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This position is located in Everglades National Park, in the South Florida Natural Resources Center.
Open to the first 100 applicants or until 11/20/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
10/30/2024 to 11/20/2024
$92,619 - $120,401 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Full-time
Competitive
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SE-1628-EVER-25-12592871-DE
816580100
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. DIRECT HIRING AUTHORITY will be used to fill this position.
The incumbent serves as a Civil Engineer (Environmental Engineer) in the Project Planning and Implementation group in the Restoration Sciences Branch of the South Florida Natural Resources Center (SFNRC) of Everglades National Park in Homestead, FL. The SFNRC provides in-park science and natural resources management support for four NPS units (Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, and Big Cypress National Preserve), as well as the South Florida Restoration programs of the Department of Interior (DOI).
With the passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, the federal government and the state of Florida partnered to implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The CERP is composed of 68 individual projects with more than half of these projects directly affecting NPS managed lands in South Florida. Participation by the NPS in the formulation and implementation of CERP is essential to meet the legislative and policy directives of the agency.
The Project Planning and Implementation group is a team of project managers, hydrologists, ecologists, biologists, and engineers who engage in the planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale interagency restoration projects as well as monitoring and adaptive management plan design and reporting for these projects. They represent the agency on CERP and non-CERP project development, planning, implementation, and management activities. They provide analytical, technical, data analysis, and modeling expertise to the development of internal and complex multiagency restoration projects and planning. They also track restoration projects and their implementation including monitoring and adaptive management plan design and reporting. These projects include providing input for water management operations and implementation plans development of project management features, reviewing projected benefits and impacts of proposed project components, and evaluating alternative approaches to resolving environmental and hydrologic challenges affecting the NPS and related resources. These team members are responsible for communicating results and issues with SFNRC, NPS, DOI leadership and partners.
Work primarily involves the application of hydraulics and principles of fluid mechanics, including application of engineering concepts and practices in hydraulics and sediment transport, erosion, and deposition. Hydraulic engineering work also includes analysis of waterway response to management actions and environmental disturbances such as climate change, floods, and fires. Work primarily involves applying the science of hydrology including: analyzing and calculating flow characteristics, designing drainage structures (e.g., bridges and canals), and evaluating facility or waterway capacities and operations (e.g., reservoirs, canals, pipelines, pumping plants). Plans, performs, coordinates and directs comprehensive hydrologic civil engineering studies of regulated and unregulated river systems and infrastructure in accordance with applicable authorizations, policy, and regulatory requirements. Develops, utilizes, and maintains various models to conduct and simulate engineering analyses.
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the grade level of this announcement.
This notice is being issued to recruit personnel to occupations for which a severe shortage of candidates exists and/or a critical hiring need has been identified. To assist in filling these positions, OPM has granted agencies "Direct Hire Authority".
A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR 575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.
A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated based on how well they meet the qualification requirements.
Upon receipt of the completed application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure basic qualification requirements are met.
This vacancy will be filled through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to positions filled under this Authority. All qualified applicants, as determined by the SHRO, will be referred for consideration. While managers and supervisors are not required to conduct interviews, it is highly recommended that they do so in order to assess the competencies of each applicant.
If an applicant's resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of "ineligible" or "not qualified" will be applied.
If a determination is made that an applicant has inflated qualifications or experience on the resume, consideration for the position will be denied, as per OPM regulations.
Your resume will be reviewed for the following competencies:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/20/2024:
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.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/20/2024. You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the qualified candidates, your name will be referred to the hiring official, and you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
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