ELECTRICAL ENGINEER DHA FLYER
Direct Hire Authority (DHA) Announcement
For Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce Under Section 9905
Permanent Full-Time
Operations Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, WA
LinkedIn Job Posting # NWW001
Position Title: Electrical Engineer, GS-11/12
Vacancies: Multiple
Promotion potential: GS-12
Salary: $101,732 - $124,061 per year
Open Continuous Announcement: effective 13 Nov 2023 until all positions are filled.
Duty Station: Umatilla, OR
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Recruitment/Relocation incentives are authorized in accordance with agency policy.
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
Tenure: This position is full-time permanent
How to Apply: Anyone wishing consideration for this opportunity must submit a resume specifically documenting experience relevant to this position along with your college transcripts. Professional Engineer (PE) license is highly desirable. If you have a current PE, please notate on your resume.
The application package may be submitted online at: https://usace.yellogov.com/app/collect/event/cPlspoAg5Yq2po3rYT3-Jw.
For questions regarding this recruitment, you may inquire via email to WWCorpsCareers@usace.army.mil.
Duties:
- Serve as a senior (GS-12) or developmental senior (GS-11) engineer carrying out assignments independently using professional judgment in planning and initiating work techniques and approaches.
- Develop preliminary and final design and layout of electrical equipment and special electrical communication and electronic features for Civil Works Projects.
- Projects include multipurpose hydroelectric dams, river navigation structures, fish hatcheries, and fish bypass facilities, utilizing Bentley MicroStation as a CADD (computer-aided design and drafting) design tool.
- Utilize software tools such as Bentley Promise CONNECT, AutoCAD Electrical, Revit, or similar software for advanced modeling.
- Check shop drawings and descriptive literature submitted by contractors.
- Perform arc flash studies and conduct reviews using ETAP, EasyPower, or SKM software.
- Review and checks detailed design, design analysis, plans and specifications prepared by both Electrical Design Section and A-E (Architect-Engineer) contractors for equipment, fixtures, and systems, etc.
- Make field site inspections of existing equipment, construction in progress, and completed projects and creates studies and/or provides electrical observations regarding operation, condition, and evaluations of systems.
Please see the Electrical Engineering DHA Flyer above for more details.