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Civil Engineer/Agricultural Engineer
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 13 days ago
Hybrid Frenchtown, NJ $88K – $137K Apply by Sep 8, 2026 Civil Engineering ESTJINTJISTJISTP Engineering
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This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), New Jersey State Office and reports to the State Conservationist. The incumbent serves as an area engineer and is responsible for providing technical guidance and leadership planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soil and water conservation practices as well as watershed flood protection programs.
What You'll Do
- →Supervises planning, design and construction of engineering practices such as water management, animal waste management, erosion control, flood control, wetland creation of restoration, and other conservation practices needing engineering guidance.
- →Directs the type, scope, and intensity of field investigations and surveys needed for the practice implementation.
- →Makes periodic on-site inspections of the engineering work for technical adequacy and adherence to standards and policy.
- →Prepares or reviews field designs and preliminary and final drawings and specifications on agricultural engineering practices.
- →Directs and prepares designs, preliminary and final drawings and specifications on complex engineering practices.
- →Provide technical guidance and training to personnel in the assigned area and throughout the state on all engineering practices and in the use and care of engineering equipment.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓If selected, you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints.
- ✓Please note we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.
- ✓Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: f0e07dbb-b2d1-411e-887d-6bceca8ee017
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