Senior Application Developer Jobs in Bluffton, SC

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• Assist with planning and conducting geotechnical investigations, including drilling programs, soil and rock sampling, laboratory testing, and groundwater evaluations to support engineering design and construction.
• Analyze and interpret geotechnical data to support foundation design, slope stability, seepage, settlement, pile foundation, and earthwork analyses using engineering principles and computer-based analytical tools.
• Conduct field visits to construction sites and project locations to verify site conditions, provide engineering support during construction, resolve technical issues, and participate in dam and levee safety inspections and assessments.
• Prepare and progressively develop engineering reports, design analyses, plans, specifications, and quantity estimates for dams, levees, flood risk management projects, foundations, and other civil works infrastructure

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Travel is required up to 35% of the time.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid state driver licence.
• There are physical requirements associated with this position. Wearing of protective equipment, safety shoes, safety glasses, etc. are required on project sites. Other protective equipment, such as respirators, may be periodically required.
• The incumbent must pass a pre-employment physical and submit to an annual physicals thereafter Physical Examination Required.
• Must be willing and able to participate in the medical surveillence program and attend 40-hours of HTRW training and updates.

Qualifications
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
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.
Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. The program must: lead to a degree in a school with at least one program accredited by ABET. Degree must be documented on a transcript.
OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards GS-0800 Series - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#0800
Specialized Experience:
GS-07: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which includes assisting with the design of civil engineering projects, reviewing engineering reports for compliance with applicable requirements, and supporting engineering analyses and project documentation.
GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes working on civil engineering projects under the guidance of senior engineers, collecting and analyzing field data, and assisting with the preparation of technical reports, plans, specifications, and other project documentation.
GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes performing field geotechnical investigations, preparing geotechnical reports, assisting with Dam Safety inspections, preparing annual instrumentation reports, and supporting the Dam Safety Program under the guidance of the Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Dam Safety Program Manager.
GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes independently planning and performing field geotechnical investigations, developing and executing geotechnical investigation programs, preparing geotechnical reports, conducting periodic assessments and inspections in support of the Dam Safety Program, and providing technical recommendations while relying on senior technical leads primarily for quality assurance and technical review.
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.
Additional information

• This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Career Program (CP) 18 - Engineers & Scientists position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Relocation incentive MAY be authorized.
• Recruitment incentive MAY be authorized.
• Advanced In-Hire MAY be authorized.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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