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Position Title
Supervisory Civil Engineer
Agency
International Boundary and Water Commission: United States and Mexico
Announcement Number
DE-15-20-10718924-LW Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 to Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
(limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. This position requires knowledge of conversational Spanish sufficient to converse with officials of the Mexican government regarding topics pertaining to the agency mission. (limit characters)
2. You must possess and maintain a valid US Motor Vehicle Driver License, without impeding restrictions, and issued by a US state, the District of Columbia, or a US territory (limit characters)
3. This position requires a Professional Engineer (PE) license issued by an officially recognized professional board of a U.S. state, District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. You must either possess, or agree to obtain, a PE license within 1 year of appointment. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
 
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. A mastery of advanced engineering principles, practices, and methods to manage the civil, environmental, and hydraulic engineering functions at the headquarters level. (limit characters)
5. Developing conceptual plans, design facilities, evaluating existing elements, and developing agency positions for use in soliciting bids and proposals from outside contractors. (limit characters)
6. Developing, issuing, and updating of agency policy and procedure by ensuring the practical application of environmental regulations to all project activities. (limit characters)
7. Coordinating studies, reviews, and evaluations and/or license proposals from state and local governments and private entities for the construction of facilities. (limit characters)
8. Managing budget changes throughout an engineering department to approve the allocation and distribution of funds. (limit characters)
9. Overseeing the revision of long-range plans, goals, and objectives to determine the best approach or solution for resolving funding issues. (limit characters)
10. Strategically managing human, financial, physical, and information resources to carry out executive duties as a director of a engineering department (limit characters)
11. Skill in building coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, and/or a foreign government. (limit characters)
12. Skill in oral presentation for significant meetings, briefings, conferences, and interoffice and interagency communications. (limit characters)
13. Skill in communicating an agency's organizational policy and procedure through technical discussions, meetings, and conferences. (limit characters)
14. Skill in composing written results to highlight significant changes for meetings, conferences, and interoffice and interagency communications. (limit characters)
15. Providing technical expertise in the review and written composition of recommendations, engineering reports, and the development and issuance of policy statements and guidance. (limit characters)
16. Exercising final authority for a full range of personnel actions and proposals that subordinate supervisors recommend. (limit characters)
17. Supporting agency position management objectives and equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals. (limit characters)
18. Implementing internal management controls established to prevent fraud, waste, abuse, loss, and misappropriation. (limit characters)
19. Serving as a reviewing official on evaluations for nonsupervisory employees rated by subordinate supervisors. (limit characters)