Supervisory Engineering Technician (Civil)

You will serve as a Supervisory Engineering Technician (Civil) with Bureau of Reclamation. Serves as manager of the Division of Office Engineering and assumes responsibilities for execution of office engineering activities for projects assigned to the office. Construction involves a wide variety of work involving the civil, electrical, and mechanical disciplines for multimillion dollar projects.

Major duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Develops and supervises contract administration and control procedures, computation of construction estimates and progress data; preparation of construction records, reports, and histories; development of as-built design records; layout of design change recommendations and preparation of design data for project features and delegated designs, estimates, and specifications. Supervises and participates in the preparation of design data for project features and designs, drawings, specification writing, and other engineering studies. Participates in design conferences for the development of design concepts and draft specifications. Supervises contract administration for the project, participating in pre-bid conferences, bid openings, abstracting of bids, and preparation of bid opening reports. Supervises and prepares correspondence involving technical engineering and related fields for signature of the Construction Engineer and/or Deputy to Reclamation offices, other Federal agencies, State, County, and local agencies, contractors, and the general public. Works directly with the contractor's representatives in interpreting specifications, and in negotiations regarding pay estimates, supplemental pay items, contract adjustments, and other matters affecting overall contract administration. Collaborates with other division chiefs on work related issues affecting their operations. Works with representatives of Project Offices, Regional Office, Denver Office, cooperating agencies, and irrigation districts to ensure the integration of contractor activities with Project Operation and Maintenance. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for purposes of negotiating and executing modifications to construction contracts and cooperative agreements as delegated. Serves as first level supervisor.

Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement – 10/14/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Individual Occupational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Individual Occupational Requirement: In addition to the below requirements for this position, you must possess the following specialized experience: technical work in drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated extensive technical civil engineering experience performing construction contracting for water resources construction projects; experience reviewing complex designs and specifications, developing and reviewing contract modifications, cost estimating, analyzing contractor's costs, payroll documents, equipment, material and overhead costs, resolving contractor's claims, and experience using various engineering software programs to prepare technical reports, drawings, designs, cost estimates, and project scheduling. Volunteer Experience: 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.

How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the 10/14/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement to receive consideration. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13070230 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status, visit https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Do not submit photographs with your application package. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents.