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Civil Engineer - Watershed Engineer (Temporary Promotion)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
This recruitment is for a TEMPORARY PROMOTION not to exceed 2 years. Please see Additional Information section for more details. This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Davis, California. The primary purpose of the position is to be the program specialist for all NRCS water resource and watershed related programs.
What You'll Do
- →Leads engineering analyses and studies related to watershed and flood control projects protection in cooperation with local governmental agencies such as counties, cities, or special districts.
- →Directs the development of designs, reports and contract drawings and specifications for complex engineering practices involving watershed and flood control projects.
- →Provides leadership for all work associated with the planning, design and construction, and contract phases under the States Watershed Programs.
- →Maintains working relationships with special teams, technology centers, state offices, other agencies, non-government groups and organizations with respect to watershed related activities and programs.
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.
Benefits
- ★Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.
- ★Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.
- ★Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.
- ★If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.
- ★You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.
- ★To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
- ★(https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/45063131363475-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information)
Personality Fit
Job ID: 29cfd6a2-baad-4e47-a59c-50df692c59dc
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