Supervisory Interdisciplinary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Baltimore, MD

13d

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: You will plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise all programs of the Field Exploration and Materials Section and serve as the District technical expert on subsurface explorations. Duties Perform the full range of supervisory duties and personnel management functions as the Chief, Field Explorations and Materials Section. Direct the team on subsurface exploration, soil/rock/materials testing for foundation design, and geological support for environmental remediation projects. Plan, direct, and coordinate the performance of functions of the District Testing Laboratory and the Field Exploration Unit.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess and maintain a registration as a Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance.
• A Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE Form 450 is required.
• A one year supervisory probation period may be required.
• US Citizens
• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering.
• 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.
• One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Overseeing junior geologist's tasks such as field sampling, data tables, or analysis reports for accuracy; (2) Providing geological support to environmental remediation projects; AND (3) Performing geological field work such as testing rocks or soils.
• Must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Nice To Haves

• The program must lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
• Include 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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, or Puerto Rico.
• 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 A above.
• 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 degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
• Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform the full range of supervisory duties and personnel management functions as the Chief, Field Explorations and Materials Section.
• Direct the team on subsurface exploration, soil/rock/materials testing for foundation design, and geological support for environmental remediation projects.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the performance of functions of the District Testing Laboratory and the Field Exploration Unit.
• Overseeing junior geologist's tasks such as field sampling, data tables, or analysis reports for accuracy.
• Providing geological support to environmental remediation projects.
• Performing geological field work such as testing rocks or soils.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager