GEOLOGIST

Bureau of Reclamation

Lakewood (CO)

Remote

USD 140,000 - 182,000

Full time

5 days ago

Be an early applicant

Get a reply from this employer

Your resume and cover letter, tailored to exactly what they’re hiring for.

Get past ATS filters

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligibility

Job summary

The Bureau of Reclamation in Denver's Engineering Geology & Geophysics Division invites applications for a Geologist. You will conduct engineering geology evaluations, hydrogeologic characterization, and geotechnical investigations to support dam safety and construction projects.

As a senior technical advisor on Safety of Dams, you will review designs, provide guidance, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This position is open under Fed Transition and includes telework eligibility.

Qualifications

Mandatory education requirement; must submit transcripts showing degree, major, GPA or class ranking, credit hours earned and conferral date.
Unofficial transcripts allowed for interim qualification, but official transcripts required before starting work if education was used to qualify.
Foreign education: provide evidence of evaluation and equivalency to U.S. education from a recognized private organization.
This is a Merit Promotion announcement open to eligible federal employees and other hiring paths as described.

Responsibilities

Conducts engineering geology evaluations, materials and hydrogeologic characterization, and geotechnical investigations.
Performs hazard identification and construction management duties; provides expert review and technical guidance.
Serves as Safety of Dams advisor, delivering senior-level input on engineering geology across all SOD phases.
Acts as independent reviewer of final designs and construction specifications for dams and related infrastructure.

Job description

You will serve as a Geologist with Bureau of Reclamation. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Engineering Geology & Geophysics, LAKEWOOD, 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: Conducts and supports the execution of engineering geology evaluations, materials and hydrogeologic characterization, geotechnical investigations, hazard identification, and construction management duties by providing expert review, interpretation, technical expectations and work products.

This position serves as a Safety of Dams advisor and provides senior-level authoritative technical input on the application of engineering geology principles across all phases of SOD processes. The position serves as a senior technical specialist providing authoritative engineering geology evaluation, guidance, and Technical Approval for construction-phase activities and geology related documentation.

Provides authoritative guidance to ensure individual projects to programmatic processes conform to Reclamation and industry standards and guidelines. Provides authoritative technical recommendations for project- and program-level engineering geology decisions related to geologic practice, SOD processes, construction-phase activities.

The position will serve as an engineering geology independent reviewer of final design documents and construction specifications for engineering analysis, and modification and construction of dams and associated heavy civil infrastructure projects. The position will provide authoritative engineering geology technical recommendations for Reclamation projects and for other government agencies projects.

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.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

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 $140239 – $182316/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-11.

Who is eligible to apply?

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