Civil Engineer.

Obsolete Site; Natick (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

US Federal Government in Natick, MA is seeking a Civil Engineer to develop and review design documents, manage projects through contract and completion, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for civil, sanitary, and structural systems. You will serve as Project Manager with construction oversight and QA responsibilities.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) and professional registration or FE/ EI/EIT; license and travel requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (ABET-accredited preferred) with strong foundation in civil engineering science.
• FE exam or professional registration/licensure recommended (EI/EIT/PE).
• Experience coordinating design reviews and construction oversight is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and review civil, sanitary engineering and structural designs and construction documents.
• Manage projects through contract to completion with oversight and QA.
• Provide construction oversight and ensure technical accuracy and adequacy of projects within facilities.

Skills

Project management

Contract oversight

Civil/structural design coordination

Construction oversight

Reviewing plans and estimates

Education

ABET-accredited program

Professional Engineer licensure / EI / EIT

FE exam (Fundamentals of Engineering)

Tools

CADD

Job description

Requirements

• Develop and review engineering designs and the preparation of contract documents, which consist of plans, specifications and construction cost estimates.
• Manage project through contract and completion.
• Coordinate designs of proposed changes of specifications of buildings, systems and structures with staff and senior professional engineers of other engineering disciplines.
• Develop criteria for civil engineering features to be used by architectural-engineering firms in preparing designs.
• Serve as Project Manager, provides construction oversight and quality assurance for civil engineering related projects.
• Responsible for the technical accuracy and adequacy of construction and maintenance projects within the facilities - $750,000/2,000,000 approval authority.
• Design civil, sanitary engineering and structural systems and facilities, such as buildings, walls, roads, storm drain and sanitary sewer systems, houses and training facilities.

Duties

• Develop and review engineering designs and the preparation of contract documents, which consist of plans, specifications and construction cost estimates.
• Manage project through contract and completion.
• Coordinate designs of proposed changes of specifications of buildings, systems and structures with staff and senior professional engineers of other engineering disciplines.
• Develop criteria for civil engineering features to be used by architectural-engineering firms in preparing designs.
• Serve as Project Manager, provides construction oversight and quality assurance for civil engineering related projects.
• Responsible for the technical accuracy and adequacy of construction and maintenance projects within the facilities - $750,000/2,000,000 approval authority.
• Design civil, sanitary engineering and structural systems and facilities, such as buildings, walls, roads, storm drain and sanitary sewer systems, houses and training facilities.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports) upon entering the position and annually.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 11. While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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

Basic Requirement For Civil Engineer Position

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
• 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);
• 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.
• 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 such 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.

OR

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes (1) coordinating the construction and/or design of civil engineering projects primarily related to office park facilities and utilities; (2) performing project management/contract oversight to include conducting inspections of current/proposed work sites; and (3) using computer-aided design and drafting systems, such as (CADD). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

For the GS-12 specialized experience: 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.

Additional information

• 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.
• This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• 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 Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives may be authorized.
• Student Loan Repayment Program may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service may be authorized.
• Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized but must be established prior to entry on duty.

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.