Interdisciplinary - Peoria, United States - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Verified Company

Peoria, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Serve as staff engineer regarding technical matters of an engineering/construction/maintenance nature
Recommend, coordinate, and assist supervisors/managers in the operation, inspection, and maintenance of the District lock and dam projects.
Assist the chief in directing and coordinating activities related thereto by conducting inspections of all lock and dam projects to assure maintenance is done according to policies and instructions.
Determine condition and utilization of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic equipment and complete systems such as lock gates, valves, dam gates, service bridge structures, etc during inspections.
Coordinate with Maintenance Section regarding all repair party work accomplished at lock and dam projects.
Observe conditions and obtains data for planning future operation and furnishes guidance and assistance to field supervisors about difficult, unusual, unprecedented, or special projects.
Resolve emergency situations and keeps supervisor informed of key issues and decisions made to solve or avoid significant problems.
Develop specifications for oneofakind items to complete unique maintenance work in an efficient, lowest cost manner.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Employee must possess a valid State motor vehicle operator's license for the class of vehicle being operated based on site specific, job related requirements, and must maintain this license.

Qualifications:

Who May Apply:
US Citizens
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Specialized Experience GS 7: One year of specialized experience which includes learning the performing engineering of assisting in the operation, inspection, and maintaining of lock and dams or similar facilities and working under the supervision of superiors. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05),

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Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering
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Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement.

In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above Superior Academic Achievement is based on:

Class Standing
Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses;OR

Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.)

Applicants must have a gradepoint average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.;

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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Specialized Experience GS 9: One year of specialized experience which includes learning and assisting with the review of engineering plans and/or specifications for accuracy; assisting with preparing performing professional engineering duties at lock and dams or similar facilities, recommend, coordinate, and assist supervisors/managers in all engineering duties. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07),

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Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates that knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as : Engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%