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BLM is seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join our team to serve as a Civil Engineer for the Montana/Dakotas State Office, Eastern Montana/Dakotas District, Division of Support Services, located in Miles City, Montana. Information about the Miles City area can be found at https://milescitychamber.com/.
Learn more about this agency04/02/2020 to 04/16/2020
$52,905 - $83,210 per year
GS 09 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Travel is required to attend training, conferences, workshops, and field visits.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
11
No
No
MT Merit-2020-0047
564523400
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
All current or former federal employees with competitive/reinstatement eligibility; CTAP and ICTAP eligibles within the local commuting area; All Veterans' Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles; Land Management eligibles under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA).
This position is responsible for performing work that involves the knowledge and application of the principles civil engineering and includes all aspects of project development and construction. The incumbent is responsible for performing a variety of duties including, but not limited to, the following:
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Basic Education Requirements:
This position has a positive education requirement. Applicants must meet one of the following basic education requirements:
Specialized Experience Requirements:
For the GS-11: In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, you must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level that is similar in difficulty and complexity as indicated by all of the following examples: providing engineering, construction, and maintenance expertise for the layout, location, and design of roads, buildings, wells, pipelines, dams, and culverts; preparing cost and time estimates for civil construction and maintenance projects; determining whether civil construction progress complies with contracts through inspection; operating automated drafting, mapping, GPS, GIS, and other software to complete professional civil drawings.
For the GS-09: In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, you must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level that is similar in difficulty and complexity as indicated by at least three of the following examples: providing engineering, construction, and maintenance expertise for the layout, location, and design of roads, buildings, wells, pipelines, dams, and culverts; preparing cost and time estimates for civil construction and maintenance projects; determining whether civil construction progress complies with contracts through inspection; operating automated drafting, mapping, GPS, GIS, and other software to complete professional civil drawings.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.
This position has a positive education requirement. See the Qualifications section.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Resumes must show relevant experience and other information. Your resume must list your education and work experience including the dates (mm/yyyy) of each employment along with the number of hours worked per week and optional salary information. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Visit the USAJOBS Help Center for more information on What should I include in my federal resume?
Your resume will be used to validate your responses to the assessment tool(s). Failure to provide required information will result in loss of eligibility. You are welcome to submit an optional cover letter. Once the application process is complete, we will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume, supporting documentation and responses to the online questionnaire will be made. Your responses to the online assessment will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for this position. However, your resume must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. The best qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be contacted for an interview.
Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:
On-line Questionnaire: Please make sure that your responses to the on-line questionnaire are supported in your resume.
All applicable supplemental documentation must be received by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date of this announcement. See important information regarding uploading and faxing supplemental documentation below.
THE FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION MUST BE RECEIVED, AS APPLICABLE:
1) SF-50b (or SF-50): Current and former Federal career and career-conditional employees must submit a copy of your SF-50b (Notification of Personnel Action), or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2) and Competitive Status (block 34, code 1). DO NOT SUBMIT AN AWARD SF-50b.
2) College Transcripts: You MUST submit a copy of ALL your college transcripts that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. Upon selection, official transcripts must be received prior to appointment. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution, See Foreign Education. If you are submitting an SF-50 that indicates you are or were in the GS-0810, Civil Engineer, series, you do not need to submit your college transcripts.
3) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): If you are a CTAP or ICTAP Eligible applicant: Provide 1) a copy of your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location; and, 2) proof of eligibility. It must be indicated in your application that you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible. Note: CTAP/ICTAP documents must be submitted to each announcement as applicable.
4) Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA): Applicants eligible under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, must submit documentation verifying (a) initial selection under competitive examining procedures to a land management agency under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service, (b) service under this initial appointment, or in conjunction with subsequent competitive service time-limited appointments, to a land management agency was for a period of 24 months without a break in service of two or more years, and (c) Employee Performance Appraisal Plans showing your performance at "Fully Successful" or better. Your performance must have been evaluated as being at an acceptable level for the entire applicable period(s). Required appointment documentation includes first and last SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) for each appointment verifying the Position Occupied code (Block 34) is 1-Competitive Service. Applicants are encouraged to combine all required documents into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 3MB. Grouping documents into files will simplify the application process. Failure to submit required documentation will result in loss of consideration.
5) VEOA Documentation: If applying under the VEOA appointing authority your profile must contain a copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release, Discharge from active military showing all dates of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc., and reason for separation). The member 4 copy is preferable, or other authorized documentation, to support your VEOA eligibility. Lack of supporting documentation will result in an inability to recognize veteran status eligibility for this announcement.
Uploading and Faxing Supplemental Documentation: You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by Uploading Documents from your USAJOBS Profile.
Please note that documents selected to transfer from your USAJOBS profile are NOT automatically added to your application. You need to transfer your document(s) in the “Document” step during the application process.
Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application.
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.
THIS IS AN ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS THROUGH USAJOBS. Your application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you need assistance in applying online, please contact the HR Office at 406-896-5002 or apply@blm.gov. If applying online poses a hardship for you (i.e. you do not have access to the Internet) you must contact us prior to the closing date of the announcement for an alternative method of applying. PLEASE NOTE: If you have access to a public library, State Job Service Office, etc., you should use these resources to apply online. You must follow the steps described below to complete the application process:
1) YOU MUST HAVE OR CREATE A PROFILE IN USAJOBS. Your profile must contain a current resume for submission. In order to receive proper consideration, your resume should include the following information:
- Current personal contact information.
- Work experience (paid or unpaid) including starting and ending dates (month and year), employer's name and address, job title (include job series and grade if Federal), duties and accomplishments, supervisor's name and telephone number, indication if supervisor may be contacted, hours per week, and salary.
- Education and job-related training including school name, type and year of degrees/diplomas received, credits earned, majors, title of training course, and year of completion.
- References - personal and professional
- Additional information: skills (languages, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.), certificates or licenses (current only), and/or honors, awards, and special accomplishments (recognition, professional memberships, publications, leadership activities, etc.).
INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION COULD RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
The USAJOBS Resume Builder was designed to ensure that your resume includes the standard information needed. The Resume Builder is an available tool when you login to your USAJOBS account.
2) APPLY ONLINE. Start the application process by clicking on the “Apply” button that appears on this announcement.
3) SUBMIT A RESUME. Select your resume or use the USAJOBS resume builder.
4) INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION. See the “Required Documents” section.
5) REVIEW. Review your application packet & complete the acknowledgement.
6) SURVEY. Complete the one question survey to let us know how you heard about this job.
7) CERTIFICATION. Certify your application material is complete and accurate.
8) AGENCY WEBSITE. Continue to BLMJobs to complete the application process.
9) FOLLOW UP. Check your application status before the announcement closes. It is your responsibility to ensure that a complete application (including a resume, on-line questionnaire, and applicable supplemental documentation) is received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of the vacancy announcement. NOTE: Technical problems may take at least 1 business day to resolve; therefore, you are highly encouraged to complete the application process prior to the closing date.
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account. You will receive an acknowledgment email from USAJobs that your submission was successful once we have received your online assessment questionnaire and resume. It is your responsibility to ensure that additional supporting documentation is received. You will be notified of the status of your application and/or referral to the hiring official via your USAJobs account after the evaluation process is complete. You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/564523400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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