Civil Engineer; Structural GS

Overview

USACE Organization Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) - Louisville District

Announcement Type DHA Direct-Hire Authority

Position Type Permanent

Locations Louisville, KY

The Louisville District is recruiting for a Civil Engineer, GS Series 0810 to serve as a Structural Engineer within either the Structural Section or Navigation Design Section, Civil Branch, in the Engineering Division located at the Louisville District Office, Louisville, KY.

• Serves as the technical expert providing structural engineering expertise and guidance on complex structural design projects.
• Responsible for quality control and quality assurance of structural engineering features of various planning, design, and construction documents.
• Confers with engineers in other organizational units to resolve conflicts in design and construction and recommends solutions.
• Reviews structural engineering features of design and construction documents.
• Mentors and coaches lower-graded structural engineers.
• Reviews and interprets policy and regulations, maintains awareness of current advances in structural design and implements these in District projects.

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.

• This position requires a Professional Engineer (PE) License.
• This position may require TDY up to 15% of the time.
• Financial Disclosure, OGE-450 (5
  
  CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08). Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering position and annually, accordance DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 17-Nov-2011.

Permanent

Minimum Education Requirement

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(GS-13) - Specialized

Experience:

One year of specialized experience at the (GS-12) next lower grade/level which includes serving as lead structural designer of complex engineering designs; coordinating and designing structural features of construction projects; leading structural design efforts and providing construction support for technical challenges on complex construction projects such as identifying technical policies, administrative procedures and basic guides for structural engineering studies and design;

coordinating and incorporating structural design requirements between infrastructure stakeholders, internal operators, and external stakeholders.

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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.