Civil Engineer (Structural)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is for the St. Paul District. Major duties: Serves as a professional Civil Engineering Expert concerning the safety of bridges and hydraulic steel structures (both probable loss of life and non-loss of life structures). The incumbent serves as a professional Civil Engineering Expert concerning the safety of bridges and hydraulic steel structures (both probable loss of life and non-loss of life structures). Serves as the official spokesman concerning technical advisory and problem resolution services involving the development coordination of programs for the inspection of the District’s public and nonpublic bridges and hydraulic steel structures. Functions as a structural engineering technical specialist in Design Branch, with the program management responsibilities for the District’s Bridge and Hydraulic Steel Structures (HSS) programs. Responsible for insuring the District is in compliance with ER1110-2-111 (Periodic Safety Inspection and Continuing Evaluation of USACE Bridges) and ER 1110-28157 (Responsibility for Hydraulic Steel Structures). As program manager, the incumbent schedules meetings, maintains bridge and HSS databases, and provides technical and administrative advice and assistance to District and Division leadership. Interface with the District’s Operations Division, the Mississippi Valley Division and USACE HQ on funding, inspection, scheduling and training issues as required to maintain the District’s bridge and HSS inspection programs. Provides structural engineering expertise and guidance to departmental chiefs and counterparts at the District, USACE, military installations, government agencies and private interests. As a senior technical lead, reviews and approves structural design features of assigned civil works and military projects, or projects that fall under the Support for Others (SFO) program.