Kootenai National Forest
The Northern Region (R1) may soon be filling two, Civil Engineer (Project Engineer), GS-7/9 positions located on the Kootenai National Forest. One position is located in Eureka, MT. and the other located in Libby, MT. The forest is seeking interested applicants (internal federal government and external) and through the Pathways Recent Grad program. This is a permanent full time position and if filled through the Pathways program, incumbent may be placed at a different location
Interested Forest Service applicants may access this outreach through Employment Outreaches located in ConnectHR/Dashboard and respond via email within the database.
Interested external, including Pathways, applicants may access via internet search utilizing fs outreach or https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/. This will bring you to a search screen to enter various data to access the outreach. Once outreach is located, you may then respond within the Outreach database.
Duties:
This position serves as the Civil Engineer with responsibilities of Timber Sales (TS), Public Works (PW) Construction Contracts, design and other duties.
Experience as an Engineering Representative (ER), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and/or Inspector for TS/PW is highly desired. As COR or ER, incumbent will interpret plans and specifications relating to problems where precedents exist or those without unusual complications. Monitor all aspects of Contractor activities to assure compliance with contracts on entire projects of limited size or complexity or a minor part of a large project such as roads, bridges, parking facilities, trails, drainage structures, erosion control features, retaining walls, buildings, towers, equipment shops and yards and recreation sites.
Apply knowledge of contract law, acquisition regulations, contracting procedures and technical aspects such as materials, installation, and construction techniques to ensure contractor performance conforms to contract requirements and to resolve problems that arise during construction.
Evaluate and interpret plans and specifications relating to problems where precedents exist or those without unusual complications.
Develop project plans and specifications for contract advertisement, ensure compliance with environmental requirements and determine practicability from a construction standpoint.
Incumbent will participate in pre-construction meetings to resolve construction problems that may be of unusual difficulty and complexity. Oversee detailed site survey and stake setting. Investigates foundation and borrow pits. Incumbent will review specifications for clearing of land, excavation, building access roads and utilities.
Incumbent will inform contractor of requirements for progress reporting, safety, wage and hour law observance, labor relations and payroll records. Oversees inspections and interprets plan and specifications. Investigate the need for contract change orders, considering conditions at work site, field measurements and computations, local prices and negotiates cost for required changes and make recommendations to the Contracting Officer for final authorization.
Incumbent will develop and modify civil engineering plans and specifications for new construction. Maintain data in the corporate database required for upward reporting and planning purposes.
For more information regarding this position, please contact Pamela Baltz 406/296-7175 pbaltz@fs.fed.us for the position in Eureka and Nate Marcoe 406/283-7589 nmarcoe@fs.fed.us for the position in Libby.
