- Position Title
- General Engineer
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 23-RES-OCR-12071650-BVB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, August 7, 2023 to Wednesday, June 26, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you 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.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you 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.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as 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.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as 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.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this General Engineer, GS-801-09/11 position with the USDA Forest Service. Your responses to the questions in the questionnaire and the information provided in your completed application will be evaluated to determine your qualifications for this position. NOTE: To qualify, attach all transcripts that document the required coursework and/or degree completed listed below. Transcripts must show the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. Submit university course descriptions to clarify content of coursework as necessary. Your resume or application materials must support the answers you select.
Basic Requirements for Engineering Series (0800)
1.
From the description below, select the response that best describes how your background meets the basic requirements for an Engineer position, GS-0800.
Minimum Qualifications Requirements for the GS-9 level
2.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for the GS-9 grade level of this General Engineer position.
Minimum Qualifications Requirements for the GS-11 level
3.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for the GS-11 grade level of this General Engineer position.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Perform laboratory and field tests using knowledge of current engineering testing standards and procedures
5.
Prepare test specimens and test samples materials such as wood, modified wood fiber, biopolymers, pulp, cellulose, etc.
6.
Apply technical methods, equations, and analyses to solve technical engineering problems
7.
Adapt precedents or existing strategies to meet unusual equipment and technology development requirements.
8.
Use computer hardware and software related to word processing, database management, spreadsheet, presentation software, and Web to complete projects.
9.
Convey technical concepts and information to diverse audiences such as collaborators in academia, private industry, other government agencies, and the general public.
10.
If any of your education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. Contacts for private organizations that specialize in this evaluation is located here: http://www.naces.org/members.htm. A fee is normally associated with this service. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
11.
Education is required for the job series advertised. You must submit a copy of your transcripts showing the basic education required for the series advertised. To assure qualification, it may be necessary to attach transcripts from multiple institutions and/or to attach both undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
12.
Please select the statement(s) that reflect your educational achievement(s). Transcripts, certificates, or other appropriate documentation must be included with this application to verify GPA, coursework, and degree.
13.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.