Job Details:
Title:	Civil Engineer	Annual Salary:
Series:	0802	Respond By Date:	08/31/10
Grade:	GS-11 GS-10
Duties:	Assists civil, architect, mechanical, or electrical engineers in checking drawings and certifications of materials submitted by the contractor. Plans for and inspects construction operations and makes determinations and decisions in connection with the work. Serves as a Contracting Officer\\\'s Representative (COR) and Engineering Representative (ER), guiding and evaluating contractor efforts and assessing technical progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted. Directs the inspections and testing of materials to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. Reviews contractor\\\'s progress charts, conducts field surveys, and verifies the fulfillment of obligations on projects of moderate complexity. Reviews overall work with the approved progress schedules to determine that it is being accomplished as proposed and scheduled. Provides practical technical assistance to contractors, independently determining approaches and solutions to solve complex issues or problems. Works closely with the general contractor and/or project manager to provide information, advice, and decisions on construction details. Makes recommendations for proposed changes affecting price and performance time changes and submits supporting plans and specifications and costs from field data gathered for the recommended change. Prepares and submits progress reports and maintains daily work log. Enforces compliance with safety provisions. Determines specification practicability for conventional construction projects. Conducts or directs surveys and investigations to establish baseline data necessary to initiate requirements review. Prepares statement of work or other binding specification or acquisition performance standards. Identifies unforeseen outside influences or physical or environmental obstructions, and products, labor, or materials availability. Provides practical technical advice and consultation on conventional construction projects with complex features to other professionals at the site, other local agencies, or contractor personnel. Consults and coordinates with professionals and others within the agency and those of other agencies who are in the same or complementary areas of responsibility. Assists the contracting officer or technical representative in all matters pertaining to construction operations in an assigned area, maintaining surveillance over major construction operations of commercial contractors. Prepares project plans including overall project scheduling, major engineering requirements, and specifics related to project budgetary estimates. Responsible for meeting project milestone schedules and maintaining project budget allocation and hardware or equipment requirements.
Job Location:
Forest:	Sequoia
District:	Not Applicable
Location Other:	Duty Station Specifics: Sequoia National Forest is located at the southernmost end of the Sierra Nevada range of California within Tulare, Kern, and Fresno Counties. The lowest elevation is just under 1,000 ft on the Kings and Kern rivers. The highest elevation is Florence peak at 12,432 ft. There are 33 giant sequoia groves scattered over a narrow 260-mile belt about 15 miles at its widest point and now protected by the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Vegetation on the forest is made up of 4 major formations: chaparral, hardwoods, conifer woodlands and conifer forests. Trees include pines, giant sequoia, Piute cypress, white and red firs, incense cedar, white alder, willow, black oak, and various other oaks. Community Information: The community of Porterville has a population of about 51,000 and lies at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 45 miles northeast of Bakersfield on Hwy 65. Porterville has 10 elementary Schools, one Catholic private school (k-8), 3 junior high schools, 3 high schools, and a 2 year college. There are also a variety of local business, service clubs, fitness centers, churches, doctors and a hospital. Homes are available in a variety of settings with the purchase price ranging from $100,000 - 500,000. Rentals range from $600 - $800 per month for apartments and $900-$1250 for houses. There are several small communities with-in commuting distance for those who prefer a more rural setting.
City/State/Zip:	Porterville, CA  93257
Location:	The Angeles National Forest is 640,000 acres in size located primarily in Los Angeles county in southern California. Predominate vegetation is chamise chaparral, mixed chaparral, coastal-sage scrub and mixed conifer. The Forest has a tremendous recreation, law enforcement, fire and watershed management workload and a complex urban/wildland interface. Annual wildfire acres average over 17,000 acres per year. Annual law enforcement incidents average about 2500. The Forest Emergency Operation Coordination Center (EOCC) provides Dispatching Services for the Angeles National Forest and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The supports over 5500 incidents per year. The EOCC is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per year. Shift work will be required. Healthy and stable watersheds are extremely important to the over 12 million residents of the Los Angeles basin. The Forest maintains a high level of cooperation with over 20 fire agencies including the Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles City Fire Department and many local municipal departments. The Forest also maintains high levels of cooperations with many Law Enforcement Agencies such as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Game and Fish, and the California Highway Patrol. The duty station is located in Lancaster, California. Lancaster is located in the Antelope Valley and enjoys a true High Desert climate. High temperatures in the summer average over 100 degrees and low temperatures in the mid-seventies. Temperatures in the winter range from the mid-seventies to the low thirties with occasional snow. Lancaster is centrally located at about equal distance to the beach and the Eastern Sierra Mountains. Housing cost in the Antelope Valley ranges from $70,000 to $200,000. Lancaster and nearby Palmdale are full service communities and offer a full range of entertainment, recreational and educational opportunities LOS ANGELES RIVER AND SAN GABRIEL RIVER RANGER DISTRICTS The Los Angeles River Ranger District represents the recent consolidation of the Tujunga and Arroyo Seco Districts of the Angeles National Forest. The LA River Ranger District makes up approximately one third of the land mass on the Angeles and adjoins the communities of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys just north of the city Los Angeles. The San Gabriel District is located on the eastern end of the forest and is comprised of extensive wilderness along with significant urban interface issues. The two districts represent an extremely complex and challenging fire management work load. The program includes pre-suppression, suppression, fuels management, fire prevention, and facilities. The Angeles National Forest has an average in excess of 200+ fires annually and one of the most complex fuel and topography conditions of any national forest. Initial attacks can involve several jurisdictional agencies with numerous resources. The encumbant will be responsible for the supervision of a variety of suppression resources. This position also requires a knowledge of fuels management planning and execution. The Los Angeles basin provides an outstanding variety of activities for forest employees. World class beaches with scuba diving, sailing and surfing opportunities are less than one hour from the forest. Major league sporting events, live theater, museums and amusement parks all offer recreational activities for people of all interests. Educational opportunities abound near the forest. Local community colleges and state universities provide a broad spectrum of affordable upper division education. Local school systems, both public and private, provide parents with many choices for their children, while continuing education is available from private providers, as well as local community colleges. No government housing is available. Local housing costs range from $120,000 in the Antelope Valley to in excess of $200,000 in some San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley locations. Rentals can be found in all local communities and average between $800 and $1,100, for a three bedroom apartment.
For Further Information Please Contact:
Name:	Wendy Russ
Phone:	559-784-1500 x1200
Fax:	559-781-4744
TTY:
Address 1:	1839 So. Newcomb
Address 2:
City/State/Zip:	Porterville CA 93257
Email:	wruss@fs.fed.us
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