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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Posted 55 days ago
About the Role
About the Position: Works under the general supervision of the Chief, Technical Support Section who provides guidance to the scope and objectives of assignments. Supervisor is available for consultation on unique and complex interpretations of policy.
What You'll Do
- →Keeps project delivery team informed on the development of navigation projects and programs.
- →Negotiates agreements with external agencies where there are conflicting interests and opinions on environmental issues affecting navigation projects and programs.
- →Prepares and presents effective project presentations and assures there is a sound technical and environmental basis for the proposed work.
- →Approves contractor breakdowns, progress measurement data, and field inspection reports.
- →Conducts site and construction inspections of navigation projects to ensure adherence to the contract plans and specifications.
- →Manages the construction to ensure all safety standards and regulations are adhered to by the contractor.
- →Assists contract in the interpretation or application of the specifications and investigates request for deviations.
- →Coordinates comments from federal and state agencies, and public to acquire all permits and certificate authorization necessary to design and schedule the Operations and Maintenance projects.
- →Prepares and certify partial and final payment vouchers for work performed by contracts based on records and submitted survey data.
Requirements
- ✓Basic Requirement for Geologist, 1350: A.
- ✓Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography.
- ✓Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
- ✓(Note: Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology.
- ✓Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing.
- ✓In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience.
- ✓Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence.
- ✓To receive credit for geological experience obtained in positions that are not full-time professional geological positions, the applicant is responsible for indicating clearly the actual time or percentage of time devoted to geologic duties within such positions, and for giving adequate descriptions of the geologic functions.) Basic Requirement for Oceanographer, 1360: A.
- ✓Applicants who qualify on the basis of major study in biology or geology must have had at least 6 semester hours in the major directly concerned with marine science or 6 semester hours in oceanography; applicants who qualify on the basis of other physical sciences or engineering must have had differential and integral calculus and at least 6 semester hours in physics.
- ✓Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
- ✓This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
- ✓OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as biological sciences, engineering, geology, physical science, and/or oceanography.
- ✓OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
- ✓To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
Benefits
- ★Time in Grade Requirement for GS-09: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
- ★Time in Grade Requirement for G-11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
- ★Time in Grade Requirement for GS-12: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3448b7fe-2d9d-4a47-ba49-e1d58852ce1a
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