Lead Civil Engineer – Water Resources & Dams

Bureau of Reclamation (DOI); Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Reclamation in Grand Junction, Colorado, seeks a Supervisory Civil Engineer (GS-12) to lead the planning, implementation, and oversight of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and Safety of Dams (SOD) programs for water resource facilities, including dams, canals, pipelines, pumping plants, bridges, and reservoirs.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, supervise a multidisciplinary team, manage engineering projects, and ensure safe, reliable operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, and oversight of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and Safety of Dams (SOD) programs for water resource, salinity control, and power generation facilities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Direct and perform professional civil engineering analyses, investigations, inspections, and evaluations involving dams, canals, pipelines, pumping plants, bridges, powerplants, reservoirs, and related infrastructure, providing recommendations to address operational, maintenance, and safety concerns.
• Manage engineering projects and programs by establishing priorities, coordinating resources, developing scopes of work, schedules, cost estimates, and technical requirements, and ensuring successful project execution.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight through the review and approval of engineering analyses, designs, plans, specifications, inspection reports, and technical documents; serve as a technical advisor to facility managers, operators, engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Supervise and develop a multidisciplinary workforce by planning and assigning work, evaluating performance, identifying training needs, recruiting and selecting employees, and fostering a safe, productive, and effective work environment.

Job description

The Bureau of Reclamation in Grand Junction, Colorado, seeks a Supervisory Civil Engineer (GS-12) to lead the planning, implementation, and oversight of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and Safety of Dams (SOD) programs for water resource facilities, including dams, canals, pipelines, pumping plants, bridges, and reservoirs.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, supervise a multidisciplinary team, manage engineering projects, and ensure safe, reliable operations.