CIVIL ENGINEER (STRUCTURAL)

Bureau of Reclamation; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 147,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Reclamation invites applications for a Civil Engineer (Structural) position located in Lakewood, Colorado. The role focuses on reviewing, developing, and enforcing structural design standards across projects within the Department of the Interior.

The incumbent will lead technical reviews, provide design approvals, and coordinate with A/E teams, region offices, and professional societies to ensure compliant and safe structures. Telework is eligible as noted in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Reviews technical policies, criteria, standards, and guidelines for adequacy and currency with state-of-the-art procedures.
• Participates in or directs development of new analysis and design practices, policies, guidelines, and standards.
• Prepares technical documents for approval and for publication; conducts structural investigations and makes recommendations on design/construct methods.
• Provides technical approval of structural designs, drawings, and documentation; reviews A/E design products.
• Directs and/or provides technical assistance on analysis and design procedures with other disciplines and offices.
• Initiates correspondence and maintains communications with region/area offices, firms, and professionals on structural issues and design limitations.
• Serves as Team Leader or member on teams or committees contributing to Reclamation's mission and objectives.
• May serve on interagency panels and boards; visits construction sites to discuss design procedures and resolve issues; prepares reports and briefs.

Job description

You will serve as a CIVIL ENGINEER (STRUCTURAL) with Bureau of Reclamation. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Plant Structures, LAKEWOOD, JEFFERSON, COLORADO.

Key Responsibilities

Bureau-Wide (Bureau of Reclamation) - This is a Merit Promotion announcement for career and career conditional Bureau employees, Career Transition eligibles (CTAP), Current or former time-limited employees eligible under Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) and those who are eligible under the hiring paths listed above. Refer to Required Documents section for more information.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Reviews technical policies, criteria, standards, and guidelines, determining their adequacy and consistency with state-of-the-art procedures. Participates in or directs the development of new analysis and design practices, policies, guidelines, and standards relating to the features listed above.

Prepares technical documents for approval by appropriate official(s) and for subsequent publication. Performs or directs the structural/functional investigations for the most difficult and complex types of features listed above. Recommendations include analysis, design, layout, and/or construction methods based on these investigations.

This duty is performed to ensure technically adequate and technically complete designs and specifications are in compliance with all adopted local and national design and safety codes and are consistent with the mission of the organization. Provides technical approval of structural designs, drawings, and documentation; participates on Architect/Engineer (A/E) selection boards, and reviews A/E design products that require the incumbent to be a licensed engineer.

Directs and/or provides technical assistance and review on analysis and design procedures with the various Reclamation Technical Service Center disciplines and organizational units and with Region, Area, and other client offices. This duty is performed to ensure technically adequate and technically complete designs and specifications are in compliance with all adopted local and national design and safety codes and are consistent with the mission of the organization.

Initiates correspondence and maintains communications with Reclamation Region and Area Offices, commercial firms, professional societies and other professionals as required on matters affecting technical issues, policies, procedures, guidelines, practices, and limitations, in the areas of structural analysis, design, and construction of the features listed above. Serves as Team Leader or member of a team or committee that contribute to Reclamation's mission and objective.

May serve on Reclamation and interagency panels, work groups, and boards where expertise is applicable. Visits construction sites and Region, Area, or other offices to discuss recommendations for design procedures and details, provides advice on design considerations, assists in resolving construction problems and inspects structures under construction for compliance with design intent. Prepares reports on findings and gives oral briefings to appropriate official(s).

Initiates special studies and evaluations to expand the state-of-the-art of structural analysis and design for a variety of building materials and systems used in the types of structures evaluated within Plant Structures.

Requirements & Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted.

Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.

How do I receive credit for a college degree obtained in a foreign university in another country? - OPM.gov Applicants must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service. To be acceptable, the foreign credential evaluation must include/describe: The type of education received by the applicant; The level of education in relation to the U.S.

education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the International Education Standards Council; The content of the applicant's educational program earned abroad and the standard obtained; The status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; and Any other information of interest such as what the evaluation service did to obtain this information, the qualifications of thee valuator, and any indications as to other problems such as forgery.

Foreign credential evaluations that do not contain the above information or that state there is insufficient information provided by the applicant on which to base an evaluation should not be accepted. If the requested evaluation shows the foreign education to be legitimate and comparable to that expected of a candidate with U.S. credentials, it may be accepted at the discretion of the agency.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $146848 – $182316/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.