Structural Civil Engineer Pathways Recent Graduate
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The Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division is hiring Structural Civil Engineer Pathways Recent Graduates (GS-0810-07/09 - $54,557 to $82,130 annually) in Sevierville, Tennessee. To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/784169500 (open to U.S. Citizens). This job announcement closes on 07/26/2024.
The Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH) was established to promote effective, efficient, and reliable administration for a coordinated program of federal public roads and bridges; to protect and enhance our Nation's natural resources; and to provide needed transportation access for Native Americans. Our primary purpose is to provide financial resources and transportation engineering assistance for public roads that service the transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. The FLH provides these services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and US Territories through our Headquarters, Eastern, Central, and Western Federal Lands Highway Division offices.
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This position is in the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFL's) Bridge Office, Bridge Inspection Program (BIP) Team. The BIP Team is responsible for the FLH Bridge Inspection Program, which includes direct or oversight of performance of bridge safety inspection and structural rating of approximately 1,200 National Parks Service (NPS) structures, as well as other federal agencies, in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS).
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As a Structural Civil Engineer Pathways Recent Graduate, you will:
- Perform a variety of safety inspections and inventories of such structures to identify and note deficiencies, unusual problems, or the general physical condition of such structures.
- Perform field condition surveys of concrete bridge decks.
- Assist with assessment of stream hydraulic characteristics, including scour, erosion, alignment, etc.
- Prepare inspection reports and make recommendations to correct deficiencies, including updating of the database, preparing preliminary required drawings, and assisting in the calculation of load ratings, load permit request, quantities, and cost estimates.
The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about all aspects of bridge inspection including NBIS criteria, structural analysis and load rating, inspection procedures and equipment, bridge repair, and rehabilitation.
The ideal candidate should have strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work in teams.
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Sevierville is a city in east Tennessee. To the south, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has forest trails and waterfalls. A statue of country singer Dolly Parton, a Sevierville native, is downtown by the 1896 beaux arts–style courthouse. The Tennessee Museum of Aviation has vintage aircraft, including 2 rare P-47 Thunderbolts. To the east, the Forbidden Caverns are vast underground caves with calcite formations.
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Find the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division at 1827 Jack Delozier Drive.
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