Civil Engineer (Hydraulics)

What you would do

• Performs studies on the district's coastal and navigation work.
• Designs hydraulic analyses using unsteady flow and multi-dimensional numerical models.
• Studies water flow in estuaries and harbors affected by navigation projects.
• Determines and designs ways to protect shorelines from damaging effects.
• Reviews directives, budget data, and project criteria to choose a course of action.
• Keeps projects on schedule and helps resolve schedule problems.

Do you qualify for GS-11?

With experience: One year of specialized experience, meaning past work closely matching the job's duties. The announcement says this experience is typical of GS-9 work: conducting hydraulics studies with numerical models and wave analyses for hydraulic design, and analyzing coastal dynamics to design shoreline protection. Paid and unpaid experience both count.

With education: The basic requirement is a bachelor's degree in engineering from a program accredited by ABET, an engineering accreditation board. Other paths include a related science degree plus at least 1 year of professional engineering experience, or a state engineering license or passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. A Ph.D. in civil engineering, or 3 years of graduate study toward one, can qualify you instead of the specialized experience.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Valid state-issued driver's license

How to apply well

What to send:

• Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates by month and year, and hours worked per week
• Online questionnaire
• Transcripts if you qualify through education
• Proof of U.S. citizenship
• Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service, if you are a man born after 1959
• Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
• Cover letter, optional

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, using your resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers. If the agency finds you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration. Missing or incomplete documents can make your application ineligible.

Tips for this job:

• Make sure your resume shows the specialized experience and stays within two pages, or it will be removed.
• Include month and year dates and hours per week for each job, or your application may be marked incomplete.
• If you qualify through education, upload your transcripts with your application or you will be rated ineligible.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Occasional travel, up to 10% of the time.

Incentives and relocation: Relocation expenses may be reimbursed under agency policy, and Permanent Change of Station costs are authorized. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be offered depending on funding; it must be requested at the tentative job offer and requires a signed service agreement.

Conditions of employment:

• Possible suitability or fitness determination after a background investigation
• Must obtain and keep a valid state-issued driver's license
• Temporary duty travel up to 10% of the time
• 1-year probationary period
• Selective Service registration for men born after 1959
• Direct deposit of pay is required
• Selection may be limited by Department of Defense rules for displaced employees

Job details

Salary

$86,123 – $111,966 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-11 · General Schedule

Location

Galveston, Texas

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Openings

1

Security clearance

Not Required

Travel

Occasional travel

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Civil Engineering (0810)

Announcement

CEDD-27-13104760-DHA