Position/ Grade Series: Civil Engineer GS-0808 Full Time TERM
Park Unit: Everglades National Park
Duty Station: Homestead, FL
Positions Available: 1
Job Announcement: 04/19/2019 to 05/03/2019
USAJobs Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/531165600
TERM positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service and will be for a period not to exceed thirteen months, with possible extensions up to a total of four years without further competition.
Open to the first 100 applicants or until 05/03/2019 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration
Responsibilities
Serves as Civil Engineer for the Professional Services Office. Responsible for planning, design and construction of new and renovation/rehabilitation, repair, or modernization of existing park buildings and facilities. Assignments involve performance of office and field engineering duties associated with in-house design development, architectural/engineering review, managing A/E contracts, and/or monitoring and managing construction projects with diverse climatic, geographic, and environmental conditions. Applies the latest design and construction techniques to such projects as drainage systems, roads, piers, docks, boardwalks, wastewater collection, treatment and disposal/reuse facilities, and potable water supply, treatment and distribution facilities. Other projects include renovation and construction of various types of structures, such as administrative, housing, office buildings, visitor centers, maintenance facilities, laboratories, parking facilities, campgrounds, storage facilities, and entrance stations. Investigates, formulates, and evaluates project data; conducts investigations of project sites. Develops complete working drawings, including floor plans, interior and exterior elevations, sections, to include scale and full-size details of park facilities and structures. Evaluates design and construction objectives, identifies most economical and efficient procedures for building or facility repair, renovation, design, and construction, including in-house design, coordinating with other architects and/or engineers in coverage of all technical areas, resolving overlapping responsibilities among technical disciplines concerning attention to design, and meeting total facility objectives and schedules