This vacancy is for a GS-0802-11, Civil Engineering Technician located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, CG ACADEMY CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARMENT.
To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-10 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
You will serve as an Civil Engineering Technician and be responsible for managing the Civil Engineering materials laboratories and providing assistance to faculty and students working in the laboratory. These duties include: Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Performing materials engineering testing and evaluations. Supporting Civil & Environmental Engineering projects. Testing, installation, repair, modification, and maintenance of equipment or systems for Civil & Environmental Engineering projects and laboratory experiments. Conducting materials engineering studies. Providing materials engineering advice and guidance. Maintaining knowledge of current materials engineering technology.