Civil Engineer, GS-0810-12 (32130)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) announcement for a Civil Engineer in the South Atlantic Division, Mobile District, Engineering Division,

Position Title: Civil Engineer

Open Period: 14 April-25 May 2026

Duty Location: Mobile, AL.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Serves as a civil engineer specialist in pavement and site design on the staff of a design organization responsible for planning, and design of new and/or extension, conversion, or modernization of existing buildings, facilities sites/complexes, and airfield pavements. Attends conferences with division and regional representatives and various design agencies of the Air Force, Army and National Guard; coordinates and consults with other planning and design activities in connection with scope and design of paving and site projects and in obtaining necessary and current design criteria. Assignments involve performance of office and field design duties associated with in house design and architectural/engineering review on project sites with diverse climatic, geographic, and environmental conditions that involves new pavements (airfields, highways, streets, parking lots), building sites/complexes earthwork grading, erosion control, storm water, and storm water quality/management designs. Applies the latest design and construction techniques to all type project sites. Full range of duties concerned with the planning, design, contract document preparation using state of the art software systems (CADD, AutoCaDD C3D, PondPack), renovation, and construction of sites/complexes such as airfields, dormitories, office buildings, training facilities, warehouses, maintenance facilities and other specialized buildings.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. The program must: lead to a degree in a school with at least one program accredited by ABET. Degree must be documented on a transcript.

OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards — GS-0800 Series - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#0800

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Maintaining effective working relationship with both internal and external customers to ensure successful project completion; 2) Reviewing and evaluating the work of team members and engineers project work; and 3) Ensuring that project reports, documents, contract plans, and specifications are following policies, regulations, or guidance.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Other Requirements:

• Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:45 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration.
• All positions require the applicant to be a citizen of the United States.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.
• A trial or probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This position requires the Contracting Officer Representative Certification to be obtained within 24 months of appointment.
• The incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Financial Disclosure Report upon entering on duty in this position and annually thereafter.
• Professional Engineer: The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess and maintain license/registration as a Professional Engineer. This license/registration must be in good standing and issued by any one of the 50 states or its territories.
• Hiring incentives such as a recruitment/relocation bonus, service credit for leave, and student loan repayment may be authorized (subject to available budget). Before the payment of a Relocation Incentive, an employee must provide residence documentation and maintain a residence in the new geographic location for the duration of the service agreement.
• PCS expenses may be authorized (subject to available budget) if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
• This position requires that the incumbent possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or its possessions to operate vehicles.