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Civil Engineer/Agricultural Engineer
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 72 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within one of the state offices of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), State Engineering Division, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The incumbent assists the area/zone or similar engineer and is responsible for providing basic technical guidance and in-the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soil and water conservation practices.
What You'll Do
- →Plans, surveys, designs, and oversees construction of engineering projects on farms and rangeland.
- →Directs and performs site investigations and feasibility studies; field checks, engineering land surveys, and field construction checks for Conservation Practice installations.
- →Plans and conducts pre-bid site showing, approves construction schedules, monitors work for compliance with plans and specifications and contract requirements.
- →Interprets plans and specifications for contractors, solving problems at local level as to proper interpretation of specifications.
- →Makes periodic quality reviews of notes, drawings, designs, and installations for compliance with policies, procedures, and/or specifications.
- →Keeps Leadership informed at all times of the engineering operations with recommendations for changes.
- →Provides technical guidance and training to personnel in all engineering practices, including engineering equipment.
- →Coordinates and supervises the planning, design and construction of engineering practices such as water management, animal waste management, erosion control, flood control, wetland creation or restoration, and other conservation practices.
- →Assists Leadership in determining training needs of field personnel engaged in engineering work, making recommendations on training needed to assist the organization of the statewide engineering training program.
- →Coordinates and conducts construction layout and survey required for practice installation.
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
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