Civil Engineer / Agricultural Engineer

Natural Resources Conservation Service; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Natural Resources Conservation Service in Oregon seeks an engineer to support planning, design, installation, and maintenance of soil and water conservation practices. The incumbent provides technical guidance and assists in engineering phases of projects in state, area, or field offices.

Responsibilities include supervising planning and construction of practices such as water management, erosion control, and wetland restoration; preparing drawings and specifications; and conducting site

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, ABET-accredited program or equivalent.
• Combination of education and experience demonstrating engineering knowledge.
• Possession of Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), PE licensure, or FE exam completion.

Responsibilities

• Supervise planning, design and construction of engineering practices such as water management, erosion control, and wetland restoration.
• Prepare designs, drawings and specifications for complex engineering projects.
• Lead site investigations, feasibility studies and field construction checks for conservation installations.
• Conduct periodic quality reviews of notes, drawings, and designs for compliance with standards.
• Assist leadership in evaluating effectiveness of engineering practices and procedures.
• Assist leadership in identifying training needs for engineering staff.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (ABET-accredited or equivalent)

Job description

Summary

This position is located in a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state, area, or field office within the State of Oregon. The incumbent assists the area/zone or similar engineer and is responsible for providing technical guidance and in-the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soil and water conservation practices.

Duties

• Supervise the planning, design and construction of engineering practices such as water management, animal waste management, erosion control, flood control, wetland creation / restoration, and other conservation practices needing engineering guidance.
• Prepares designs, preliminary and final drawings and specifications on complex engineering practices.
• Directs and performs site investigations, feasibility studies, and field construction checks for conservation practice installations.
• Make periodic quality reviews of notes, drawings, designs, and installations for compliance with policies procedures, and/or specifications.
• Assists leadership in evaluating the effectiveness of engineering practices, technical documents, and procedures.
• Assists leadership in determining the training needs of the field of personnel engaged in engineering work.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected, you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.
• Probationary and Trial Period – Successful completion of a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period unless previous federal service is creditable. Refer to Next Steps for more information.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.
• This will require the operation of a motor vehicle operator on public and private roadsduring daylight and after dark if needed to perform the duties of the position, must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below.

Basic Requirements: A. Degree: A bachelor's or higher degree in 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), 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) 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