Civil Engineer (Hydraulics)

You will serve as a Civil Engineer (Hydraulics) with Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Civil Engineer (Hydraulics). You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Provides expert technical analyses, review, mentoring, and advice as a technical specialist in hydraulics and fluid mechanics in areas such as performance of spillways, outlet works, gates and valves, hydraulic equipment, penstocks, turbines, canals, flow measurement devices, and fish passage and protection features. Performs analyses related to complex hydraulic engineering problems such as cavitation, transients in pipelines, air entrainment, energy dissipation, canal operation and control, and environmental hydraulics by planning, directing, and conducting laboratory studies with working scale models, numerical models, and field investigations. Serves as the research team leader, developing and promoting the development of new technologies, methods, and standards of practice to advance the state-of-the-art in hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics, and proposing, planning, and directing hydraulic research, including laboratory, numerical, and field studies. Prepares and presents written reports, research proposals, and publications, and performs peer review of technical studies, issues, and findings. Consults and coordinates with Reclamation staff, stakeholders, and external entities to resolve technical questions related to hydraulic design and performance, presents highly technical results and analyses, and serves on technical and interagency committees. Directs, trains, and mentors less experienced staff on engineering activities in the laboratory and field required for model development and testing, such as advising on methods, data collection, and analyses. Leads technical teams and develops, monitors, and manages project plans for large hydraulic studies including outlining project scope, schedule, and budget, and coordinating and communicating with other groups or offices.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must have a current Professional Engineer (PE) license by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.