Job Title: Civil Engineer (Structural)
Department: Department Of The Army
Agency: Army Corps of Engineers
Job Announcement Number: WTHI11983497D
JOB SUMMARY:
| Challenge Yourself - Be an Army Civilian - Go Army! Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. Organization(s): USACE, OMAHA DISTRICT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, DESIGN BRANCH, STRUCTURAL SECTION, Omaha, NE, Duty Location: Omaha, NE About the Position: The US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, employs about 1,350 employees at projects and offices throughout a 700,000-square-mile area of the Missouri River Basin, from Rulo, Neb., to Fort Peck, Mont. The district office is located in downtown Omaha and is just blocks from the Missouri River and minutes from the city¿s wide array of parks, museums, historic sites, restaurants, recreation and entertainment venues such as Boys Town, the world-class Henry Doorly Zoo, and the College World Series. Major redevelopment efforts such as the Qwest and Holland Performing Arts Centers continue to provide one of the best environments for choice living. Great schools, affordable housing, recreational space, and diverse activities, contribute to some of the highest standards of living in the nation. For more information about us, visit: http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil. Who May Apply: Click here for more information. | |
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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Duties
Additional Duty Location Info:
2 vacancies - NE - Omaha & Offutt AFB areas
You will be responsible for the design of structural engineering features of work relating to civil and military projects utilizing computer aided design and drafting (CADD) systems and other software executed on engineering workstations or personal computers which includes features for military installations such as barracks, dining facilities, hospitals, hydrant fuel structures, family housing units, shops, large structural steel hangars, reinforced concrete outlet works for earthen dams, reinforced concrete conduits, plain and reinforced concrete retaining walls, highway bridges, railroad bridges, and outlet works service bridges (steel, wood, and concrete), tainter gates, overhead cranes, concrete stilling basins, residential buildings, etc. Perform periodic inspections of civil works flood control structures, and bridges. Maintain knowledge and skills of the District's CADD software, standard hardware technology so that maximum efficiency and production is achieved.
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Qualifications and Evaluations
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
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General Schedule
Specialized Experience to qualify at the GS-11 grade level is further defined as experience to modify standard practices and adapt existing techniques to solve a variety of structural problems. Adapt previous designs as well as provide innovative approaches and technologies to new projects. Must be proficient in the use of the latest computer aided design (CADD) and Finite Element Analysis software in order to troubleshoot minor problems so that maximum production is achieved. BASIC EDUCATION: Degree: professional engineering. To 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.
Education can be substituted for experience. Review the qualification requirements for specific information.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
On your resume, please include college/university, dates attended, degree achieved, semester hours earned, GPA, major field of study, 24 semester hours of specific courses and course hours in your major. Failure to provide this education information on your resume may result in an ineligible rating.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualification requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. Resumes are rated using Category Rating procedures. If you meet the minimum qualification requirements, based on your possession of job-related skills, your resume will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.
GS-11: Bachelor's degree directly related to this occupation and 1 year of experience directly related to this occupation equivalent to the next lower grade level, or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
Other Requirements:
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Personnel security investigation required.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid experience or volunteer work.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
General Schedule
Other Requirements:
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HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Resumes will be evaluated for basic qualifications requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official for the position.
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Benefits and Other Info
BENEFITS:
The Department of Defense offers excellent benefits programs some of which may include:
Comprehensive health and life insurance
Competitive salaries
Generous retirement programs
Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time
Flexible work environment and alternate work schedules
Paid employment related training and education
Possible student loan repayment
Payment of licenses, certification, and academic degrees as applicable
Bonuses, incentives, and awards as appropriate for the job.
OTHER INFORMATION:
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To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement.
The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available onhttp://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-V300.pdf
This is a Career Program Position (CP). # 18
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is 10 percent.
Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized.
Other Advantages: Advanced in-hire rate may be authorized to newly hired employees into the civilian federal government.
Other Advantages: Advanced in-hire rate may be authorized to newly hired employees into the civilian federal government.
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How To Apply
HOW TO APPLY:
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Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.
Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants wishing to withdraw from consideration may contact the Central Resume Processing Center at (410) 306- 0137 or applicanthelp@conus.army.mil.
Resume must be on file in our centralized database.
Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.
You must have an ACTIVE resume with the Army Centralized Resumix database before you submit your Self-nomination. If you do not have an ACTIVE resume on file, please click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create or update your resume.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 410-306-0137
Email: applicanthelp@conus.army.milAgency Information:
Central Resume Processing Center
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5283
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Once this announcement closes, candidates will be evaluated using an automated system, (Resumix) which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. You can view the status of announcements that you applied for through our automated response system, ANSWER, accessed through our Civilian Personnel On-Line web page.
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