Environmental Engineer - Projects

US Army Corps of Engineers; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a technical authority SME and expert advisor in environmental sampling to support ordnance and explosive programs. You will review statements of work, plans, safety submissions, risk assessments, cost estimates, and final reports to ensure compliance with federal, state, and DoD regulations while coordinating with EPA and state offices.

The role requires ABET-accredited engineering education, FE exam, and a strong background in engineering sciences, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; ABET-accredited program requirement or equivalent with calculus coursework.
• Combination of education and experience showing knowledge of engineering sciences and practical applications.
• Evidence of passing FE exam or similar licensure process for professional registration in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed review of Statements of Work, Work Plans, Safety Submissions, risk assessments, cost estimates, and final engineering reports.
• Assist OE Center of Expertise in determining minimum environmental sampling standards for OE sites.
• Attend public hearings/meetings and defend projects as expert witness.
• Design reviews of plans and specs for domestic/industrial waste collection and treatment systems.

Skills

Environmental sampling

Technical authority

Regulatory compliance

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Engineering degree (B.S.) in engineering

Job description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position:

Serves as technical authority Subject Matter Expert (SME) and expert advisor in all environmental sampling to support the design and execution of ordnance and explosive (OE), chemical warfare materiel (CWM), and Innovative Technology Programs.

Help

Perform detailed review of Statement of Work, Work Plan, Safety Submissions, risk assessments, cost estimates, and final engineering reports.

Assist the Ordnance and Explosives Center of Expertise and Design Center in determining the minimum standard required for environmental sampling at all OE sites.

Perform detailed review of Statement of Work, Work Plan, Safety Submissions, risk assessments, cost estimates, and final engineering reports.

Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Federal, State, and DOD environmental and safety laws, regulations, and policies.

Perform detailed review of in-house and contractor prepared Statements of Work, Work Plans, Safety Submissions, risk assessments, cost estimates, and final engineering reports.

Attend public hearings/meetings and defends projects as expert witness.

Perform detailed design reviews of plans, and specifications for complex domestic and industrial waste collection and treatment systems prepared by others.

Visit and maintain close liaison with the Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental offices to coordinate planned activities.

Help

This job requires up to 50% travel.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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., religious; spiritual; community; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

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: (b) strength of materials (stress‑strain relationships); (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.

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. 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., 1) Applying professional engineering concepts to independently plan, design, or execute projects involving military munitions and hazardous waste remediation; 2) Reviewing and evaluating technical engineering documents; and 3) Coordinating directly with regulatory agencies (such as the EPA or state environmental departments) to resolve technical issues, support environmental permitting, or maintain program compliance. 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.Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre‑Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

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 Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.

This is an 18 Career Program position aligned under the Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure and Engineers (CASIE) Career Management Directorate.

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. 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.

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• In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full‑time, part‑time or intermittent.