This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies with the Civil Resources Branch, Engineering Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer.
Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.
Summary
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies with the Civil Resources Branch, Engineering Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer.
Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce. The intention of this direct hire authority is to appoint qualified candidates who are NOT Department of Defense (DoD) competitive service employees. Current DoD employees are encouraged to apply to merit promotion positions.
Serve as engineering technical specialist responsible for the preparation and review of designs, layouts, analyses and reports relative to beach erosion control, storm protection and navigation works.
At the full performance level grade GS-12, this position has full responsibility for the development of in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) planning and engineering documents for coastal protection and navigation projects.
Determine the applicable hydraulic design criteria for the structures and channels involved. Make preliminary appraisal of the type of work required and what it should accomplish.
Develop the design of protective beach berms, dunes littoral drift basins, sand bypassing structures, pumping plants, and surge suppression structures.
Perform appropriate computations and gather extracts and analyses data from a wide variety of sources. Conceptualize and lay out the project systems and develop the design analyses with justifying methods and computations.
Establish coastal modeling baseline inputs, such as topography and bathymetry, wave and water level parameters per standard modeling guidance and protocols.
Meet with government officials or their engineering representatives, and with private consulting firms for plan reconciliation, project systems designs, and compatibility on joint construction projects.
Confer and collaborate with and provide technical guidance to A-E in the design of and preparation of coastal project documents, and review and approve changes necessary for design improvements.
Participate in or develop study cost estimates, schedules, task descriptions, and scopes of work for a wide range of coastal and navigational studies from reconnaissance level to construction plans and specifications for in-house and A-E work.
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Appointment to the position is subject to a two year probationary period unless previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
Travel away from the worksite (TDY) to other duty locations is required 20% or less of the time to conduct site visits and to meet with customers, users, and stakeholders.
Position requires a valid, state-issued motor vehicle driver's license since project sites may be located in remote areas that are not accessible by public transportation.
Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation.
This is an Army Acquisition and Technology Workforce positions. Completion of Level II certification in Facilities Engineering must be achieved within 24 months of placement into this position.
Occasionally participate in the conduct of field work and construction site visits involving hiking on dikes, breakwaters and jetties; and activities in the surf zone, on small craft and work boats, and along wharf, docks, and dredges.
See Additional Information Section
Qualifications
Positions will be filled under the Department of Defense Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.
About The Engineering Division
The Engineering Division is the "Core" of New York District having responsibility for the production of technical products, such as studies, plans, specifications and cost estimates in support of the District's Programs, including the Civil Works; Military; and Interagency, International & Environmental Services (IIES) programs. It provides for the program management for the Dam Safety, Levee Safety, Bridge Safety, Hydraulic Structures Safety, and Value Engineering Programs. Finally, the Engineering Division supports emergency operations within and outside of the United States.
Who May Apply: US Citizens
Vacancies are being filled at either the GS-11 or GS-12 grade level. At the GS-11 level, the incumbent may be non-competitively promoted to the next higher grade when meeting all qualifications and training requirements and with supervisory recommendation.
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, AmeriCorps) 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 Engineering: 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. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: 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:
1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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.
2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
3. 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
4. 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 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.
Education
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
To Qualify for Grade Level GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes the following under the guidance of senior engineers: (1) preparing engineering design documents in support of major coastal projects; (2) developing coastal or hydraulic design criteria in support of major coastal projects; AND (3) performing coastal modeling inputs such as topography, bathymetry, or wave and water level parameters per standard modeling guidance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Specialized experience must be evidenced in your resume. OR
Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Engineering with a concentration in Coastal, Ocean, Hydraulics or related degree. 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%. 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) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
To Qualify for Grade Level GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes independent performance in at least 3 of the following:
(1) analyzing beach erosion control, storm protection or navigation works requirements; (2) developing design parameters in areas similar to protective beach berms and dunes, littoral drift basins, sand by passing structures, pumping plants, or surge suppression structures; (3) determining applicable hydraulic design criteria for the structures and channels involved; AND (4) establishing coastal modeling baseline inputs, such as topography, bathymetry, OR wave and water level parameters per standard modeling guidance and protocols This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Specialized experience must be evidenced in your resume.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional information
This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
This is a Career Program (CP) 18 - Engineers and Scientists position.
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.
Eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework."
Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized. ·
We may use this flyer to fill other similar vacant positions at USACE New York District.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Interested Applicants must submit resumes and transcripts (application packages) to: cenan-hr-vfair2@usace.army.mil Enter in the subject line: Civil Engineer (Coastal-Hydraulics)
To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.
The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/31/2021 to receive consideration.
FS-APF-W2SF02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NEW YORK
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New York, NY 10278
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Next steps
Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.
The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Interested Applicants must submit resumes and transcripts (application packages) to: cenan-hr-vfair2@usace.army.mil Enter in the subject line: Civil Engineer (Coastal-Hydraulics)
To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.
The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/31/2021 to receive consideration.
FS-APF-W2SF02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NEW YORK
DO NOT MAIL
New York, NY 10278
US
Next steps
Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.
The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
