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Civil Engineer (Hydraulics)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Galveston, Texas · Closes in 14 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. You must prove U.S. citizenship.

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.

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:

Valid state-issued driver's license

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties 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

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 14 days (November 17, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: 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.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.

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.

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