Civil Engineer

Duties
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As a Civil Engineer, you will perform the following duties:

The incumbent of this position serves as a Civil Engineer with responsibility for providing professional engineering review and project management services for all EDA projects in the geographic area to which assigned. Duties include:
Arranges for and conducts project management conferences with recipients and representatives to explain EDA policies, procedures, and requirements to be followed in the implementation of Public Works projects.
Reviews the proposed contract documents prior to bid to determine that the recipient's construction plans and specifications are within the approved project scope, that the recipient is adequately safeguarded, and that the cost estimates are commensurate with the services to be provided.
Upon determination by the Civil Engineer that the contract documents are in compliance with applicable policies, practices and requirements that are prerequisite to the solicitation of construction bids under the Act, allows the project to proceed to the bid and advertisement stage. In addition, the incumbent establishes internal construction project standards to measure the effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness of approved construction projects and to provide for the continual monitoring and implementation of these standards for conformance during the life of the project.
Attends bid openings to observe bidding procedures and prepares reports of results including tabulation of bids, irregularities noted and any anticipated or potential problems.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Civil Engineer GS-0810-13, positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

This position is also advertised under EDA-AURO-DE-26-13033939, which is open to Merit Promotion/Direct Hire/Delegated Examining eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
A probationary or trial period may be required.
Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/).
If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid
License required: No
Drug Test Required: No
Pre-employment medical/physical required: No
Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band.

Education
Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer (0810 Series):

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) 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); OR (2) 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.