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United States Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approximately 34,000 dedicated Civilians and Soldiers delivering engineering services to customers in more than 90 countries worldwide.
With environmental sustainability as a guiding principle, our disciplined Corps team is working diligently to strengthen our Nation’s security by building and maintaining America’s infrastructure and providing military facilities where our servicemembers train, work and live. We are also researching and developing technology for our war fighters while protecting America’s interests abroad by using our engineering expertise to promote stability and improve quality of life.
We are energizing the economy by dredging America’s waterways to support the movement of critical commodities and providing recreation opportunities at our campgrounds, lakes and marinas.
And by devising hurricane and storm damage reduction infrastructure, we are reducing risks from disasters.
Our men and women are protecting and restoring the Nation’s environment including critical efforts in the Everglades, the Louisiana coast, and along many of our Nation’s major waterways. The Corps is also cleaning sites contaminated with hazardous, toxic or radioactive waste and material in an effort to sustain the environment.
Through deeds, not words, we are...BUILDING STRONG. |
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Vacancy Announcement Number: SWHB09878421
Position: Civil Engineer, GS-0810-11/12
Duties: You will be assigned responsibility for performing, coordinating, integrating and reviewing cost estimates for projects. This includes the full range of estimates required in planning, design, maintenance and operation of the projects, and the preliminary and final contract estimates, and includes review of all such estimates prepared by contract A/E’s, as well as those by the hired labor forces. These estimates cover a wide variety of projects in the planning and engineering program of the district. Included in the block of work assigned as above are complete estimates for flood control and multi-purpose civil works projects of extensive scope and importance with many civil engineering features, structures and associated mechanical and electrical equipment and relocations, including excavation and fill, earthen embankments, concrete spillways, highways bridges, pumping plants, etc.
About the Position: The duty station is the Jadwin Building, 2000 Ft. Point Rd., Galveston, TX 77553. There is free parking within the gated property. The building, where the office is located, has restaurants and other eateries located within driving distance. The building has a fitness center available to employees free of charge.
Who May Apply: (Click on Who May Apply)
Department of Defense employees serving on a Career or Career Conditional Appointment.
Reinstatement eligibles.
Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
Qualifications: Click on link below to view qualification standard.
General Schedule
To qualify, applicants must possess a bachelor''s or higher degree in engineering PLUS For GS 11 level, one year of professional engineering experience equivalent to the GS-09 level; 1) reviewing cost estimates for projects; 2) review and integrate various parts of the estimates for technical sufficiency; 3) participate in developing or revising certain parts of the overall estimate. For the GS-12 level, one year of professional engineering experience equivalent to the GS-11 level; 1) reviewing cost estimates for projects; 2) review and integrate various parts of the estimates for technical sufficiency; 3) participate in developing or revising all parts into the overall estimate.
GS-11: Bachelor''s degree directly related to this occupation and 1 year of experience directly related to this occupation equivalent to the next lower grade level, or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
GS-12 and above: Bachelor''s degree directly related to this occupation and 1 year of experience directly related to this occupation equivalent to the next lower grade level.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management''s basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.
Education can be substituted for experience. Review the qualification requirements for specific information.
Must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent).
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
On your resume, please include college/university, dates attended, degree achieved, semester hours earned, GPA, major field of study, 24 semester hours of specific courses and course hours in your major. Failure to provide this education information on your resume may result in an ineligible rating.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
Other Information:(Click on Other Information)
To successfully claim veteran''s preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
Management may select at any of the grade levels announced.
Noncompetitive promotion potential to target grade.
The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-V300.pdf
This is a Career Program Position (CP). # 18
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is 10 percent.
Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized.
Other Advantages: Galveston Island provides a tropical setting located on the coastline of Texas about 50 miles south of Houston. Among Galveston''s numerous attractions are 32 miles of beaches, relaxed atmosphere, abundant leisure activities, excellent medical facilities, first-rate restaurants, educational opportunities, shopping, arts, and entertainment. Galveston has the amenities of a larger city, but with a tight-knit small town friendliness. For more information about Galveston, visit www.galvestoncc.com.
Other Requirements:(Click on Other Requirements)
Personnel security investigation required.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 180 days beyond the closing date of this announcement.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
How to Apply: (Click on How to Apply)
Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.
Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date.
Resume must be on file in our centralized database.
Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.
If your resume is currently in our central database, you may click here to Self Nominate
Click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create your resume. Follow the instructions in this vacancy announcement to apply for the job.
Point of Contact: Central Resume Processing Center, 410-306-0137, applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Place of Work: USAED, Engineering & Constructions Division, Engineering Branch, Professional Services Section, Galveston, TX
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| Contact via Email: |
Bruce.R.Ware@usace.army.mil
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TX:Galveston
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11/5/2009 |
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full time
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$63555 - $99024 Per year |
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