Civil Engineer

US Federal Emergency Management Agency; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking a senior Civil Engineer to lead engineering-based flood studies and mapping projects in support of the National Flood Insurance Program under Risk MAP. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in flood risk analysis, hydrology and hydraulics, and coordination with state and local partners.

Applicants must meet education and experience requirements, including ABET-accredited engineering degrees or equivalent combinations, and

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree or equivalent combination.
• Bachelor-level knowledge through calculus and core engineering courses.
• Professional registration/licensure (PE/EI/EIT) or FE exam demonstrated.
• Alternative curricula accepted with sufficient engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead floodplain mapping studies and apply regulations and guidance.
• Manage flood risk analysis and mapping projects for NFIP Risk MAP.
• Coordinate hydrology, hydraulics, surveying and data collection activities.
• Engage with state/local stakeholders to support community flood risk reduction.

Skills

Flood risk analysis

Hydrology & hydraulics

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Professional licensure (PE/EI/EIT)

FE exam or equivalent licensure path

Related curriculum acceptable as alternative

Job description

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience serving as a senior Civil Engineer in managing engineering-based flood studies & mapping projects in support of the National Flood Insurance Program with experience assisting communities to reduce flood risk through the Risk MAP program.

Applicants must meet the Basic Education and Minimum Qualification requirements listed below in order to be found qualified for the position (Please upload transcript at time of application).

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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

B. 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:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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.

2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3. 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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

4. 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 bachelor's 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive).

AND in addition to meeting the basic education requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following:

• Serving as a senior level Civil Engineer in applying regulations, guidance, and engineering analysis associated with floodplain mapping studies; AND
• Managing flood risk analysis and mapping study projects; AND
• Dealing with hydrology, hydraulics, topographic data collection and surveying practices; AND
• Interacting with diverse partners, including coordination with state/local stakeholders.