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Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Civil Engineer. Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Salt Lake City, Utah For more information about Salt Lake City, UT click here. Responsibilities This position is located in the Resources Program Group, Resources Management Division, Upper Colorado Regional Office. The position is responsible for supporting the Regional Planning Officer through coordination of planning activities, and service as the lead on planning projects, especially projects related to planning for the impacts of climate change across Reclamation's mission areas. The incumbent also serves as the second Regional representative to Reclamation's Science and Technology Program. Participate in general planning activities for infrastructure, water and power supply, environmental compliance, and other needs in a changing climate across the Upper Colorado Basin Region's service areas, including for Reclamation's reserved and transferred water systems. Serve as a Project Manager for engineering and climate-change planning investigations as needed, and provides technical support to planning investigations and environmental compliance and science and technology activities throughout the Upper Colorado Basin Region. Serve as a technical representative on engineering and science related contracts and grants, and on application review committees. Serve as a liaison for the Region for private, local, state, Tribal and federal entities on issues related to engineering and science, and projects being funded or performed by Reclamation. Represent the Upper Colorado Basin Regional Office on a variety of technical working groups related to infrastructure and water supply planning, climate-change planning across Reclamation mission areas, science and technology programs, modeling, environmental monitoring, and database management. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. You must be suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation. You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents). You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications). You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education). At GS 11: Certification is required to serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) as articulated in the DOI Acquisition, Assistance, and Asset Policy (DOI-AAAP) 0051, Federal Acquisition Certification and Programs Policy. This certification must be attained within (1 year) of hiring and must be maintained. At GS 12: Certification is required to serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) as articulated in the DOI Acquisition, Assistance, and Asset Policy (DOI-AAAP) 0051, Federal Acquisition Certification and Programs Policy. This certification must be attained within (1 year) of hiring and must be maintained. AND Certification- Basic or level 1 (Senior Level) Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) Must possess or obtain within 1 year of employment. Qualifications To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position, having: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must be:(1) a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; (2) an engineering degree which includes differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics -OR- B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive). In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. In addition to meeting the Basic Qualification Requirement for engineering positions, to qualify at the GS-11, you must possess one year of SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 (obtained in either the private sector or in Federal service) having demonstrated experience with climate change hydrology, planning and analysis related to water, power generation, and environmental impacts, as well as experience in two (2) of the following: 1). Planning and coordinating the utilization of hydrological and river basin models and relationship database software, including Riverware or other operational modeling tools. 2). Producing, reviewing, and interpreting data visualization software using statistical tools such as Program R, Matlab, or similar programs; 3). Preparing high-quality reports, documents, and correspondence; 4). Engaging and establishing collaborative working relationships and building and keeping trust with key stakeholders. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 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: Civil Engineering. 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. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. In addition to meeting the Basic Qualification Requirement for engineering positions, to qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 (obtained in either the private sector or in Federal service) having demonstrated experience with climate change hydrology, planning and analysis related to water, power generation, and environmental impacts, as well as experience in three (3) or more of the following: 1). Planning and coordinating the utilization of hydrological and river basin models and relationship database software, including Riverware or other operational modeling tools. 2). Producing, reviewing, and interpreting data visualization software using statistical tools such as Program R, Matlab, or similar programs; 3). Preparing high-quality reports, documents, and correspondence; 4). Engaging and establishing collaborative working relationships and building and keeping trust with key stakeholders. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 12/05/2024. Education This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. Non-submission will result in being rated not-qualified for the position. This vacancy announcement allows substituting education for experience at the GS-11 grade level. You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not-qualified for the position. You will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify educational qualifications, if selected. An official transcript must be sent directly from the University's Registrar's office and must be provided from the institution awarding the degree. Academic transcripts certified by notary publics are NOT official. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to reporting to work as a condition of employment. Failure to submit official transcripts may be grounds for dismissal or rescission of the job offer. Accreditation: Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information. Additional Information You may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Current, permanent Federal employees who are selected from this announcement may be required to serve a probationary period. Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information, visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive. Current agency employees may be eligible to receive a referral bonus for recruitment of this position. For information visit: Referral Bonus Awards. Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630). For information, visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ This position is designated as a LOW RISK position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated SF85 Background Investigation (T1 or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov This is a non-bargaining unit position. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.