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Engineering Technician (Drafting)
Bureau of Reclamation · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
You will serve as an Engineering Technician for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, supporting professional engineering and architecture staff across a variety of technical disciplines including civil, mechanical, electrical, materials, drafting, and architecture. Located in Redding, CA. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement 13048462. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.
What You'll Do
- →In this role, you will collect, analyze, and validate technical data; prepare and review drawings, plans, specifications, and reports; and apply established engineering methods to support design, construction, testing, and project evaluation activities.
- →You will assist with records and database management, and may participate in project coordination, and contract administration consistent with grade-level complexity.
- →This position requires effective problem-solving, clear technical communication, collaborative work with engineers, technicians, and stakeholders, and the ability to adapt procedures based on field conditions and project needs.
- →The primary duties of this position are: Prepares original drawings and preliminary layouts, as well as updates and revisions to drawings, including final as-built drawings.
- →Reviews drawings, the basis for the design, and the design analysis for conformance with established engineering standards and criteria and the project requirements.
- →Performs difficult but precedented technical engineering evaluation and analysis assignments or analyzes segments of broader issues or problems.
- →Analyzes the issues and project objectives and makes adjustments to standard procedures or operations based on situations and conditions encountered in the field or during the study.
- →Installs, tests, calibrates, troubleshoots, operates, and maintains instrumentation and equipment associated with engineering projects and activities, including scientific data collection.
- →Interprets and analyzes data and test results for specific performance characteristics, failures in materials, and for equipment or instrumentation deficiencies; presents conclusions and recommendations.
- →Conducts difficult but precedented or recurring inspections and assessments, including condition assessments of civil works facilities, buildings, hydraulic systems, mechanical and electrical systems, transportation infrastructure, and construction site conditions.
- →Drafts technical documentation for assigned technical engineering work assignments and reviews documentation of lower graded technicians.
- →Prepares reports to present findings, conclusions, and recommendations based on evaluation, analysis, inspection, and/or assessments.
- →Uses databases to maintain engineering data and records.
- →Participates in the development, maintenance, and/or operation of engineering data collection and storage systems.
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 cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
- ✓You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards.
- ✓A uniform allowance will be provided.
- ✓You may be required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with purchase authority.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4b38c19e-9bf5-441b-b4b5-9747f8922ebd
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