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This position is part of the Office of Environmental Management - Carlsbad Field Office, Department of Energy. As a INTERDISCIPLINARY General Engineer/Physical Scientist, you will serve in a developmental position into the Facility Representative Program, where progressively more detailed and technical knowledge is required to perform the direct oversight duties as a Facility Representative (in training) located at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, NM.
Learn more about this agency03/20/2024 to 03/26/2024
$49,025 - $77,955 per year
GS 7 - 9
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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24-CB-00168-12278656-DE
782578300
U.S. citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
As an Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist, you will:
BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must meet the Basic Requirement and "Specialized Experience" to qualify for this position as described below.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
FOR THE GS-09: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following:
For GS-7: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following:
Basic Requirement for General Engineer: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:(1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);OR(2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
(1) Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
(2.) Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico
(3) Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
(4) Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
BASIC REQUIREMENT: FOR GS-1301, Physical Scientist: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
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B. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible". Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) will be evaluated and you will be placed into one of three pre-defined quality categories under Category Rating procedures. These categories are "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.
The application process is as follows:
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The Department of Energy (DOE) - Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) works to provide safe, compliant and efficient characterization, transportation, and disposal of defense-related Transuranic (TRU) waste. Only TRU waste that meets the requirements of the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) can be permanently emplaced in Waste Isolation Pilot Plan (WIPP). For more information, visit: U.S. Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - Home Page.
WIPP is located 26 miles outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Located along the banks of the Pecos River, Carlsbad is a valley oasis surrounded by mountains, desert and plains. Carlsbad appeals to those who love the outdoors. Its sunbelt location averages more than 350 days of sunshine a year. The City of Carlsbad is surrounded by the Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, Brantley Lake, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Parks and the Lincoln National Forest. A great place to raise a family, Carlsbad has a small-town appeal that provides a variety of shopping and dining opportunities, numerous recreational facilities for team and individual sports, hobbies and a vibrant arts community. Nearby just a few hours' drive away are the larger cities of El Paso, Lubbock and Albuquerque.
To learn more about Carlsbad, New Mexico, click HERE.
