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Summary

About the Position: The Walla Walla District US Army Corps of Engineers is comprised of motivated and talented employees providing the very best engineering services for communities in the Pacific Northwest. For information about the Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers, visit http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

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Duties

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• Independently plan, organize, direct and review the work of engineers and technicians in the preparation of Architect/Engineer (AE) contract task orders and contract specifications (specs) for a variety of civil/military works construction projects.
• Develop Independent Government Estimates (IGE) for Architectural and Engineering services. Coordinate with Contracting Officers to negotiate with AE contractors for a final scope, schedule, and cost.
• Prepare detailed plans and specifications; conduct planning studies and preliminary investigations.
• Perform a broad range of engineering evaluations and assessments of AE products including: technical reports; technical review; surveying and mapping; model studies; hydraulic and hydrologic analysis; cost engineering; and other engineering services.
• Edit and integrate technical specification provisions prepared by others, the coordinate and assemble them into a pre-final specification package for review, prepare complete architectural and engineering specs, and prepare final specs.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires that the incumbent possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts with your application package or proof of alternate Basic Requirements listed in this announcement.
• The incumbent is required to possess and maintain a Professional Engineer (PE) or a Professional Architect license/registration.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current employees of the command with competitive status.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience;

if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineer - 0801, 0810, 0830, 0850:

A. Degree:
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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.

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B. Combination of

Education and Experience:

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