This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Serves as senior hydraulic engineer for technical coordination and management of complex coastal water resource projects of the District.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service defined as: (1) performing coastal engineering analyses and numerical modeling tasks that focus on coastal hydraulic/hydrodynamic problems and potential engineering solutions; and (2) collecting, organizing, and analyzing data and information as required for documentation of analyses and preparation of modeling documentation reports and presentations. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.
Provide coastal hydraulic/hydrodynamic engineering input for project documents and related modeling tasks, and compile references in the development of design criteria for coastal engineering and related works.
Identify critical data necessary to initiate analyses that determine coastal/hydraulic engineering design criteria for project features (e.g., hydrographic surveys, historic stage data, As-built drawings, etc.).
Build, execute, and interpret USACE coastal-planning models (e.g. SBEACH, CSHORE, Beach-fx, G2CRM, etc.) for USACE planning studies.
Review and perform coastal hydraulic/hydrodynamic investigations including analyses of littoral transport, sediment budgets, inlet hydrodynamics, beach nourishment, and related coastal activities.
Inspect project areas to determine site characterization and necessary features needed to meet project objectives, including assessment of coastal parameters, wave and water current patterns, and other hydraulic/hydrodynamic characteristics.
Support technical management of projects including development of the scope and work plan for coastal engineering analyses and modeling, including resource needs, budget, and schedule.
Coordinate work in progress with other USACE Engineering and Planning Division personnel, and collaborate effectively with personnel from other Federal, State, Commonwealth, and local agencies.