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Duties As a Technical Lead, provide technical and administrative management to both in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor designed projects typically related to construction, maintenance, alteration, and repair, and/or special project/study. Prepares general designs, technical analyses, layouts, and computations for features of flood damage reduction, recreation facilities, operation and maintenance, coastal protection, navigation, military, and environmental restoration projects. Performs field reconnaissance and site investigations to determine the need for or scope of additional survey requests, to define site specific problems, and to determine adequate alternative solutions. Prepares text of design features to incorporate into documents such as Design Documentation Reports, Analyses of Design, Operations/Maintenance Manuals, etc. Prepares drafts of technical correspondence pertaining to design features of projects. Lead multi-disciplinary design teams including architecture, hydraulics and hydrology, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and structural engineering. Provide administrative/ management functions such as scope and budget development, funds control, contract analysis, contract negotiation, contract administration, and project scheduling. Reviews contractor-submitted drawings for conformance with the contract plans and specifications. Makes site visits to determine if field conditions and construction are consistent with the intent of the design. Requirements Conditions of Employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Incumbent must be qualified to drive government vehicles in accordance with Corps of Engineers' standards. A valid state driver's license is required within 30 days of entrance on duty date. Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 in this document

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography. OR
• Add the two percentages. GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) coordinating work activities for projects with multiple team members; and (2) applying quality requirements, engineering policies, review requirements, organization, budgeting, planning, and/or engineering management techniques in the accomplishment and execution of flood control and flood risk management projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted. Selective Placement Factor for GS-12 Grade Level The duties of the GS-12 position require the incumbent to possess and maintain a valid Professional License in the assigned series (i.e. Engineering, Architecture, etc.). This license/registration must be in good standing and issued by any one of the 50 states, or its territories: (Note: You are required to submit your up-to-date license (PE, RA, etc) from 1 of the 50 states and/or its territories with your applicant package.) Education 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 This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Applications will be accepted for the position identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. The initial cut-off date to be referred to management is June 20th, 20
• 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. One year trial/probationary period may be required. 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 Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Career Field Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website
• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in landscape architecture or landscape design. OR
• Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by
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• Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. Please see for more detail. Basic Requirement for the Geologist 1350 series
• 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. Relocation or recruitment incentives may be available at the hiring manager's discretion and in accordance with Agency policy. Help 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. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits
• Review our benefits 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. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
• 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: For each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had one year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design. Basic Requirement for the Architect 0808 series
• Basic Requirement for General Engineer 0801/Civil Engineer 0810/Mechanical Engineer 0830/Electrical Engineer 0850 series
• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR
• Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Please see for more detail. In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) coordinating work activities for projects with multiple team members; and (2) applying quality requirements, engineering policies, review requirements, organization, budgeting, planning, and/or engineering management techniques in the accomplishment and execution of flood control and flood risk management projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by
• Combination of Education and Experience. Please see for more detail. Basic Requirement for the Landscape Architect 0807 series