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Civil Engineer

Bureau of Reclamation · Department of the Interior
📍 Lakewood, Colorado 💰 $87887 – $125478/yr 🏠 Telework eligible

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Job Summary

You will serve as a Civil Engineer with Bureau of Reclamation. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Applied Hydrology 2, LAKEWOOD,COLORADO.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Engineering Analysis: Performs and/or coordinates engineering analyses including technical planning activities; data collection, validation, and management; modeling and data analyses; analyses of site location and/or conditions; risk estimation and analyses; or analysis of instrumentation data.

Design: Plans and conducts engineering studies or evaluations such as preliminary, appraisal, feasibility, final design, and value planning/value engineering studies. Creates, performs, reviews, checks, and/or models engineering designs. Develops/drafts design criteria, procedures, and instructions. Contributes to the design and/or modification of new or existing features to mitigate static, dynamic, and/or hydrologic/hydraulic loadings.

Designs, installs, and/or maintains instrumentation systems to provide engineering data for analysis and/or operational decision support. Documentation and Presentation: Prepares and reviews technical documentation such as technical memorandums and reports, correspondence, design criteria, design standards, designer's operating criteria, operating procedures, and other technical documentation as needed.

Makes oral presentations of technical documentation at coordination meetings, technical briefings, or other meetings. Review and Mentoring: Provides technical reviews, peer reviews, and checking of designs, drawings, engineering analyses, and technical documentation. Provides technical guidance, training, and advice to lower graded engineers and technicians and other internal and external stakeholders.

Other Duties (non-grade controlling / non-series controlling): Project Management - Develops, monitors, and manages project plans including outlining project scope, schedule, and budget; coordinating and communication with other groups or offices; monitoring tasks and budget; managing changes to project plans; identifying and addressing issues prior to adverse impacts to schedule or budget; and participating on or leading technical teams.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) / Grants Officer's Technical Representative (GOTR) / Awarding Official's Technical Representative (AOTR) - Works with Contracting Officer / Grants Officer / Awarding Official to implement and administer assigned contracts, including technically monitoring contracts/agreements to ensure that they are carried out to completion as outlined in the contract/agreement.

Compliance - Provides engineering support in connection with regulatory program oversight, policy and rulemaking efforts, review of regulatory compliance issues, and resolution of engineering related issues. Database Operation - Develops, modifies, and utilizes relational databases to maintain engineering data for conducting operational and planning analyses, and coordinates and operates engineering data collection systems.

Technical Working Groups - Participates on and/or leads technical work groups or teams. The following duties are shown at the GS-11 level. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements & Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted.

Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

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.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Contact

emanuel_williams@ios.doi.gov

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $87887 – $125478/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-18.

How many openings are available?

There are 3 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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