This position is a Civil Engineer, GS- 0810-11/12 working in Yuma, Arizona for the LCB 3401 - Lower Colorado Basin- YAO.
- As a full performance Civil Engineer your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Engineering Analysis: Performs engineering analyses to include performing and coordinating technical planning activities; data collection (including validation and management); modeling and data analyses; analyses of site location and/or conditions; risk estimation and analyses; or analyses of instrumentation data. Design: Completes and/or reviews engineering designs to include: 1) planning and conducting engineering studies or evaluations such as preliminary, appraisal, feasibility, final design, and value planning/value engineering; 2) creating, performing, reviewing, checking, and/or modeling engineering designs; 3) developing design criteria, procedures, and instructions; 4) developing design performance requirements and ensuring contracted A&E design services meet these requirements; 5) providing technical approval as the engineer in responsible charge of design activities and engineering decisions; 6) contributing to the design and modifications of new and existing complex features to mitigate static, dynamic, and hydrologic/hydraulic loadings; or 7) design, installation, and maintenance of instrumentation systems to provide engineering data for analysis and/or operational decision support. Documentation and Presentation: Develops project guidelines, protocols, and procedures that are specific to the project; and may review for comment or propose draft Bureau directives, standards, and policies. Investigations, Assessments, and/or Inspections: Plans, schedules, coordinates, and conducts civil engineering facility examinations, reviews, and/or inspections. Reviewing designs for constructability and clarity of specifications and drawings. Prepares, updates, and/or reviews progressive level design cost estimates prepared internally or by third parties for completeness. Construction management: responsible for submittal reviews and contractor request for information (RFI) responses, coordinating with subject matter experts on responses and overall management of consultants and construction contractors. Monitor contract performance and compliance with all terms and conditions of the contract. Serves as the government technical representative in all phases of work within the scope of the contract, and coordinates resolution of contracting issues.