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Civil Engineer
Forest Service · Posted 42 days ago
On-site Roanoke, VA $75K – $116K Apply by Aug 10, 2026 Civil Engineering ESTJESTPINTJISTJ Engineering
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This position is located on the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest in Roanoke, VA. Serves as a civil engineer on a Forest Service Unit with responsibility for planning of transportation systems. Assignments cover work projects that involve all aspects of a complete transportation plan. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Troy Morris at troy.morris@usda.gov.
What You'll Do
- →Duties described are at the target grade level for this position, GS-12.
- →Develops an integrated transportation system plan for the Forest using geographic information systems, aerial photographs, topographic and geologic maps, and on-the-ground reconnaissance.
- →Locates and verifies planning objectives for proposed transportation system including analysis of resource, protection and activity management plans as they relate to transportation systems.
- →Prepares or reviews environmental analysis, Environmental Impact Statements, and special reports with regard to transportation engineering.
- →Provides engineering input into the interdisciplinary planning process for natural resource development activities involving transportation system.
- →Analyzes existing routes for suitability of various road or trail management alternatives.
- →Reviews on-the-ground feasibility layout of transportation planning and is responsible for review and certification of adequacy of all road locations made.
- →Prepares economic analysis of road management alternatives considering the costs of operations and maintenance, replacement, reconstruction, or closure, along with resource costs and benefits.
- →Prepares project plans for transportation system, including overall project scheduling, major engineering requirements and detailed requirements of budgetary costs.
- →Formulates, updates, and monitors the Forest Capital Investment Program for roads and bridges.
- →May develop project proposals and makes recommendations on funding using program direction criteria.
- →Provides engineering expertise into the Forest's Access and Travel Management process.
- →Reviews annual travel management plans with each sub-unit for completeness and adequacy and conformance with overall transportation system management objectives.
- →Provides professional advice and consultation in the area of transportation system planning.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.
Personality Fit
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