Civil Engineer (Hydraulics).

US Army Corps of Engineers; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

US Army Corps of Engineers in Mobile, AL seeks an engineer to regulate reservoir systems for flood control, hydropower, and water supply. The role involves developing real-time forecasting models, maintaining decision-support tools, and representing the district at technical and public forums.

The position requires a Civil Engineer degree (ABET-accredited) and eligible professional registration; it also involves field support and emergency response duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with ABET-accredited program.
• Courses in calculus and engineering sciences across multiple areas such as statics, dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, materials, etc.
• Professional licensure or registration as Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or Professional Engineer (PE).
• Familiarity with FE examination or licensure requirements for professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct regulation of reservoirs for flood control, hydropower, water supply, and quality.
• Prepare and revise Water Control/Reservoir Regulation Manuals.
• Develop and apply real-time hydrologic forecasting and water control models.
• Represent the District at technical meetings, seminars, and public forums.
• Plan and maintain water control decision-support models.
• Assist hydrologic technicians in field operations such as stream and precipitation gage data collection.

Skills

Hydrologic data analysis

Real-time modeling

Public meeting representation

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

60 semester hours in engineering sciences

Professional licensure (PE/EIT)

FE exam knowledge

Job description

Duties

• Coordinates and directs the regulation of individual or system reservoirs for flood control, hydropower, water supply, and water quality.
• Prepares and revises Water Control/Reservoir Regulation Manuals.
• Develops, applies, and refines real-time hydrologic forecasting and water control models.
• Serves as the District representative at technical meetings, seminars, and public forums.
• Plans, develops, and maintains water control decision-support models
• Performs other duties as assigned, including assisting hydrologic technicians in the field with stream and precipitation gage operations

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Duties are performed on a rotating work schedule that includes regular Saturday, Sunday, and holiday work periods, as well as 24-hour staffing during emergencies.
• Duties require decisions that directly and immediately impact human life and health, economic and property damage, and aquatic habitat.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid State motor vehicle operator’s license.
• Position is designated Mission Essential (M-E) in accordance with DoDI 3020.42. Incumbent is required to report for duty during inclement weather, Natural Disasters, and other emergency situations

Qualifications

Basic Requirement for Engineer: Civil Engineer 0810

• 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 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
• 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.

NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcript.

Qualifications At The GS-07 Level

Specialized Experience for GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Collecting and plotting hydrologic data 2)Perform basic water level calculations, using standard software to assist with water control studies 3)Repairing draft reports on routine engineering evaluations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Education for GS-07: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

Superior Academic Achievement for GS-07: In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on:(1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (Note: there is a broken parenthesis. We'll keep actual text.)

Combination of Education and Experience for GS-07: 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) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Qualifications At The GS-09 Level

Specialized Experience for GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Conducting basic river or reservoir stage forecasting 2) Apply statistical and probability concepts to hydrologic problems 3)Utilize basic software tools, assisting in the drafting of water control schedules. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07)

Education for GS-09: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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 perform the work of the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Combination of Education and Experience for GS-09: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if 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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Qualifications At The GS-11 Level

Specialized Experience for GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Develop and run real-time hydrologic forecasting and water control decision models 2) evaluate meteorologic and ecological data for reservoir regulation 3) Coordinate operations with external stakeholders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09)

Education for GS-11: 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 perform the work of the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Combination of Education and Experience for GS-11: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if 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.

Qualifications At The GS-12 Level

Specialized Experience for GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Formulate plans and direct reservoir system regulations for multiple-purpose water projects 2) Authorize and revise comprehensive Water Control Manuals 3) Develop and calibrate advanced forecasting models. 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

Foreign education information: 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

• 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) 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.

The following special programs/incentives MAY be offered if it is in the best interest of the government

• Student Loan repayment
• Advanced in-hire (offered to new to federal service employees only)
• Advanced Leave Accrual (offered to new to federal service employees only)
• Relocation Incentive
• Recruitment Incentive (offered to new to federal service employees only)

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.