About the Position: Cost Engineer in the Engineering and Construction Division, Cost Engineering and Specifications Section. You will be a member of multidisciplinary teams to provide cost engineering and specification support for a variety of Civil Works Projects ranging from $250k to programs over a $1B.
Projects include facilities O&M, hydraulic steel structure fabrication, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, rehabilitation of navigation structures and new navigations structures.
Full performance grade (GS-12) should be able to do the following. Developmental grades (GS07-GS11) will gain on the job experience and training to perform the following.
Education for GS-09: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience for GS-09: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience for GS-11: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience is defined as experience preparing plans and specifications, cost estimates, and project schedules (such as municipal projects, flood navigation, environmental, recreation, military projects and/or various types of buildings, supplies, and service contract work).
Experience with quantity take off and cost estimating software, experience managing design or construction projects planning, developing, and/or reviewing cost estimates for projects in the phase; assisting with resolving most conflicts independently when producing technical specifications and/or cost estimates; and reviewing contract documents (i.e., drawings and specifications as a whole) for completeness and compatibility as well as for conformance to established standards.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09) OR Education for GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience for GS-11: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience for GS-12: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience is defined as overseeing the work of junior engineers or architect, participating in multidisciplinary design projects, independently planning, reviewing, and/or preparing technical specifications for contracts (such as municipal projects, flood navigation, environmental, recreation, military projects and/or various types of buildings, supplies, and service contract work); planning, reviewing, and/or developing cost estimates for projects in all phases of construction or operations and maintenance; implementing knowledge of contractor means and methods; performing and validating quantity take offs, coordinating and performing project schedules for civil or military construction projects, applied experience with cost estimating software and providing technical guidance on the review of engineering documents to ensure conformance to established standards.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11) This position will be filled at the GS-07, GS-09, GS-11, GS-12 level. If selected at the GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11 level, noncompetitive promotion to the full performance level is authorized.
This position is with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army.
The posted pay range is $51266 – $118221/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-03.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-20 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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