Civil Engineer.

US Army Corps of Engineers; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

US Army Corps of Engineers in Memphis, TN seeks a senior civil engineer to oversee design and planning for major projects. You will review the work of engineers and technicians, liaise with government agencies and private interests, and develop grading and drainage plans and construction documents.

You will stay current on projects and regulatory matters and assume senior responsibility for design activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent.
• Eligibility through FE exam or professional registration (EI/EIT/PE) may apply.
• Combination of education and experience meeting engineering fundamentals may qualify.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project planning and design for Civil Design Section.
• Review the work of other engineers and technicians; liaise with government agencies and private interests.
• Develop and support grading and drainage plans; prepare construction plans and specifications.
• Act as liaison with local, higher, and other authorities; stay current on projects and regulations.
• Provide senior-level responsibility for planning and design activities on current projects; support design projects and studies.
• Utilize design software such as Civil 3D to develop plans and reports.

Skills

Project planning

Design review

Liaison with agencies

Grading and drainage

Plans and specifications

Civil 3D

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

ABET-accredited program or equivalent

FE exam or engineering licensure pathway

Tools

Civil 3D

Job description

• At the full performance level, you will serve as a senior engineer of the Civil Design Section. You will:
• You will oversee project planning and design, including reviewing the work of other professional engineers and technicians and providing liaison with other government agencies, local and private interests.
• Develop and provide support to others developing grading and drainage plans.
• Prepare plans and specifications for construction.
• Act as a liaison with local, higher, and individual authorities.
• Remain up-to-date with current projects as well as authorities and limitations.
• Assume senior level responsibility for planning and design activities related to current projects.
• Provide support for design projects and studies.
• Utilize various design software, such as Civil 3D, to develop plans and reports.

Duties

• At the full performance level, you will serve as a senior engineer of the Civil Design Section. You will:
• You will oversee project planning and design, including reviewing the work of other professional engineers and technicians and providing liaison with other government agencies, local and private interests.
• Develop and provide support to others developing grading and drainage plans.
• Prepare plans and specifications for construction.
• Act as a liaison with local, higher, and individual authorities.
• Remain up-to-date with current projects as well as authorities and limitations.
• Assume senior level responsibility for planning and design activities related to current projects.
• Provide support for design projects and studies.
• Utilize various design software, such as Civil 3D, to develop plans and reports.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary Travel / Business Travel is up to 10% annually.
• This position is situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework." This is NOT a remote telework position. The duty station is Memphis, TN.

Qualifications A Recruitment or Relocation incentive may be authorized per management's discretion.

This is a developmental position in Engineering & Construction Division, Design Branch and may be filled at the GS-07, GS-09, GS-11, or GS-12. If selected at the GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11 level, the target level for this assignment is a GS-12. The grade level selected will be based upon your qualifications. Non-Competitive promotion to the GS-12 may be effected provided you are sufficiently experienced, meet all requirements, and are performing the full scope of major duties.

Who May Apply: 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

Please see Education section for Basic Education Requirement for Civil Engineers.

Basic Requirement For Civil Engineer

Note: You must provide a copy of your transcript.

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);OR(2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics;(d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

• Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
• Professional registration or licensure – Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
• Written Test – Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
• Specified academic courses – Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
• Related curriculum – Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Additional information

• A Recruitment or Relocation incentive may be authorized per management's discretion.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a Science, Engineering and Analysis Career Field position..
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.