CIVIL ENGINEER (HYDRAULICS/HYRDOLOGIC)

U.S. Army; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army in Atlanta is seeking qualified engineers to join our civil and water resources programs. Applicants must be US citizens and meet the basic and specialized experience requirements described in the vacancy notice.

The position emphasizes providing technical expertise in water resources engineering, applying geospatial/GIS technologies, and supporting engineering studies, policies, or guidance. ABET accreditation and FE/PE licensure are typical qualification pathways.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, with ABET-accredited program.
• Differential and integral calculus coursework in five engineering/physics areas.
• Professional registration or licensure (EI/EIT/PE) by a valid state board.
• Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam or equivalent documentation for licensure.
• 60 semester hours of physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences coursework required.

Responsibilities

• Specialized experience in water resources engineering, such as reservoir operations, water management, hydrology and hydraulics.
• Developing, reviewing, or implementing water control plans and engineering studies.
• Applying geospatial/GIS technologies to support engineering decisions and infrastructure planning.

Skills

Water resources engineering

Geospatial GIS

Professional registration/licensure

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 in this document.

BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ENGINEERS:

A. 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)


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.

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, or 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.


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 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.

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

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service that includes providing technical expertise in water resources engineering, such as reservoir operations, water management, hydrology and hydraulics, or water quality; developing, reviewing, or implementing water control plans, engineering studies, policies, or technical guidance; and applying geospatial/GIS technologies to support engineering, infrastructure, water resources, or operational decision-making.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: 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-12 for the GS-13 and GS-13 for the GS-14).