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Position Title
Civil Engineer
Agency
Bonneville Power Administration
Announcement Number
24-BPA-38320-12278973-BPA Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 to Friday, January 26, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a current career/career-conditional federal employee at the Department of Energy applying for a PROMOTION to a position with a higher grade/pay band or higher promotion potential than you previously held on a permanent basis?

Note: also select "Yes" if applying for a change-to-lower grade (CTLG) to a position with higher promotion potential than you previously held on a permanent basis.

Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
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2. Are you a current career/career-conditional federal employee at the Department of Energy applying for a REASSIGNMENT, CHANGE-TO-LOWER GRADE, or REPROMOTION and you currently or previously held a position with the same grade/pay band or higher and the same or higher promotion potential on a permanent basis?

Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
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3. I understand that I must select "Yes" to at least one of the eligibility questions to be considered for this position. (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Do any of your relatives work for the agency to which you are applying? If so, please list any applicable names below. Please enter N/A in the text box, if not Applicable. (Include: father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, and half sister). (limit characters)
2. Instructions: To provide the hiring manager an opportunity to consider your accomplishments, you may submit/attach copies of your performance appraisals and/or incentive award justification as part of your application by uploading these documents into USA Staffing.


All current Federal employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating or higher, to be considered for competitive placement. Competitive Federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration.
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3. Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on one or more of the competencies described in this vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
4. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five (5) years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
5. Please list the title, agency and dates of the appointments (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. BASIC REQUIREMENT - You must meet the minimum basic education and/or experience requirements for engineering positions in the Federal government. Select the response that best describes your education and/or experience. (limit characters)
2. In addition to the basic requirement, choose one answer that best describes your experience.
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For the following task statements, please select the option that best describes your training or experience. You must ensure that the level of training or experience claimed is reflected in your resume. If the information cannot be found in your resume, your self-rating will be adjusted accordingly. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Oversee construction project contract documents to determine risk, constructability, bid ability, and operability.
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4. Lead project completion and closeout activities, including verifying project requirements have been met, lessons learned, and final financial records are accurate.
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5. Analyze right-of-way and access road maintenance requirements in order to develop an annual management plan.
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6. Serve as a technical lead in establishing policies, procedures, and tools used by the contract management team for the execution of access road design contracts.
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7. Prepare Issue for Solicitation (IFS) and Issue for Construction (IFC) packages for construction contracts and posts them for prospective bidders.
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8. Prepare a summary of the technical design parameters and requirements for assigned projects through coordination with responsible parties as a lead member of the project team.
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9. Review project plans and specifications before contract advertisement to determine practicability from a construction standpoint.
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10. Coordinate the maintenance, revision, and reviews of standards and criteria used in the design of transmission facilities.
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11. Review designs prepared by others to ensure integrity and conformance to business requirements.
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12. Provide project updates as needed to facilitate planning by Contracting Officers to complete contracts.
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13. Monitor performance and compliance with the contract to ensure that the organization receives goods or services that conform to the technical requirements outlined in the contract.
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14. Manage all design documents throughout the design and construction phases of the project and issue final as-built designs to appropriate design groups after construction.
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15. Evaluate contractor-prepared drawings, material certifications, or submittals for conformance to the design specifications.
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16. Review design prepared by the contractor to ensure accuracy, adequacy, and conformance to requirements and design parameters.
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17. If you selected E in response to any question above, indicate where in your resume the information can be found to support your answer (identify by job title and dates). In order to receive credit, please be sure that your resume provides adequate details to support your answer or your response will be adjusted accordingly. (Maximum length of 250 characters): (limit 250 characters)