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Civil Engineer / Agricultural Engineer
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), State Engineering. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as Area Engineer for an assigned geographical area. The incumbent assists area-wide engineering staff and will be responsible for all NRCS engineering activity in the Area including training, quality assurance, and technical assistance.
What You'll Do
- →Perform and Direct calculations of earthwork, concrete, steel, conduits, and other materials, and prepares construction estimates and bills of materials.
- →Assist planners by planning and designing complex projects such as, waste storage, drainage, irrigation, and stream crossings.
- →Prepare or review field designs and preliminary and final drawings and specifications on agricultural engineering practices.
- →Effectively and efficiently utilizes engineering design and CAD software in order to conduct evaluations, developing construction drawings and construction specifications.
- →Make periodic onsite inspections of the engineering work for technical and adherence to standards and policy to assure work is being carried out accordingly.
- →Plan and conduct pre-bid site showing, approves construction schedules, monitors work for compliance with contract requirements.
- →Provide production engineering leadership and direction to the assigned area and helps provide engineering continuity and coordination across areas.
- →Makes periodic quality reviews of notes, drawings, designs, and installations for compliance with policies, procedures, and/or specifications.
Requirements
- ✓College Transcript: If qualifying based on education, you must submit a copy of your college transcript with course number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned.
- ✓If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g., special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college to ensure proper evaluation.
- ✓Your education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education to be credited toward qualifications.
- ✓You may verify accreditation by visiting the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs website.
- ✓We will verify your education accordingly.
- ✓Foreign Education: You must submit verification that education completed in a foreign institution, was recognized by an accreditation body accepted by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓You must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.
- ✓There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service.
- ✓For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website.
- ✓Your transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
- ✓You may submit an unofficial copy of your transcript at the initial phase of the application process.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 20bea77a-2c5f-45b8-a6ef-d211b063fb0a
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