Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. We expect to fill a a few vacancies at this time. Additional may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Positions are located throughout Nevada. See Education section for information on the cities and salary range if different than advertised amount. These positions are authorized a 25% incentive if eligible - see Additional Information.
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. This position has an education requirement: 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; OR Combination of education and experience for positive education requirement -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying 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 engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent 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 registration. For 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. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily 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). At the GS-11 Level: Specialized Experience: Meet the Basic Requirements AND one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include program management; engineering design; completing contract documents across a wide range of civil engineering disciplines; conducting condition assessments of infrastructure assets (i.e. bridges, dams, roads); conducting field inspections; and drafting reports OR Education: Meet the basic requirement AND completed three (3) years of graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in professional engineering OR Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: Meet the basic requirement AND have an equivalent combination of additional education and experience described above. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years may be combined with experience. At the GS-12 Level: Specialized Experience: Meet the Basic Requirement AND I have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the federal service. Examples of specialized experience include serve as a senior staff specialist performing engineering work in construction and maintenance programs for buildings, recreation, bridges, major structures, roads, etc.; design and prepare project plans and specifications; establish inspection requirements; develop a hazard reduction program; provide engineering expertise and technical guidance on multiple concurrent civil engineering projects. Selective Placement Factor for GS-12 level only: This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified: Professional Engineer (PE) License. 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 meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Performs engineering analyses to include performing and coordinating technical planning activities, data collection (including validation and management), modeling, and data analyses.
Develops project guidelines, protocols, and procedures that are specific to the project; and may review for comment or propose draft Bureau directives, standards, and policies.
Develops, monitors, and manages project plans that outline the scope, schedule, and budget of assigned projects.
Provides technical reviews, peer reviews, checking of designs, drawings, engineering analysis, technical documents, specifications, and contract correspondence.