Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) · 5 days ago
Civil Engineer (Structural) - SME (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$76K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expThe US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is seeking a Senior Civil (Structural) Engineer for the Office of Pipeline Safety to support Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility safety reviews. The role involves advising on regulatory oversight, evaluating engineering designs, and providing technical assessments to enhance safety compliance.
EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringGovernmentTransportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Advise and support a national program for improving the regulatory oversight of LNG facility siting, design, construction, inspection, operations, and safety
Communicate PHMSA’s safety regulations and LNG structural design requirements to stakeholders on the structural design of LNG facilities and manage correspondence, inquiries, and engineering deliverables
Review and evaluate natural hazard studies, basis of design documents, structural engineering design drawings, calculations, and specifications for LNG tanks, equipment, piping, piling, foundations, support structures, buildings and associated structures for compliance with Federal safety regulations, industry standards, and best practices
Evaluate technical assessments for repair/retrofit plans and failure investigations
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration
You must meet specialized experience to qualify
Required documents must be submitted by the closing date
Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service
This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only
If selected for the position you will be required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-appointment drug test, you will also be subject to Random Drug Testing
You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed)
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F
Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed)
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the education and specialized experience requirements for the grade at which you are requesting consideration
To qualify for the Grade 12, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 it must include: Experience, under supervision, applying safety and engineering standards (e.g., ASCE, API, ASME, NFPA, ACI, AISC) for the siting, structural design, construction, or operation, of industrial or energy facilities (e.g., tanks, foundations, support structures), including reviewing or developing technical deliverables, identifying errors or omissions, preparing requests for Information (RFIs) or recommendations, and participating in multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder coordination
To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience independently applying safety and engineering standards (e.g., ASCE, API, ASME, NFPA, ACI, AISC) for the siting, structural design, construction, or operation of industrial or energy facilities (e.g., tanks, foundations, support structures), including reviewing or developing technical deliverables, identifying errors or omissions, preparing requests for Information (RFIs) or recommendations, and participating in multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder coordination
To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience overseeing and applying safety and engineering standards (e.g., ASCE, API, ASME, NFPA, ACI, AISC) for the siting, structural design, construction, or operation of industrial or energy facilities (e.g., tanks, foundations, support structures), including developing or reviewing technical deliverables, identifying errors or omissions, issuing requests for Information (RFIs) or recommendations, and leading multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder coordination
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Technical Competence, Planning and Evaluating, Structural Engineering, Problem Solving, Oral Communication
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
All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Company
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s mission is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ashlin Bollacker
Transportation Specialists - Communications, Outreach, and Strategic Partnerships
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