You will serve as a Civil Engineer with Bureau of Reclamation. Location: Lakewood, CO
Determine how risk methodology is applied to decisions regarding the safety and operation of significant and high-hazard dams and apply risk analysis to prioritize evaluation and modifications of Reclamation's inventory of dams.
Oversee the technical application of risk analyses and the development of technical, scientific, economic, and engineering guidelines and studies related to the evaluation, analyses, modification design and construction associated with existing dam facilities . Collaborates with the Dam Safety Program in the development, interpretation and revision of guidance and technical standards in risk analysis methodology for Reclamation and DOI.
Advises senior leadership on national and internationally controversial and/or significant technical issues that affect Reclamation's inventory of dams. Represents Reclamation national and international organization and society meetings and workshops. Provides technical oversight and guidance for the peer review of dam safety studies.
Develops training and mentors subject matter experts and other technical staff responsible for facilitating risk analyses and the engineers performing the risk analysis in the use of these tools . Technically reviews and approves highly complex designs and analytical studies for embankment dams.
Determines if computation methods and design practices are in conformance with state-of-the-art engineering, identifies deficiencies, and determines what measures should be taken to correct deficiencies. Advances the state-of-practice in geotechnical engineer through development of design standards, planning studies, dam modifications and safety parameters, and develops methods and the quality review standards.
This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S.
Department of Education. How do I receive credit for a college degree obtained in a foreign university in another country? - OPM.gov Applicants must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service.
To be acceptable, the foreign credential evaluation must include/describe: The type of education received by the applicant; The level of education in relation to the U.S.
education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the International Education Standards Council; The content of the applicant's educational program earned abroad and the standard obtained; The status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; and Any other information of interest such as what the evaluation service did to obtain this information, the qualifications of thee valuator, and any indications as to other problems such as forgery.
Foreign credential evaluations that do not contain the above information or that state there is insufficient information provided by the applicant on which to base an evaluation should not be accepted. If the requested evaluation shows the foreign education to be legitimate and comparable to that expected of a candidate with U.S. credentials, it may be accepted at the discretion of the agency.
This position is with Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $140239 – $182316/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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