Maintenance Engineer; Interdisciplinary), GS-XX

USACE Organization

Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) - Rock Island District

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Permanent

Peoria, IL

The Rock Island District's Operations Division is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of a 9-foot navigation channel on 268 miles of the Illinois Waterway, from Joliet, Illinois to near Beardstown, Illinois. The navigable portions of this river and the locks and dams that allow waterway traffic to move from one pool to another are integral parts of a regional, national, and international transportation network.

The system is significant for certain key exports and the Nation's balance of trade. More than 580 manufacturing facilities, terminals and docks ship and receive goods through the Upper Mississippi River Basin, which includes the Illinois Waterway. Annually, the regional project generates an estimated $3 billion of transportation cost savings compared to overland methods. Currently, our District is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for the Illinois Waterway Project Office, Maintenance Section.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting maintenance section activities involving the structures maintenance units, project maintenance unit, and maintenance support unit activities at 8 locks, 7 dams, and the navigational channel.
• Preparing complex plans, design sketches, schedules, specifications, and cost estimates for proposed repair projects.
• Coordinating engineering efforts for locks, dams, navigational channel and floating plant with other districts, offices, and design centers.
• Conducting field inspections to determine the condition of equipment such as lock gates, valves, sills, tainter gates, service bridge structures, bulkheads, cranes and hydraulic systems.
• Reviewing reports and recommendations with respect to the extent of repairs necessary at various installations.
• Drafting reports and correspondence concerning maintenance and repair activities as necessary to document all aspects of each assigned project.

Peoria County is at the center of a multi-county region along the Illinois River with a population of 181,830. Multiple communities are nestled along the majestic Illinois River, which flows along the entire eastern border of the County. These tight‑knit communities are great places to put down roots, and charming small shops and restaurants encourage regional day trips for County residents and visitors alike.

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This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑11 level in Federal service, which includes:
1) Performing engineering planning, design, construction, operation, and/or maintenance on a variety of civil works projects;
2) Providing technical advice and recommendations;
3) Assisting in planning and execution of assigned maintenance and repair projects.

A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.

Applicants must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications…