ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (CIVIL)

Summary

About the Position: Serves as the Engineering Technician with the US Army Corps of Engineer, Louisville District, Operations Division, with duty station of Louisville, Kentucky or Falls of Rough, Kentucky. This announcement is NOT intended for current, permanent Army employees. Current, permanent Army employees who would like to be considered for this time-limited assignment should instead apply to Announcement #CEDB-26-13057267-MP See Additional Information for details.

Duties

• Serve as Operations Division liaison on dam safety modification projects, ensuring Operation and Maintenance requirements inform planning, design, construction, and commissioning.
• Review plans, specifications, submittals, and RFIs to verify construction products meet contract requirements and are operable and maintainable.
• Coordinate commissioning, operational procedures, training, maintenance data, Operation and Maintenance manuals, safety plans, and facility transition activities.
• Perform technical inspections and condition assessments of navigation and flood risk management facilities, identifying deficiencies and potential repair methods.
• Prepare or reviews scopes, specifications, estimates, and contract documentation for Operation and Maintenance service, supply, maintenance, repair, and construction projects.
• Coordinate recreation, natural-resource, and cultural-resource considerations with construction activities to protect public safety and long-term resource-management objectives.
• Provide field technical guidance, maintains project records, and conducts after-action reviews to improve project planning, execution, and contract administration.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement This announcement is NOT for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade. Current, permanent Army employees should apply to Announcement #CEDB-26-13057267-MP. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Engineering Technician (Civil) GS-12 Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service that includes: supporting the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, inspection, or rehabilitation of civil works infrastructure, such as dams, navigation facilities, flood risk management facilities, or related systems; reviewing or preparing scopes of work, plans, specifications, technical submittals, cost estimates, or contract documentation for maintenance, repair, or construction work; performing or supporting facility inspections, condition assessments, quality-assurance activities, or analysis of infrastructure deficiencies; and coordinating with engineers, project managers, construction personnel, and operations staff to ensure projects are safe, operable, maintainable, and ready for transition to service. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13057268 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/21/2026. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours o take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980562523540-USA-Hire-Assessments To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.