Student Trainee (Engineering)

Are you an engineering student with an excellent work ethic and eager to learn in a real-world environment? Have you completed at least a year of college and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher?  Our Engineering and Construction Division is offering five students the opportunity to integrate into our professional teams the summer of 2025 - Civil Engineer (Geotechnical), Civil Engineer (Hydraulic), Electrical Engineer (Design), Mechanical Engineer (Design), Cost Engineer (Electrical, Mechanical, or Structural).  This summer internship could become a full-time target GS-12 job after graduation.

STUDENT TRAINEE (ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE)

Location: Walla Walla, WA

Open & closing dates: 09/17/2024 - 11/18/2024

Salary: $35,499 - $45,982

Please apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/809028700.

Students may receive financial incentives, such as recruitment or relocation incentives and tuition reimbursement.

The Student Intern Program provides selectees an exciting opportunity to embark on a training and development path for a successful career as an Army Civilian employee.

The program offers post-secondary students 12 weeks of full-time employment, up to 480 hours, during the summer months. Employment dates will vary depending on when summer break begins for each college, however, the earliest start date is the end of May. Employment is intended to continue each subsequent year during the summer months while the student is enrolled in a degree program.

Students may be non-competitively converted to a career/career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successful completion of academic program, to include the conversion out grade of GS-05 or GS-07 and a corresponding full performance grade of GS-11 or GS-12.

GS-03 Minimum Qualifications:

Education: To qualify at the GS-03 level, students must have completed (or will complete by December 2024) 1 academic year of post-high school study (one year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university).

GS-04 Minimum Qualifications:

Education: To qualify at the GS-04 level, students must have completed (or will complete by December 2024) 2 academic years of post-high school study or associate's degree (one year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university).

Duties

• As a Student Trainee (Engineering and Architecture), the incumbent will work under closer supervision performing assignments and completing training. At the full-performance level, you will be expected to:
• Perform a variety of standardized and non-standardized engineering tasks to accomplish or provide technical support on assigned projects.
• Assist in design analysis and modifications by compiling, computing, tabulating and making graphic or model presentations of pertinent data.
• Review specifications, drawings, technical reports and other documentation.
• Research standard references, guides, precedents and other sources to obtain pertinent technical information.
• Prepare drawings and sketches using familiar methods, procedures and data inputs.
• Conduct tests on materials and equipment which involves collecting and preparing samples, adjusting and operating equipment, recording instrument readings and evaluating test data

Conditions of Employment

• A trial or probationary period may be required in accordance with agency policy.
• A post-secondary student appointment expires 120 days after completion of the designated academic course of study, unless the student is selected for noncompetitive conversion.
• May be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service, to include the conversion out grade at the GS-05 or GS-07 and corresponding full performance grade at the GS-11 or GS-12.
• If converted to a permanent position, selectee may be required to meet additional conditions of employment.
• If converted to a permanent position, selectee may be provided relocation assistance subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required

Additional information

• 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.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• A Post-Secondary Student Participant Agreement is required for post-secondary students.
• This is a Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Post-secondary students will initially be appointed to a term appointment in the competitive service for a period expected to last more than 1 year not to exceed 4 years; they may be non-competitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successfully completing the qualifying academic program.
• May be selected at any grade level with non-competitive promotion potential to target grade. Non-competitive promotion potential to the target grade is based on time-in-grade requirements and demonstrated ability to perform the higher graded duties.
• If selected, official college or university transcripts must be submitted. However, unofficial transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.
• Additional financial incentives, such as recruitment or relocation incentives, may be offered for difficult to fill positions.

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
• For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• You must submit a copy of your transcript to determine eligibility under this hiring authority. Further, if you claim qualifications based on education and do not submit a supporting transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found not qualified. Unofficial copies are acceptable; however, if selected, official transcripts are required. If you received Advanced Placement (AP) credits, you MUST also submit either your high school transcripts showing your AP grades or your AP Exam Score from the College Board. You MUST submit your unofficial college transcripts with your application to include transfer courses, credit hours and grades to calculate GPA. Applicants who fail to provide transcripts will be marked as insufficient and will not receive consideration for this position.