Civil Engineering Technician jobs in Maryland

Duties

• Possesses an understanding of engineering principles, concepts, engineering manuals, technical directives, and applicable test procedures.
• Ability to apply acquired working knowledge of the cost estimating field.
• Operates standard cost estimating writing software.
• Directs and applies procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies of the cost estimating industry.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• The duties of the position require the incumbent to be or become proficient in the use the organization's Micro-Computer Assisted Cost Estimating Software (MCACES)
• Must be failure with Parametric Cost Estimating System (PACES) software, RSMeans Cost works software, On Screen Takeoff (OST)software, Remedial Action Cost Engineering Requirements (RACER) software, and PC-Cost software.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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  Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
  
  1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
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  2. Other supporting documents:

  • Cover Letter, optional
  • This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
  • This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses

  
  

  • Provide documents that support your qualification for the position, typically, these are documents such as resume, transcript, copy of professional license, and SF-50.

  
  

  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as SSN and DOB data should be REDACTED or REMOVED from documents prior to submission, especially SF-50 and DD 214 forms.

  
  

  • To ensure that documents are identifiable to your application package, name attachments with the following naming convention:

  
  Last Name, First Name - Document Type
  
  EXAMPLES: Smith, John - Resume
  Smith, John - SF50 Redacted
  Smith, John - Transcript
  Smith, John - PE License
  
  

  • Preferred format for documents is PDF format.

  
  

  • Do not submit documents that are password protected.

  
  

  • Any documents to be considered as part of your application, must be attached to your email. Submissions that provide a link to access and download or retrieve resumes, etc., will be considered as an incomplete application.

  
  NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

  Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: CENAB-HR-DHA01@usace.army.mil . You must provide the vacancy announcement number CERD249378236349HEF in the subject line of the email.
  
  To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
  
  Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.
  
  The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/20/2024 to receive consideration.

  
  

  Agency contact information

  Army Applicant Help Desk

  Website

  https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq

  Address

  RD-W2SD01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BALTIMORE
  DO NOT MAIL
  Baltimore, MD 21203
  US

  Next steps

  Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
  
  Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.
  
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