Supervisory Civil/Environmental Engineer (Interdisciplinary)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking an engineering professional to lead efforts in constructing water, wastewater, and solid waste facilities in collaboration with American Indian Tribes. This is an opportunity to engage in impactful work that enhances community health and safety. Candidates must have a degree in Engineering and relevant experience in project management and design. A strong commitment to collaboration and a thorough understanding of engineering principles are essential for success in this role.

Benefits

IHS Student Loan Repayment Program

Excellent health benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in an accredited engineering program.
• Experience in engineering design and project management is essential.
• U.S. citizenship and valid driver's license are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with American Indian Tribes for water facility projects.
• Prepare design documents, construction drawings, and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations regarding engineering projects.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Engineering Design

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Technical Specifications

Job description

Want to have positive impact working in diverse environments? Join us at IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction! We collaborate with American Indian Tribes to plan, design, and construct water, wastewater, and solid waste facilities. Visit www.ihs.gov/dsfc or email [e-mail].
The position is eligible for the IHS Student Loan Repayment Program with selection based on IHS priorities and available funds. Visit https://www.ihs.gov/loanrepayment.
See Additional Info Section for other incentives
Duties

This position is being announced concurrently under Delegated Examining procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number IHS-25-HQ-12742217-ESEP/MP for eligibility requirements.

The incumbent will be responsible for leading collaboration with American Indian Tribes to increase and maintain access to water, wastewater, and solid waste facilities by:

Requirements

Selectee may be subject to a probationary/trial period
ESEP appointees typically serve a two year trial period
U.S. Citizenship is required
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Must have a valid State Driver's License

This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.

A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.

Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required.

Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.

Must have a viable bank account at a financial institution for electronic direct deposit of salary payment.

Background Investigation: If you are selected for this vacancy, you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation. Fingerprint results and background investigation documentation must be cleared prior to hire. After you begin your employment, your continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position. The investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position. If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges. You may be subject to a credit check as a part of the background investigation process.

Qualifications
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.

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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S):

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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: (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. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , 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)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and 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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

• 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 bachelor's 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.)

In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Your resume must demonstrate one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks:

GS-11: Experience in the preparation of design documents, construction drawings, technical specifications and procurement documents for water supply, wastewater, or solid waste construction projects

OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree,
OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR a combination of specialized experience and education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.