JOB SUMMARY: This position located in Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, in the Geologic Resources Division. This position serves as an expert engineer providing civil engineering consultation and advisement to senior colleagues and/or Department officials for significant projects. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment to last 13 months, may be extended up to a total of 10-years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service MAJOR DUTIES: The major duties of the Civil Engineer position include, but are not limited to, the following: Technical Consultation, Guidance, and Leadership: Develops engineering and technical guidelines and standards, and/or project or study objectives. Leads and advises technical teams, directing technical procedures and practices for the teams. Provides technical direction, leadership, mentorship, guidance, training, and advice to engineers and technicians and other internal and external stakeholders. Reviewing: Provides technical reviews, peer reviews, and checking of designs, drawings, engineering analysis, and technical documents, specifications, and contract correspondence, ensuring documents are accurate and quality assurance processes were followed. Reviews funding and closeout reports. Engineering Analysis: Plans, develops, directs, and prepares procedures, policies, and protocols for engineering projects that require advanced engineering analysis that extends or modifies theories, concepts, and assumptions or resolves unique or novel problems, conditions, or issues. In particular, work involves the performance and/or oversight of on-site construction work, including inspection and acceptance of construction work performed by a contractor. Duties may include serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), reviewing designs for constructability, drafting specifications, determining and evaluating construction sequencing, researching and preparing appropriate levels of cost estimates, and reviewing and evaluating third party cost estimates through the planning and final design process. Project Management: Develops, monitors, and manages project plans that outline the scope, schedule, and budget of assigned projects. This includes coordinating and communicating with other groups and offices throughout the organization such as program and project managers, engineering, finance, maintenance, permit compliance, and acquisition; managing changes to the project plans with external stakeholders, tribes, and regulatory authorities; identifying and addressing issues prior to adverse impacts to the schedule and budget; and leading technical teams. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.