Engineering Technician (Civil)
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District
- Old Hickory, TN
- Aug 18, 2021
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Oversees a wide variety of hazardous conditions found in the operation and maintenance of locks and dams which require knowledge of federal, states and local regulatory requirements.
- Assists Field Supervisors and Collateral Duty Safety Officers (CDSO) in the application of national, state, and local codes, and engineering standards.
- Reviews project work plans for all major maintenance activities to assure inclusion of features that meet all requirements.
- Reviews and incorporates accident prevention measures to assure availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for control of environmental and health hazards.
- Participates in accident prevention planning conferences with OM management and project personnel, contractor representatives, and other agency representatives.
- Reviews equipment maintenance requirements and reports to determine the need of new equipment to meet mission requirements.
- Conducts scheduled inspections of all Area projects to assure equipment is structurally sound and operated according to established procedures. Advises
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville District, encompasses over 59,000 square miles and includes parts of seven states. It has regulatory, flood control, navigation, hydropower, and recreational responsibility for the Cumberland River watershed, and regulatory and navigation responsibility for most of the Tennessee River watershed. The Nashville District has a workforce composed of both GS and wage grade employees working in 49 field offices in parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, and the District headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. The 750+ employees in the Nashville District work in 150 different career positions which include Engineers (Civil, Environmental, Electrical, Mechanical), Hydropower Operators, Mechanics and Electricians, Biologists, Archeologists, Geologists, Park Rangers, Environmental Specialists, Derrickboat Operators, Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanics, Lock Operators, Attorneys, Contract Specialists, Accountants, Budget Analysts, Realty Specialists, Project Managers, Program Managers, Planners, Engineering Techs, Construction Techs, Accounting Techs, Administrative and Clerical, and Information Technology.
MISSION STATEMENT
To execute the federal Civil Works Program for the Region and the Nation by mitigating risk from disasters, delivering collaborative water resource engineering solutions, providing world class public infrastructure management, and protecting the natural resources of the Cumberland-Tennessee River Systems.