employer reimbursements for moving costs are now generally taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630).

For information, visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit *** This position is designated as a MODERATE RISK Public Trust position.

It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T2S or T2RS or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: *** This is a non-bargaining unit position. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.