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Position Title: Civil Engineer-Direct Hire Authority (DHA)
Agency: Bureau of Reclamation
Announcement Number: DHA-BOR-22-11464823--OPM Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, June 2, 2022 to Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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1. 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.

A. Yes

B. No

2. 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.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in determining your eligibility to be considered for the position. Choose the response that best represents your education, experience, and training. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume, transcripts, or application and information provided by your references.

1. From the descriptions below, select the response that best describes your Education, Examination and/or Registration as it relates to meeting the BASIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT for the GS-0810 Series.

A. I have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelors or higher degree in Engineering in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.

B. I have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering that included differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five (5) of the following seven (7) 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. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.

C. I have successfully completed 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, and that included the courses specified in B above. These courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.

D. I have successfully completed a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate scientific field such as engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology AND have at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. This must include 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. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.

E. I have 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. NOTE: You must submit documentation of having passed the examination.

F. I am currently registered as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. This registration must have been obtained by written test OR be in general engineering or a directly related engineering field and was gained by State grandfather or eminence provisions NOTE: You must submit copies of your current registration.

G. I do not possess any of the BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT options described above.

2. From the descriptions below, select the response that best describes your SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE to perform the duties of Civil Engineer GS-0810-11 in order to meet the MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT for this position.

A. I have one full year of specialized experience, comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following as a professional engineer: (1) applying a broad knowledge of engineering and hydrologic principles that enable the incumbent to interpret statistical data, methodologies, and results related to reservoir operations and planning studies utilizing hydrologic and river basin models and relational database software; (2) applying interpreted computing languages and statistical and data visualization software; (3) preparing a variety of reports, documents, and correspondence such as legal descriptions; (4)establishing collaborative working relationships with stakeholders to ensure that their needs are heard and addressed.

B. I have successfully completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Applicants must submit a copy of transcripts.

C. I have an equivalent combination of the specialized experience and graduate level education described above in A and B, that, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. Please note only graduate education in excess of two years (36 semester hours) may be used to qualify under this option. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Applicants must submit a copy of transcripts.

D. I do not possess any of the ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT options described above.

3. From the descriptions below, select the response that best describes your SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE to perform the duties of Civil Engineer GS-0810-12 in order to meet the MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT for this position.

A. I have one full year of specialized experience, comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following as a professional engineer: (1) planning, performing, coordinating, and directing comprehensive hydrologic civil engineering studies of regulated and unregulated river systems and infrastructure in accordance with applicable authorizations, policy, and regulatory requirements; (2) providing engineering design, analyses, review with interpreted computing languages, statistical and data visualization approaches, and/or documentation for a wide range of civil engineering assignments; (3) performing hydrologic analyses and investigations such as flow studies and statistical hydrologic studies; (4) building trust based relationships with landowners, company representatives, and public officials in order to overcome adverse opinion in controversial transactions.

B. I do not possess the specialized experience described in the statement above.

As previously explained, your ratings in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume and documents you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, for rating you ineligible, for lowering your score, or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probationary period, or other disciplinary action, including termination. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: understand this warning; have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and verified that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and demonstrated capability

4. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position. Select the most appropriate response below.

A. Yes, I verify that all of my responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate. I accept that if my supporting documentation and /or later steps in the selection process do not support one or more of my responses to the questionnaire that my application may be rated lower and /or I may be removed from further consideration.

B. No, I do not accept this agreement and/or I no longer wish to be considered for this position.

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