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To apply for a job, there are four basic steps:

  1. Create an account and resume. 
  2. Search jobs.
  3. Apply for jobs.  
  4. Review your application status online.
 
HR TIPS: 
1.  Resume - Customize your resume to the announcement! A generic resume does not work. Use the “Specialized Experience” in the announcement to show you have the required skills at the next lower grade with dates, grade, duties/experience CLEARLY explained. It's going to take more than a one page resume, but don’t go much over 4 pages if you want it to be read. Include the phone number for your supervisors. Look at the list of responsibilities/duties for hints of what is important to the supervisor and elaborate on those topic in your resume. 
2. Don't forget to include the applicable/required documents. Example: Transcripts (if qualifying based on education), SF-50 (current DoD/Corps employees), DD214 (military; showing honorably discharged), etc. 
 
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Direct Hire Authority (DHA) Opportunities - Not Listed on USAJOBS

Open to U.S. Citizens:

 

Interdisciplinary (Project Engineer)

Duty Locations: Walla Walla, WA; Umatilla, OR; Pasco, WA

Recruitment/Relocation incentives may be authorized.

Job Announcements - Listed on USAJOBS

Open to Current College Students (U.S. Citizens):
 
Preferred related discipline/academic program is electrical engineering.
Duty Location: Walla Walla, WA
Open & closing dates: 02/17/2023 to 03/10/2023
A bonus up to $4,000 may be offered!
MAY be non-competitively converted to a career/career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successful completion of academic program.
 
Open to Recent Graduates (U.S. Citizens):
 
INTERDISCIPLINARY (Cost/Geotechnical/Electrical Engineer)
Duty Locations: Richland, WA or Walla Walla, WA
Open & closing dates: 02/10/2023 to 03/06/2023
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized!
A Recruitment / Relocation / Student Loan Repayment incentive may be offered!
Graduation date must be between May 2021 and June 2023 with an Engineering degree and GPA of 2.95 or higher.
 
Open to the Public (U.S. Citizens):
 
Duty Location: Walla Walla, WA
Open & closing dates: 02/15/2023 to 03/13/2023
Located in our Structural Design Section. 
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized!
 
Duty Location: Walla Walla, WA
Open & closing dates: 02/15/2023 to 03/13/2023
Located in our Structural Design Section.
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized!
 
Duty Location: Pasco, WA
Open & closing dates: 02/25/2023 to 03/06/2023
Located at Ice Harbor Project.
 
Duty Location: Pasco, WA
Open & closing dates: 02/25/2023 to 03/06/2023
Located at Ice Harbor Project.
This is a temporary, full-time position not to exceed 8 Months.
 
Duty Locations: Umatilla, OR; Kahlotus, WA; Pomeroy, WA; or Starbuck, WA
Open & closing dates: 02/28/2023 to 03/13/2023
Located at Lower Granite Project.
 
Duty Location: Umatilla, OR
Open & closing dates: 02/14/2023 to 03/06/2023
Located at McNary Project.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized!
 
Duty Location: Umatilla, OR
Open & closing dates: 02/14/2023 to 03/06/2023
Located at McNary Project.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized!
 
Duty Location: Starbuck, WA
Open & closing dates: 03/03/2023 to 03/13/2023
Located at Little Goose Project.
Recruitment or Relocation incentives MAY be authorized!
 
Duty Location: Pasco, WA
Open & closing dates: 03/06/2023 to 03/20/2023
Located at Ice Harbor Project.
This is a seasonal appointment. Typical work is scheduled March through November.
 
Duty Location: Pomeroy, WA
Open & closing dates: 03/03/2023 to 03/16/2023
Located at Lower Granite Project. 

Recruitment/Relocation incentives may be authorized!

Open to Federal Employees and Veterans (Merit):
 
INTERDISCIPLINARY (Biologist or Landscape Architect)
Open & closing dates: 03/03/2023 to 03/16/2023
Located in our Technical Support Branch.
Position Information: Full Time – Temp Promotion/Reassignment or Term Appointment NTE 13 Months, with possible extensions
Potential Duty Locations:  
  • Ahsahka, Idaho
  • Boise, Idaho
  • Umatilla, Oregon
  • Clarkston, Washington
  • Colfax, Washington
  • Dayton, Washington
  • Kahlotus, Washington
  • Pasco, Washington
  • Walla Walla, Washington
Duty Location: Umatilla, OR
Open & closing dates: 03/07/2023 to 03/20/2023
Located at McNary Project. 
 
