Civil Engineer

You will serve as a Civil Engineer with Bureau of Reclamation. Location: Lakewood, CO PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Determine how risk methodology is applied to decisions regarding the safety and operation of significant and high-hazard dams and apply risk analysis to prioritize evaluation and modifications of Reclamation's inventory of dams. Oversee the technical application of risk analyses and the development of technical, scientific, economic, and engineering guidelines and studies related to the evaluation, analyses, modification design and construction associated with existing dam facilities . Collaborates with the Dam Safety Program in the development, interpretation and revision of guidance and technical standards in risk analysis methodology for Reclamation and DOI. Advises senior leadership on national and internationally controversial and/or significant technical issues that affect Reclamation's inventory of dams. Represents Reclamation national and international organization and society meetings and workshops. Provides technical oversight and guidance for the peer review of dam safety studies. Develops training and mentors subject matter experts and other technical staff responsible for facilitating risk analyses and the engineers performing the risk analysis in the use of these tools . Technically reviews and approves highly complex designs and analytical studies for embankment dams. Determines if computation methods and design practices are in conformance with state-of-the-art engineering, identifies deficiencies, and determines what measures should be taken to correct deficiencies. Advances the state-of-practice in geotechnical engineer through development of design standards, planning studies, dam modifications and safety parameters, and develops methods and the quality review standards. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/16/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND/OR Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. 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, so

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The Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island Communities. Click here to learn more about the Department of the Interior and its bureaus. The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. Click here to learn more about the Bureau of Reclamation.