Job details
Salary $101,028 - $131,337 a year job type full-time
Full job description
Duties
Summary
These permanent full-time positions are located within the bureau of indian affairs, central office located in lakewood, co, and will be filled from standard pd number: di00000.
This announcement will be used to fill vacancies utilizing the direct-hire authority (5cfr 337.201)Category rating, veteran`s preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply for this vacancy.
Responsibilities
Provide guidance, mentoring, and overall review in various dam safety engineering activities, including: risk analysis, risk management, eaps, ews, security, design, construction, inspections, and evaluations.
Reviews budgets and develops budget estimates for dam safety program construction, operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation
Prepares and evaluates policy relating to bia dam safety issues, including risk analysis, emergency management, and evaluation of existing dams.
Works with contracting officer/grants officer/awarding official to implement and administer a variety of assigned contracts, including construction contracts, service or supply contracts, p.l93-638 indian self determination.
Travel required
Occasional travel - you may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion potential
None
Job family (series)
0810 civil engineering
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Requirements
Requirements
Conditions of employment
U.sCitizenship required
You will be required to have federal payments made by direct deposit
You may be required to successfully complete a probationary period
A background security investigation will be required for all new hiresAppointment will be subject to the applicant`s successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the military selective service act, the defense authorization act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
Registration as a professional engineer is a requirement.
Qualifications
Experience and education requirements: (opm operating manual, qualification standards for professional and scientific positions, gs-0800, all professional engineering positions, and/or bia excepted standards, civil engineering series, gs-0810)
Basic requirements for general engineer, gs-0810:
1Degree: professional engineeringTo be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the accreditation board for engineering and technology (abet) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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
2Combination 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 professional 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 engineeringThe adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1Professional registration -current registration as a professional engineer by any state, the district of columbia, guam, or puerto ricoAbsent 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 registrationFor 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.
2Written test - evidence of having successfully passed the engineer-in-training (eit) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the boards of engineering examiners in the various states, the district of columbia, guam, and puerto ricoApplicants who have passed the eit examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor`s degree in engineering technology (bet) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a bet from a program accredited by the accreditation board for engineering and technology (abet) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at gs-5Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology programApplicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph aBecause of the diversity in kind and quality of bet programs, graduates of other bet programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competenceThe adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the eit examination.
3Specified academic courses -successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirementsThe courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph a.
4Related curriculum -successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor`s degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., 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 guidanceOrdinarily 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.)
Additional experience required: in addition to meeting the basic entry level qualification requirements, applicants must have the following:
Gs-13: i meet the basic requirement, and i have at least one year of specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the gs-12 in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector)Specialized experience includes expertise of the theories, principles, practices, and techniques of civil engineering as applied to dam safety including: risk analysis, risk management, eaps, ews, security, design, construction, inspections, and evaluationsExperience preparing and reviewing engineering specification documents, statement of work (sow), independent government cost estimates (igce), and associated documents for award and administration of task orders and contracts in support of dam safety engineering activitiesExperience in the development, implementation, and oversight of guidelines for risk analysis, emergency management, and evaluation of existing damsExperience in performing in-depth analysis of program weaknesses, identifying needed changes, and providing direction for change implementationExperience working with personnel in tribes, other bureaus/services in the department, and with federal and non-federal agencies regarding dam safety issues of common interest and making specific recommendations to achieve program goals.
Selective factor: in addition to the qualification requirements above, candidates must be currently registered as a professional engineerRegistration as a professional engineer (pe) is essential to this position, which has responsibility for making highly technical engineering decision for high hazard dams, power and irrigation structures which could affect the public safety of dam operators, irrigation workers, and nearby populations if the dams or structures fail to operate correctlyEngineering policy decisions for the irrigation, power, and safety of dams programs involving public safety must be done or approved by a registered professional engineerSelective factors are knowledge, skills, abilities, or special qualifications that are in addition to the minimum requirements in a qualification standard, but are determined to be essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
Applicants who do not meet the selective factor are ineligible for further consideration.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
Education
If you are qualifying based on your education, you must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claimsUnless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the courseAll materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time studySuch study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basisIf you cannot obtain your graduate school`s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a certificate of foreign equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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.sEducation program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a u.sAccredited college or universityFor further information, visit: foreign education
Additional information
Indian preference policy: preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified indian candidates in accordance with the indian preference act of 1934 (title 25, usc section 472)Verification form bia-4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming indian preferenceNo other documents will be accepted as proof of indian preference.
