Supervisory Engineering Technician; Civil), GS

Announcement Type

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) - New Orleans District

Locations (City, State)

Venice, LA

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Competitive Service Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Serves as Supervisory Civil Engineering Technician with responsibility for directing the efficient and effective accomplishment of assigned activities. Directs efforts of subordinates involved in performing reconnaissance surveys of district waterways and assures that such surveys are conducted in a timely manner.

• Develops schedules, manages workload, establishes deadlines, and sets priorities for subordinates involved in collecting hydrographic survey data.
• Provides technical guidance and instruction on work requirements, methods, and procedures.
• Reviews work of subordinates to ensure that procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met, and that final products conform with objectives.
• Responsible for ensuring that controlled survey equipment is kept in working order on survey boats.
• Establishes procedures and criteria for the maintenance of records on channel conditions and activities which affect navigation, utilizing computer capabilities as much as possible.

Specialized Experience for GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes:
1) managing and scheduling hydrographic survey operations;
2) reviewing and evaluating field reports on channel conditions; AND
3) coordinating utilization of vessels, equipment, and personnel. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

• Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• All positions require the applicant to be a citizen of the United States. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.
• This position may require travel (TDY) up to 5% of the time.

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Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.