Civil Engineer

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

Job summary

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Dam and Levee Engineer at GS-13 level to assess hazards, perform risk analyses, and support flood-risk mitigation projects.

The position emphasizes engineering proficiency, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with technical partners. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree (ABET-accredited or equivalent) and relevant professional credentials or eligibility, with experience in hydrology, hydraulics, and

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with ABET accreditation or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience applying federal, state, and local regulations to dam and levee safety.
• Proficiency in hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Apply regulations and technical standards to assess hazards in dam/levee systems.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic reviews to evaluate flood risk and performance.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to support design and mitigation options.

Skills

Dam & Levee Safety Programs

Risk & consequence assessments

Benefit-cost analyses

Failure mode analyses

Civil engineering

Hydrology

Hydraulics

Education

Engineering degree

ABET-accredited program

PE/EI licensure or eligibility

Job description

This position is located in Philadelphia, PA. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Dam and Levee Safety Programs, including risk and consequence assessments. The candidate should also possess experience and proficiency in conducting benefit-cost analyses and failure mode analyses, as well as relevant expertise in civil engineering, hydrology, and hydraulics.

Basic Requirements:

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

AND

The qualification requirements 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:

1. Applying federal, state, and local regulations, engineering guidance, and technical standards to assess and mitigate hazards associated with dam and levee infrastructure AND,

2. Conducting hydrologic and hydraulic reviews, studies, and engineering analyses to evaluate flood risk, infrastructure performance, and hazard-mitigation options for water-resources projects, AND

3. Collaborating with engineers, stakeholders, and technical partners to develop, review, and support designs for dam and levee infrastructure projects.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

• Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
• Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Are you qualifying based on your work experience?

• Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level.
• Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
• Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application