INTERDISCIPLINARY

Summary

About the Position: This is an Interdisciplinary Engineer GS-13 position with US Army Engineer District, Little Rock Operations Division Hydropower Support Branch. This position can be filled in one of the following series: 0830 & 0850. Position will be filled at one of the four locations on the advertisement.

Duties

• •The Senior SCADA Engineer performs critical plant engineering functions at hydropower pumped storage facilities, focusing on the Operations and Maintenance of related equipment for the Hydropower Branch, Little Rock District Operations Division.
• •Facilitates and coordinates with superintendent/specialists, SWD, HDC, design, construction and operations engineers for phasing of work at hydroelectric plants within the district.
• •Prepares, implements, and maintains the Hydropower Customer Program Management Plan to guide all aspects of the program in accordance with the USACE Project Management Business Process.
• •Serves as the point of contact of hydropower for Little Rock District interacting with District staff.
• •Serves on various committees and professional organizations providing information, communication and coordination of hydropower activities and projects in the District.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Engineers: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800 GS-13 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing 2 out of the 3 following duties: 1) Evaluating Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) for operations & maintenance facilities project processes; OR 2) Implementing cybersecurity measures to protect Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems from internal and external threats; OR 3) Monitoring Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) for production facilities, machinery, and materials. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/