Civil Engineer.

US Army Corps of Engineers; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, OR seeks a civil engineer to lead field investigations, develop civil designs, construction plans, and contract specifications. You will perform calculations, prepare design analysis, and produce contract drawings using CADD.

Responsibilities include QA/QC reviews and responding to RFIs, with as-built drawings prepared after construction. Qualified applicants have a bachelor’s in engineering (ABET-accredited preferred) and experience with design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required, ABET-accredited program preferred.
• Experience with design analysis, calculations, and quantity estimates.
• Familiarity with CADD and producing contract drawings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field investigations and write engineering reports.
• Develop civil designs, construction plans and contract specifications, including design analysis, calculations, and quantity estimates.
• Utilize CADD to perform civil design and create contract drawings.
• Prepare Architect-Engineer statements of work, performance requirements and labor estimates.
• Perform Design Quality Control and Assurance Reviews of in-house and A-E Civil designs.
• Conduct inspections of projects under construction, review construction submittals, answer Contractor's RFIs, and prepare as-constructed drawings.

Skills

Field investigations

Report writing

Design analysis

Engineering fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

ABET-accredited program

Tools

CADD

Contract drawings

Job description

• Conduct field investigations and write engineering reports.
• Develop civil designs, construction plans and contract specifications, including design analysis, calculations, and quantity estimates.
• Utilize CADD to perform civil design and create contract drawings.
• Prepare Architect-Engineer statements of work, performance requirements and labor estimates.
• Perform Design Quality Control and Assurance Reviews of in-house and A-E Civil designs.
• Conduct inspections of projects under construction, review construction submittals, answer Contractor's RFIs (requests for information), and prepare as-constructed drawings.

Duties

• Conduct field investigations and write engineering reports.
• Develop civil designs, construction plans and contract specifications, including design analysis, calculations, and quantity estimates.
• Utilize CADD to perform civil design and create contract drawings.
• Prepare Architect-Engineer statements of work, performance requirements and labor estimates.
• Perform Design Quality Control and Assurance Reviews of in-house and A-E Civil designs.
• Conduct inspections of projects under construction, review construction submittals, answer Contractor's RFIs (requests for information), and prepare as-constructed drawings.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply

• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Reinstatement

In order to qualify, you must meet the Basic Requirement and the education and/or 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 Engineering

• 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-stain 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 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.

GS-11 Qualifications

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

Specialized Experience: Qualified applicants will describe in their resume at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade with utilizing Computer Automated Design system to develop design solutions for engineering products related to civil works structures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-11

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

GS-12 Qualifications

Specialized Experience: Qualified applicants will describe in their resume at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade with conducting inspections, developing design solutions, developing construction contract drawings and specifications, and preparing statements of work for engineering products related to civil works structures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-12

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

• 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:

Additional information

• Position may be filled by temporary appointment not to exceed one year, and may be extended to a maximum of three years.
• Position may be filled as a Term Appointment not to exceed thirteen months. Term appointments may be extended beyond 6 six years.
• Current permanent federal employees applying for a temporary or term position will be appointed/converted to a temporary or Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to their permanent position.
• A Relocation Incentive may be considered.
• A Recruitment Incentive may be considered.
• Management may select at any of the grade levels announced.
• Noncompetitive promotion potential to target grade.
• 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(n) Engineers and Scientists Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled.
• 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
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests

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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 fulltime, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.