GENERAL ENGINEER- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This GENERAL ENGINEER- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY position is located in the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) For more information visit: Office of Energy Projects (OEP) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Duties

This General Engineer position is available in the Division of LNG - Facility Review & Inspections in the Office of Energy Projects.As a GENERAL ENGINEER- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY some of your typical work assignments include: Studying a variety of engineering and safety problems in evaluating the design, construction, and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities Performing engineering analyses using appropriate engineering models Organizing and leading technical meetings on authorized LNG projects Preparing the engineering analyses included in Commission NEPA documents for proposed LNG facilities and communicates information to stakeholders.

Qualifications

You must meet the qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of a/n GENERAL ENGINEER- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY, GS-0801, please visit: General Engineer, 0801 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission In addition to the education required for this position, you must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing safety, reliability, and engineering analyses for one or more of the following areas: 1) process design; 2) piping and equipment design; 3) pile, foundation, and structural design; and/or 4) fire protection systems. 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 any volunteer experience. Please do not cut and paste the "Duties" section, specialized experience statement, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education

This position has an education requirement and therefore, transcripts are required. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.