Civil Engineer (Geotechnical)

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. About the Position: This position is with the St Paul District, HIRING OFFICE

The incumbent will serve as a Civil Engineer responsible for performing a variety of work in support of the districts geotechnical design program.

Conduct studies pertaining to foundation stresses, seepage, slope and foundation stability, dewatering, grouting, and related data for inclusion in review, feasibility, and design memoranda reports to higher authority.

Write reports and technical appendices for feasibility and design memo studies, incorporating results of design data and estimates of quantities.

Responsible for geotechnical portions of plans and specifications and drafts technical provisions of contract specifications.

Make inspection trips to earth construction projects to insure that the project is being constructed to conform to design requirements and to verify assumptions made during design.

Develop preliminary and final design for earth and rock structures such as levees, rubble mound breakwaters, roads, channel improvements, cut slopes, and earth dams.

Compile data and prepare correspondence pertaining to the Districts geotechnical design program.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/