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Student Trainee (Engineering)

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
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Duties:

  • Performs a variety of survey work to develop topographic, cross section, profile, and other types of duty for use by a professional engineer. 
  • Operates and is trained in the operation of engineering instruments such as an engineer's level, hand level, laser level, total station, data collector, and GPS. 
  • Operates a personal computer to process data, organize data, type design reports, estimate costs, calculate material quantities, and perform simple hydrology and hydraulic calculations.
  • Assists with construction inspection and layout for conservation structures for adherence to plans and specifications. 
  • Assists technicians in evaluating the needs and feasibility of proposed conservation projects.

Candidates selected from this announcement may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a permanent position in the competitive service, provided that all terms of the Internship Program are met and there is an available position. Conversion is not mandatory or guaranteed and is at agency discretion.