Civil Engineer (Structural) SME

As a Civil (Structural) Engineer you will:

• Advise and support a national program for improving the regulatory oversight of LNG facility siting design construction inspection operations and safety.
• Communicate PHMSAs safety regulations and LNG structural design requirements to stakeholders on the structural design of LNG facilities and manage correspondence inquiries and engineering deliverables.
• Review and evaluate natural hazard studies basis of design documents structural engineering design drawings calculations and specifications for LNG tanks equipment piping piling foundations support structures buildings and associated structures for compliance with Federal safety regulations industry standards and best practices.
• Evaluate technical assessments for repair/retrofit plans and failure investigations.

The ideal candidate for this position is a senior technical leader with structural engineering expertise in industrial or chemical facilities and a proven record leading regulatory oversight programs that advance safety and this role you will provide technical evaluations of tanks foundations support structures and related systems and independently review advanced analyses (Finite Element Analysis (FEA) seismic/ soil-structure interaction (SSI) stability foundation reliability). This role requires strong technical judgement and effective communication to coordinate on issues with operators and advise senior leadership influence interagency and standards development and support inspections and incident investigations to strengthen long-term regulatory effectiveness and public safety.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a and eligible for consideration.
• You must meet specialized experience to qualify.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
• DRUG TEST: If selected for the position you will be required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-appointment drug test you will also be subject to Random Drug Testing. Failure or refusal to take a drug test may result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service.
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• TIME-IN-GRADE:Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower gradein the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.
• DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must meet the education and specialized experience requirements for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To qualify for the Grade 12 you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 it must include:

• Experience under supervision applying safety and engineering standards (e.g. ASCE API ASME NFPA ACI AISC) for the siting structural design construction or operation of industrial or energy facilities (e.g. tanks foundations support structures) including reviewing or developing technical deliverables identifying errors or omissions preparing requests for Information (RFIs) or recommendations and participating in multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder coordination.

To qualify for the Grade 13 you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12 it must include:

• Experience independently applying safety and engineering standards (e.g. ASCE API ASME NFPA ACI AISC) for the siting structural design construction or operationof industrial or energy facilities (e.g. tanks foundations support structures) including reviewing or developing technical deliverables identifying errors or omissions preparing requests for Information (RFIs) or recommendations and participating in multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder coordination.

To qualify for the Grade 14 you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13 it must include:

• Experience overseeing and applying safety and engineering standards (e.g. ASCE API ASME NFPA ACI AISC) for the siting structural design construction or operationof industrial or energy facilities (e.g. tanks foundations support structures) including developing or reviewing technical deliverables identifying errors or omissions issuing requests for Information (RFIs) or recommendations and leading multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder coordination.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
• Planning and Evaluating - Organizes work sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Structural Engineering - Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods related to the design and analysis of complex structures using a variety of materials. Structures may include aerospace systems or structures and other determinate or indeterminate systems.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
• Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.

For all types of consideration experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions please click on the following link: applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.