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Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration |
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Throughout West Virginia, WV
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| JOB DESCRIPTION |
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Sub Agency: U.S. Department of Labor
Job Announcement Number:
PH-09-061
Interdisciplinary Engineer
SALARY RANGE: 30,772.00 - 89,437.00 USD per yearOPEN PERIOD: Thursday, March 12, 2009
to Friday, March 12, 2010
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0810,0880,0830,0801-05/12POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 12DUTY LOCATIONS: vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: 1 vacancy - Pittsburg (Bruceton), PA 1 vacancy - Throughout West Virginia, WV
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: All current or former federal employees with
competitive/reinstatement eligibility,
ICTAP/CTAP eligibles in the local commuting area
and Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA)and Veteran Employment
Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles.
This position may be filled as either Civil Engineer, Mechanical
Engineer, Mining Engineer or General Engineer.
This position is also being announced under PH-DEA-09-042.
Please note:There 2 positions available in this
announcement and can be filled in either Bruceton, PA or
Triadelphia, WV.Additional positions may be filled.
JOB SUMMARY:
Join the team! Begin a challenging career
with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and you
will help shape the workforce of tomorrow.DOL
offers rewarding opportunities to contribute to
a noble mission; to serve and protect American
workers, prepare them for new and better jobs,
and to ensure the safety and fairness of
American workplaces.
This position is located in the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA), Department of Labor.MSHA's mission is to
protect the safety and health of the Nation's miners by determining
compliance with federal safety and health standards through
inspections and investigations and working cooperatively with the
mining industry, labor, and the States to improve training programs
aimed at preventing accidents and occupationally caused diseases.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. Citizenship.Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.Requires a valid drivers license.Subject to frequent travel.Requires a medical examination.
Send Mail to:
U.S. Department of Labor
The Curtis Center
170 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Fax: 215-861-5089
For questions about this job:
Scott Brown
Phone: 215-861-5042
Fax: 215-861-5089
TDD: 215-861-5096
Email: brown.william.s@dol.gov
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| JOB REQUIREMENTS |
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PH-09-061
Interdisciplinary Engineer
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In addition to the basic requirement, one year of specialized
experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level in the
Federal Government.Specialized experience is experience that
equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills and
abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position being
filled.Qualifying specialized experience for this position is
professional engineering work that demonstrates a thorough,
comprehensive knowledge of concepts, principles and practices of
engineering in the mining industry, specifically regarding
ventilation procedures and principles in underground mines, plants
and tunnel operations.
A degree in professional engineering.To be acceptable, the
curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one
curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2)
include differential and integral calculus and courses (more
advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the
following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a)
statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain
relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics;
(e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of
materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties);
and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science
or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or
electronics.For additional information on the education
requirements, please visit:http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-
IV/B/GS0800/0800.HTM.
ALL applicants MUST submit their transcripts to meet basic
eligibility requirements.If you are using education to substitute
for specialized experience listed below, you MUST submit all
additional transcripts.
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
In addition to the basic requirement, all education must be directly
related to the position being filled.
GS-05:Basic requirement above.
GS-07:1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic
achievement
GS-09:2 years of progressively higher level graduate education
leading to a master's degree or equivalent
graduate degree
GS-11:3 years of progressively higher level graduate education
leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
Pre-employment physical required.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
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Applicants will be scored on a scale of 70 to
100.They may or may not receive individual scores.
Based on your answers to the Vacancy Specific Questions,
an automated scoring system will be used to rate
and rank your applications. Your self-determined
rating, narrative responses, resume and
supporting documentation will then be reviewed.
If upon review it is determined that your
application package does not support your answer
choices, we may amend your submission to reflect
the final rating based on all the information
provided in your application. Ultimately, the
Human Resources Office is responsible for
determining an applicant's final rating. Please
ensure that your resume and narrative responses
provide enough detail to support your answers to
the Vacancy Specific Questions. Also, one or
more additional assessment tools may also be
applied (e.g., a structured interview, panel
review, written test, work sample, etc).
NOTE:All information that you provide may be
verified by a review of the work experience
and/or education as shown in the entirety of
your application, by checking references and
through other means, such as the interview
process.Therefore, it is essential that you
answer all questions as fully and accurately as
possible, and that your resume, narrative
responses and supplemental materials submitted
as part of your application provide sufficient
detail to support your responses to the vacancy-
specific questions.If, upon review, the
examining Human Resources Office determines that
any response is not substantiated, it may amend
your submission to more accurately reflect your
qualifications.In addition, any exaggeration
of your experience, false statements or attempts
to conceal information may be grounds for not
hiring you, or for firing you after you begin
work.Ultimately, the Human Resources Office
has the sole authority and responsibility to
evaluate and determine each applicant's
qualifications.
Individuals who meet eligibility requirements
for special priority selection under ICTAP/CTAP
must be well-qualified for the position to
receive consideration for special priority
selection. ICTAP/CTAP eligibles will be
considered well qualified if they attain at
least a rating score of 85 in a numerical
rating scheme.
Anyone wishing to be considered under ICTAP/CTAP
should annotate your application to reflect that
you are applying as an ICTAP/CTAP eligible and
submit supporting documentation.To preview questions please click here.
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| JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES, TASKS |
PH-09-061
Interdisciplinary Engineer
Additional Duty Location Info:1 vacancy - Pittsburg (Bruceton), PA1 vacancy - Throughout West Virginia, WV
MAJOR DUTIES:
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This position is located in the Ventilation Division, Pittsburgh
Safety and Health Technology Center, Bruceton, PA or Triadelphia,
WV. The Ventilation Division provides technical services and
consultation for Federal and State mining enforcement officials,
industry management and labor, and others on complex safety and
health issues related to ventilation concerning the industries of
coal, metal and nonmetal.This position is Interdisciplinary, and
may be filled as either Civil Engineer, General Engineer, Mechanical
Engineer or Mining Engineer, and in this capacity, the incumbent
conducts engineering investigations using engineering theories and
applied research techniques in the solution of problems related to
mine ventilation.Performs surface, underground, and industrial
ventilation studies in the field of mine and tunnel ventilation,
conducts such mathematical review and analysis of data as may be
required, and prepares an analysis and evaluation of the results.
Plans and conducts underground pressure-air quantity surveys of
complex mine ventilation systems, provides such measurements of air
pressure, quantity, relative humidity and quality as may be
necessary for evaluation of all or a part of the mine ventilation
system.
Plans and conducts specialized mine ventilation nvestigations
dealing with specific problems in ventilation and dust control in
the immediate working place, gob areas and other critical areas.As
a lead member of a mine ventilation survey team or investigation,
the incumbent plans the methods to be used and the scope of the
activity.In addition, the incumbent separates into proper
sequence, evaluations, and prepares data of mathematical analysis;
prepares such engineering graphs or flow distribution drawings as
necessary.The incumbent will be assigned to assist the Ventilation
Division during mine emergency responses, and serves as a member of
the Center's Mine Emergency Response Team.
Duties at GS-05 thru GS-11 are developmental assignments, and as the
incumbent progresses, the assignments become more difficult and
complex, leading up to the full performance level.
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| JOB BENEFITS AND OTHER INFORMATION |
PH-09-061
Interdisciplinary Engineer
BENEFITS:
The Department of Labor offers a variety of
benefits and workplace enhancements.
For details click: BENEFITS
OTHER INFORMATION:
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Relocation expenses and/or tuition assistance MAY be paid if
advantageous to the Government.
The United States Government does not
discriminate in employment on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, political
affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status,
disability, age, membership in an employee
organization, or other non-merit factor.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT
SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT
FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
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