Duty Location: Kahlotus, WA
Open & closing dates: 03/08/2023 to 03/17/2023
Located at Little Goose Project.

Career Fairs

2023 Schedule:
 
Mar 29th: USACE Walla Walla District Small Business Industry Day at the Marcus Whitman Hotel
Apr 1st: Society of Women Engineers Conference & Job Fair in Seattle
Apr 25th: Columbia Basin College & WSU Tri-Cities in Pasco
Apr 26th: Walla Walla University

Pay and Benefits

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Full-time employees with 0-3 years of service earn 4 hours of annual leave per pay period (13 days per year).

Full-time employees with 3-15 years of service earn 6 hours of annual leave per pay period (20 days per year).

Full-time employees with over 15 years of service earn 8 hours of annual leave per pay period (26 days per year).

Maximum year to year carry-over is 240 hours of annual leave.

For additional information visit OPM.gov

 

Supplemental vision and dental insurance is available.  For additional information visit OPM.gov or BENEFEDS

 

The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program offers several plans to choose from.  For additional information visit OPM.gov

 

The Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program offers basic life insurance plus three types of optional insurances.  For additional information visit OPM.gov

 

The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program provides long term care insurance for Federal employees and their parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, spouses, and adult children.  For additional information visit Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program

 
Employees may request approval to participate in an Alternate Work Schedule.
 
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program allows you to pay for certain health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.  For additional information visit OPM.gov
 
There are 10 paid holidays per year.  For additional information visit OPM.gov
 
Up to 15 calendar days military leave per fiscal year are available if employee is in the Reserves or National Guard.  For additional information visit:  OPM.gov
 
A period of military service may be credited for retirement and death benefits purposes.  For additional information visit Army Benefits Center.
 

Walla Walla District employees are paid bi-weekly.  Three pay plans are used by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, depending on the employee's job description.  The pay plan associated with any position may be found in the Vacancy Announcement.  Current pay plans include:

General Schedule (GS)

Pacific Northwest Regional Power Rates (WB)

Wage Grade (WG)

 
Most new permanent employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).  FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan.  The three tiers are:  Social Security Benefits, FERS Basic Annuity, and Thrift Savings Plan.  For additional information visit OPM.gov
 
Full-time employees earn 4 hours of sick leave per pay period.  No maximum accumulation.  For additional information visit:  OPM.gov
 
Thrift Savings Plan allows employees the opportunity to contribute pre-taxed salary into a retirement savings plan, similar to 401(K) plans offered by private sector employers.  The government matches up to five percent of the salary contributed by FERS employees.  For additional information visit:  TSP.gov

Corps Career Fields

Pathways Program

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The Pathways Program was established by Executive Order 13562 and is effective July 10, 2012. 

 

The Internship Program is for current students.  It replaces the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) and Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP).  The new Internship Program provides students in high schools, colleges, trade schools and other qualifying educational institutions with paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore Federal careers while completing their education.  To find out more about the Internship Program, go to the USAjobs or OPM websites.

 
For more than three decades, the PMF Program has been the Federal Government's premier leadership development program for advanced degree (e.g., masters or professional degree) candidates.  Executive Order 13562 expands the eligibility window for applicants, making it more "student friendly" by aligning it with academic calendars and allowing those who have received a qualifying advanced degree within the preceding two years to participate.  It also directs OPM to set eligibility requirements and minimum qualification standards, and to make the PMF experience more robust and substantive for participants.
 

The Recent Graduates Program provides developmental experiences in the Federal Government.  It is intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who, within the previous two years, graduated from qualifying educational institutions with an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from qualifying educational institutions.  To be eligible, applicants must apply within the previous two years of degree or certificate completion except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligation, who will have up to six years after degree or certificate completion to apply.  To find out more about the Recent Graduates Program, go to the USAjobs or OPM websites.

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