Civil Engineer

Agency: Forest Service

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location: Multiple Locations

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Requirements: In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement: See Education for the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0810 Series. In addition to meeting the basic requirement listed above, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-07 Level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level; OR Applicants must have one full year of graduate level education (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR Superior Academic Achievement (click the link to determine if you are eligible: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp); OR Successful completion of a 5-year program of study of at least 160 semester hours leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering; OR An appropriate combination of graduate level education and specialized experience. Professional engineering experience is defined as nonroutine engineering work that required and was characterized by (1) professional knowledge of engineering; (2) professional ability to apply such knowledge to engineering problems; and (3) positive and continuing development of professional knowledge and ability. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Assisted with the completion of location surveys for roads or bridges or trails, generally after route and control point selection by a higher grade engineer; Assisted with field surveys, topographic maps, and s