All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (step 1)See 2021 salary tables here and select the duty station from lakewood, colorado to choose the appropriate pay chartIf no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the `rest of u.s.` chart.
Travel and relocation expenses will not be authorizedAny relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
Telework: indian affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework upon supervisor approval.
This position has been designated as an incidental operator under the indian affairs motor vehicle safety program and requires the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out his/her assigned duties but whose principal duties are not operating a motor vehicle and his/her position is not classified as a motor vehicle operatorThe incumbent will be required annually to acknowledge and certify possession of a valid state driver`s license.
Career transition assistance plan (ctap) or interagency career transition assistance plan (ictap) programs provides placement assistance to permanent federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separatedApplicants claiming ctap/ictap eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current sf50 noting position, grade level, duty location with their applicationTo be considered under ctap/ictap, applicants must be qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entryFor more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume will be evaluated after the closing date to determine whether you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position described above.
Under this direct-hire announcement, all applicants who meet the minimum requirements at the grade level for which they apply will be forwarded to the selecting official for considerationVeteran`s preference and category rating do not apply for this announcement under direct-hire authority regulations.
All qualified candidates will be referred for consideration; the hiring office may conduct interviews at their discretion.
If an applicant`s resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of `ineligible` or `not qualified` will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted.
The job specific questions identified in the assessment questionnaire relate to the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics) required to do the work of this position, therefore, your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate possession of these competencies as indicated by your responses to the assessment questions:
Civil engineering
Leadership
Planning and evaluating
Note: if, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may be found ineligiblePlease follow all instructions carefullyErrors or omissions may affect your ratingProviding inaccurate information on federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the federal service.
You may preview the assessment questions here in the https://apply.usastaffing.gov/viewquestionnaire/11256676Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 90 days from the closing date.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Other
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (ns)/low risk
Trust determination process
Suitability/fitness
Required documents
Required documents
The following documents are required for this position:
Resume which details your education and work experience to include the dates worked (mm/yy-mm/yy) for each employment, the number of hours worked per week, salary information; and if employment is/was in federal service, provide the position title, series and grade..
On-line assessment questionnaire
Transcripts (if using education to qualify) - unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, an official transcript may be requested at a later time.
Form bia-4432, verification of indian preference for employment (if claiming indian preference).
If you are applying under ctap and ictap, you must submit proof of eligibility under 5 cfr 330.602(a) for ctap and 5 cfr 330.704 for ictapThis includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance rating, and a copy of your most recent sf-50 (notification of personnel action) showing your position, grade level, and duty locationPlease annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a ctap or ictap eligible.
Copy of current state registration as a professional engineer.
If you are unable to apply online, require reasonable accommodation in the application process if you are an applicant with a disability, or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an alternate application.
All documents must be received by 11:59 pm eastern time on the closing date of this announcementIf your application package is incomplete in any way, you will not be considered for this position, and requests for extensions will not be grantedPlease double check your application package before you submit it.
Additional information will not be solicited or accepted by this office.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the u.sDepartment of education in order for it to be credited towards qualificationsTherefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the u.sDepartment of education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Benefits
Benefits
A career with the u.sGovernment provides employees with a comprehensive benefits packageAs a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewardingOpens in a new windowlearn more about federal benefits.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittentContact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Help
This job is open to
Career transition (ctap, ictap, rpl)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a `surplus` or `displaced` employee.
The public
U.sCitizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the u.s.
Clarification from the agency
All u.sCitizensDirect hire authority: these positions will be filled using direct hire authority for this occupationCtap and ictap candidates in the local commuting area.
