Civil Engineer

As a Civil Engineer, you will perform the following duties: The incumbent of this position serves as a Civil Engineer with responsibility for providing professional engineering review and project management services for all EDA projects in the geographic area to which assigned.

Duties include: Arranges for and conducts project management conferences with recipients and representatives to explain EDA policies, procedures, and requirements to be followed in the implementation of Public Works projects.

Reviews the proposed contract documents prior to bid to determine that the recipient's construction plans and specifications are within the approved project scope, that the recipient is adequately safeguarded, and that the cost estimates are commensurate with the services to be provided.

Upon determination by the Civil Engineer that the contract documents are in compliance with applicable policies, practices and requirements that are prerequisite to the solicitation of construction bids under the Act, allows the project to proceed to the bid and advertisement stage.

In addition, the incumbent establishes internal construction project standards to measure the effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness of approved construction projects and to provide for the continual monitoring and implementation of these standards for conformance during the life of the project.

Attends bid openings to observe bidding procedures and prepares reports of results including tabulation of bids, irregularities noted and any anticipated or potential problems.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Civil Engineer GS-0810-13, positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

This position is also advertised under EDA-AURO-ST-26-13033940, which is open to Merit Promotion/Direct Hire/Delegated Examining eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.

This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience: Managing construction or public works projects; and Reviewing contracts prior to bid to determine that construction plans and specifications are within the project scope; and Monitoring the finances of engineering projects to assure funds are available and approved costs have been paid.