Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Engineering Technician (Civil) with Bureau of Reclamation.

Serves as manager of the Division of Office Engineering and assumes responsibilities for execution of office engineering activities for projects assigned to the office. Construction involves a wide variety of work involving the civil, electrical, and mechanical disciplines for multimillion dollar projects.

Duties

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Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Develops and supervises contract administration and control procedures, computation of construction estimates and progress data; preparation of construction records, reports, and histories; development of as-built design records; layout of design change recommendations and preparation of design data for project features and delegated designs, estimates, and specifications.
• Supervises and participates in the preparation of design data for project features and designs, drawings, specification writing, and other engineering studies.
• Participates in design conferences for the development of design concepts and draft specifications.
• Supervises contract administration for the project, participating in pre-bid conferences, bid openings, abstracting of bids, and preparation of bid opening reports.
• Supervises and prepares correspondence involving technical engineering and related fields for signature of the Construction Engineer and/or Deputy to Reclamation offices, other Federal agencies, State, County, and local agencies, contractors, and the general public.
• Works directly with the contractor's representatives in interpreting specifications, and in negotiations regarding pay estimates, supplemental pay items, contract adjustments, and other matters affecting overall contract administration.
• Collaborates with other division chiefs on work related issues affecting their operations.
• Works with representatives of Project Offices, Regional Office, Denver Office, cooperating agencies, and irrigation districts to ensure the integration of contractor activities with Project Operation and Maintenance.
• Serves as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for purposes of negotiating and executing modifications to construction contracts and cooperative agreements as delegated.
• Serves as first level supervisor.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment.
• Must possess or obtain certification as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a1-year probationary period -OR- 2 year trial period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary/trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/14/2026-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:

Individual Occupational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Individual Occupational Requirement: In addition to the below requirements for this position, you must possess the following specialized experience: technical work in drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems.

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level:

Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated extensive technical civil engineering experience performing construction contracting for water resources construction projects; experience reviewing complex designs and specifications, developing and reviewing contract modifications, cost estimating, analyzing contractor's costs, payroll documents, equipment, material and overhead costs, resolving contractor's claims, and experience using various engineering software programs to prepare technical reports, drawings, designs, cost estimates, and project scheduling.

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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive. A continued service agreement may be required if it is determined you are eligible for a permanent change in duty station (PCS), recruitment, or relocation incentive.

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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