Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Civil Engineer / Mechanical Engineer / Electrical Engineer).

US Army Corps of Engineers; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans seeks a Supervisory Civil Engineer to lead the Technical Support Branch. The role directs professional staff, oversees budgets, and mentors teams across engineering disciplines to advance the agency’s mission.

You will review complex designs for safety compliance, develop innovative repair or upgrade approaches for structures, and brief senior leadership on technical solutions and resource needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• Professional licensure as PE or registration as Engineer Intern (EI)/EIT is acceptable.
• FE examination or equivalent required for professional registration.
• 60 semester hours of physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences.
• Related curriculum with >=1 year professional engineering experience accepted for qualification.

Responsibilities

• Directs work of engineers and technical staff to accomplish the mission, planning schedules, setting priorities, and evaluating performance.
• Mentors subordinate staff or arranges training opportunities to improve technical skills and development.
• Oversees budget programming and development for engineering and structures projects to ensure efficient use of funds.
• Reviews complex design plans to ensure compliance with safety standards and agency regulations.
• Leads development of innovative approaches for repair, replacement, or improvement of assets.
• Advises senior leadership on technical solutions and resource needs during briefings.

Skills

Financial Management

Leadership

Oral Communication

Technical Competence

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

FE examination

60 semester hours in engineering sciences

Related curriculum with 1 year professional experience

Job description

Duties

• Directs the work of professional and technical employees to accomplish the engineering and operational mission of the Technical Support Branch; including planning schedules, setting priorities, and evaluating subordinate performance.
• Mentors subordinate staff or arranges training opportunities to improve technical skills and enhance professional development across engineering disciplines.
• Oversees budget programming and development for assigned engineering and structures projects to ensure efficient use of public funds.
• Reviews complex design plans, specifications, and drawings to ensure engineering determinations comply with safety standards and agency regulations.
• Leads the development of original or innovative approaches for the repair, replacement, or improvement of manned and unmanned structural assets.
• Advises senior leadership and operations managers on technical engineering solutions, design adequacy, and resource requirements during briefings.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• Supervisory probationary period for one-year may be required.
• Temporary travel (TDY) of up to 10% of the time may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

Basic requirement for Supervisory Civil Engineer (0810) / Supervisory Mechanical Engineer (0830) / Supervisory Electrical Engineer (0850):

• 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: (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

• 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), 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., in interdisciplinary positions.

In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirements Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes at least two of the following: 1) Providing technical engineering solutions for the repair, replacement, or improvement of navigation or flood control structures; OR 2) Recommending design modifications to organizational technical experts, operations managers, or other project stakeholders to optimize engineering work; OR 3) Leading multi-disciplinary teams through structured projects to ensure effective communication and collaboration within a technical environment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Financial Management
• Leadership
• Oral Communication
• Technical Competence

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent. For the GS-13 you must have 52 weeks at the GS-12 level.

With regards to time-in-grade validation, if you held a position other than a GS pay plan, be sure your resume includes the pay plan and the salary you earned during the assignment. Without this information, your time-in-grade validation may not be able to be verified and will result in your not meeting the time-grade requirement for this vacancy. A further explanation of the required time in grade documentation can be found under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

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.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• The use of illegal drugs by Federal employees, whether on duty or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service. The legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana by some states has no impact on Federal law. The use and/or possession of marijuana remains illegal for Federal employees.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• 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
• This is a(n) Engineers and Scientists (Non-Construction) Career Program position aligned under the Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives may be authorized

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.