Interdisciplinary Civil Engineer/Geologist

Interdisciplinary Civil Engineer/Geologist

• Open & closing dates

12/24/2024 to 12/30/2024

• Salary

$72,553 - $124,061 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 11 - 12

• Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Provo, UT

Duties

• Apply a broad range of geologic and/or geotechnical techniques to analyze soil, rock, and groundwater conditions to determine suitability of a site for construction
• Analyze and interpret geological and geophysical data to design structure or foundations that can withstand geological conditions.
• Prepare or contribute to complex, technically authoritative reports on geologic and related studies.
• Analyze, inspect and document a wide range of civil engineering assignments that involve a combination of complex features that require adaptation of existing strategies to meet demands.
• Identify and assess data required for design development and engineering assignments including site assessment.

Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

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Salary Information:
Rest of US Salary Table for 1350 Series: $72,553 - $113,047
Special Salary Table 0755 for 0810 Series: $97,297 - $124,061

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
You must submit eligibility documents for veterans' consideration (see Required Documents).
You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education).
You may be required to serve an initial probationary period.
DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
This position is designated as a MODERATE RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T2S or T2RS or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment.
Only for the GS-12 grade level, a current valid Professional Engineering (P.E.) OR Professional Geologist license is required. Provide proof of license with the application. Failure to provide proof of the license may result in an ineligible rating.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov
This is a non-bargaining unit position.
 

Who May Apply:

• 30% or More Disabled Veterans
• Appointment of Certain Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612)
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
• Current and Former Federal Employees (Competitive Reinstatement/Reassignment/Transfer)
• Current and Former Federal Employees (Non-Competitive Reinstatement/Reassignment/Transfer)
• Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)
• Interchange Agreement and Special Authorities
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)
• National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA)
• Pathways Program - Conversion Eligible
• Public Lands Corps Hiring Authority (PLC)
• Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)
• Veterans Recruitment Authority (VRA) (Only for the GS-11 grade Level)

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet BOTH the Basic and Minimum Qualification requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application.

BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT CIVIL ENGINEER SERIES, 0810: Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
OR
Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering that included differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five (5) of the following seven (7) 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
Completed 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, and that included the courses specified in B above. These courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
OR
Successfully completed a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field such as engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology AND have at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. This must include 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.
OR
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, and Puerto Rico. Note: You must submit documentation of having passed the examination.
OR
Currently registered as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. This registration must have been obtained by written test OR be in general engineering or a directly related engineering field and was gained by State grandfather or eminence provisions NOTE: You must submit copies of your current registration.

BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR GEOLOGY SERIES, 1350: A Bachelor's (or higher) degree that included a major study 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
Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major study, as shown in statement above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology. Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing. Experience that involved only one phase of geology work, e.g., collecting samples, would not be acceptable as providing the required professional knowledge of the theory and principles of geology. In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience. Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence. Examples include some positions in geophysics, mining engineering, soils science, physical oceanography, hydrology, climatology, biology, analytic or experimental chemistry, metallurgy, and comparable fields where the normal duties or results of investigations have been extended to the solution of geologic problems by the applicant. Ordinary functions of positions such as seismic, computer, petroleum or mining engineer, mine superintendent, or metallurgist generally are not considered professional geological experience.

In addition to meeting the Basic Qualification Requirements above for the Civil Engineer or Geologist, you must also meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements described below.

Specialized Experience for the GS-11: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing at least two (2) of the following : (1) reviewing engineering design plans and specifications for accuracy; construction projects; (2) developing design features for projects, such as schedules, budgets, budget implementation or tracking for large planning projects; and/or (3) collaborating with personnel from various organizations to complete assigned projects.
OR
Education:Successfully completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Applicants must submit a copy of transcripts.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of the specialized experience and graduate level education described above. (To calculate your combined amount, first determine the amount of your specialized experience as a percentage of the requirement listed in A above. Then determine the amount of your graduate education in excess of two full years (36 semester hours) as a percentage of the requirement listed in B above; then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Applicants must submit a copy of transcripts.

Specialized Experience for the GS-12: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing at least three (3) of the following : (1) overseeing or coordinating construction management teams (construction control inspectors, materials testing technicians, surveyors, contract administrative personnel) for construction of civil structures and facilities; (2) performing project management of civil structures and facilities, through all phases of construction; (3) balancing competing project constraints including scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, or risk; (4) managing collected data to process and present findings; (5) assessing various constructions projects in areas such as foundation, materials, or design recommendations; and/or (6) developing and maintain effective professional relationships with stakeholders or contractors.