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Engineering Technician (Civil)
Bureau of Reclamation · Posted 15 days ago
Hybrid Albuquerque, NM $75K – $98K Apply by Sep 14, 2026 Engineering Technical ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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Reclamation is seeking career professionals looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as an Engineering Technician (Civil). Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.
What You'll Do
- →Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Develop, prepare, and review engineering project documents: Create and evaluate plans, specifications, and cost estimates for construction and ongoing projects.
- →Review designs for compliance with industry standards and ensure alignment with field conditions.
- →Utilize automated engineering drafting and design systems to support project development.
- →Provide technical oversight and contract administration: Apply a variety of contracting processes to deliver engineering oversight for construction, architecture, and engineering contracts.
- →Monitor contractor performance for compliance with requirements and specifications.
- →Support research, testing, and data integrity: Collaborate with engineers to analyze research and testing requirements, plan and implement experiments, and configure test systems.
- →Interpret extensive, incomplete, or conflicting data; validate data used in electronic and automated design and records management applications; and provide technical oversight to ensure data integrity.
- →Advise on instrumentation and laboratory systems: Recommend and select instrumentation, equipment, and laboratory system capabilities.
- →Calibrate and fabricate laboratory systems; troubleshoot, adjust, modify, and improve test systems, test articles, and materials.
- →Review and approve test materials and results, ensuring laboratory accreditation is maintained.
- →Prepare and communicate technical documentation: Formulate and present findings, briefings, project papers, status reports, and correspondence to foster understanding and acceptance of recommendations.
- →Prepare technical documentation, including construction material test results and reports, technical construction reports, and final inspection/construction reports.
- →Monitor project plans of assigned projects.
- →Serve as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Grants Officer's Technical Representative (GOTR), or Awarding Official Technical Representative (AOTR), assisting with contract implementation, administration, and close-out.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Direct Deposit participation required.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/.
- ✓Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
- ✓You must be at least 18 years of age or older to operate government vehicles.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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.
- ✓Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.
- ✓In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 10cf3756-60f8-4799-9dab-0a81b0deecef
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