Engineering Technician (Civil)

Duties

• Processes hydrographic and topographic data for use in volumes and drawings. Ensures the correctness of all data prior to turn-in for review.
• Adapts to changing conditions and goals. Ability to adapt as the requirements on any given day can be subject to changes.
• Creates Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawings and volume reports from processed data for distribution to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and public access.
• Maintains complete and accurate files for all survey data. Maintains the file structure of the associated data on the USACE shared drive.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position requires the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• Position requires travel up to approximately 10% of the time. Travel will include and not be limited to construction and proposed project sites where surveying and data collection will occur while exposed to the elements.
• Work will include physical exertion in terms of walking, climbing, standing, sitting, lifting, and carrying objects up to at least 30 pounds.
• Should be comfortable working on vessel and working around water and must be able to swim to the standard of the American Red Cross Level II Primary Skills (basic floating techniques and free style swim, etc.) or equivalent certifications.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR certifications.
• Position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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• Required Documents

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  Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
  
  1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

  2. Other supporting documents:

  • Cover Letter, optional

  NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  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.

• How to Apply

  Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: CENAB-HR-DHA01@usace.army.mil.
  
  You must provide the vacancy announcement number CERD256677711428DHA in the subject line of the email.
  
  Important Information about Application Supporting Documents/Attachments
  
  

  • Provide documents that support your qualification for the position, typically, these are documents such as resume, transcript, copy of professional license, and SF-50.
  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as SSN and DOB data should be REDACTED or REMOVED from documents prior to submission, especially SF-50 and DD 214 forms.
  • To ensure that documents are identifiable to your application package, name attachments with the following naming convention:

  
  Last Name, First Name - Document Type
  EXAMPLES:
  Smith, John - Resume
  Smith, John - SF50 Redacted
  Smith, John - Transcript
  Smith, John - PE License
  
  

  • Preferred format for documents is PDF format.
  • Do not submit documents that are password protected.
  • Any documents to be considered as part of your application, must be attached to your email.

  
  Submissions that provide a link to access and download or retrieve resumes, etc., will be considered as an incomplete application.
  
  To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
  
  Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.
  
  The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 03/13/2025 to receive consideration.

  
  

  Agency contact information

  Shaun Armstrong

  Phone

  410-924-9603

  Email

  shaun.l.armstrong@usace.army.mil

  Address

  RD-W2SF01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BALTIMORE
  DO NOT MAIL
  Baltimore, MD 21203
  US

  Next steps

  Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
  
  Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.
  
  The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.

• Fair and Transparent

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  • Criminal history inquiries
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Financial suitability
  • New employee probationary period
  • Privacy Act
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Selective Service
  • Signature and false statements
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

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