Civil Engineer (Hydraulics)

About the Position: The incumbent will serve as a Jacksonville District coastal engineering subject matter expert and a lead coastal engineer on the most challenging Federal projects USACE has to offer in the coastal storm risk management (CSRM) and coastal navigation programs.

Perform and/or review coastal hydraulic/hydrodynamic investigations including analyses of littoral transport, sediment budgets, inlet hydrodynamics, beach nourishment, and related coastal activities.

Physically inspect project areas (field investigations) to determine site characterization and necessary features needed to meet project objectives, including assessment of coastal parameters, wave and water current patterns

Develop and apply numerical models and procedures for evaluating complex surface water issues that are often impacted by coastal storms and hydrologic effects (e.g., global, regional, and local ocean circulation models

Develop data collection scopes of work and independent government estimates for project needs related to topographic/bathymetric data (e.g., LiDAR, multi- or single-beam surveys, acoustic doppler profilers, etc.) and/or hydraulic/hydrodynamic data

Effectively and efficiently use data processing tools (e.g., GIS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.) for pre- and post-processing of numerical models, geo-spatial data processing and evaluation, and reporting

Recommend technical approaches, methods of analysis, and appropriate numerical modeling tools to address hydraulic and hydraulic/hydrodynamic issues based on project purposes and modeling objectives.

Utilize a developed knowledge of the theories of coastal processes, inlet hydrodynamics, circulation, and sediment transport to plan, organize, coordinate, direct and review the development

Serve as technical expert for relevant coastal engineering design tasks (e.g., designing revetments, jetties, seawalls, beach nourishment templates, beach nourishment borrow areas, pump bypass stations, etc.).

Serve as technical expert for coastal hydraulic/hydrodynamic modeling tasks (e.g., coastal-planning modeling with Beach-fx/G2CRM, high-fidelity modeling with gridded or flexible mesh structure, etc.).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Selective Placement Factor: (must be included with your application packet to be considered) Must possess a Professional registration P.E. (Professional Engineer) License in good standing 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/.