Engineering Technician

ID:ANY-022Location:IthacaProgram:ACE

Wage/Hr:$34.00Hours/Week:20Minimum Age:55

• Disclaimer: This is not a federal position. This role is offered through a partnership agreement and does not constitute an NRCS hiring action.
  
  

This position is a non-federal role funded through an existing agreement between NRCS and NEW Solutions. The enrollee is not a federal employee. The enrollee will provide direct support to farmers and landowners, enabling the implementation of conservation practices on the ground. This role contributes to meeting the mission of NRCS by enhancing capacity in field offices and ensuring timely assistance to producers. It is designed to free up NRCS staff for emergency and high-priority responses, not to replace federal staff.

This role helps ensure continued progress on conservation planning, practice implementation, and technical assistance, especially in high-demand or disaster-affected areas. Additionally, this position aligns with the priorities of the Administration for farmer-first, field-facing, and partner-enabled capacity expansion.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to reach out.

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55 ) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55 ) with the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). These are experienced professionals who provide technical and professional assistance to the Department of Agriculture for the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program.

Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60 hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35 hours per pay period.

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an at-will relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ACES Enrollee is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ACES Enrollee is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications

Minimum of 15 year(s) of experience in Developing and presenting conservation practice technical assistance to landowners and training of employees in engineering assistance OR BA/BS Degree in Civil engineering, environmental engineering, biological technology.

• Knowledge of design, layout, and checkout of engineered conservation practices. Working knowledge of
• AutoCAD Civil 3D or equivalent computer programs for development of standard drawings. Knowledge of NRCS Farm Bill Programs.
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, ARCVIEW (GIS)
• Surveying software and procedures.
  
  

Duties

Assist the Area Office Engineering department with providing customers, NREC Staff and partners with technical assistance, engineering surveys, designs, training, guidance and Farm Bill Program delivery.

• Develops engineer designs from completed surveys utilizing Total station and GPS equipment and related software. 30%
• Provides training to Field Office staff on surveying design and layout, and completion of associated design work appropriate for the employee?s discipline. 30%
• Gathers complete planning data on complex enterprise land units for the purpose of assisting Field Office staff with development of engineer designs and conservation planning. 20%
• Assists Field Offices with delivery of engineering services to clientele. 15%
• Assist development of state standards, specifications, engineering tools, typical drawings, guidance documents, checklists, training presentations and operating procedures, and other duties as assigned. 5%
  
  

Other

• Construction Inspection Safety Training.
• As needed.
• Required Certifications: Valid State Driver's license.
• Travel Requirements: On occasion to attend meetings and for field visits; GOV will be provided as necessary and available.
• Overnight travel: Infrequently.
• Health and Safety Considerations: Construction inspection safety training.
• Required Safety Gear: During construction inspection work: hard hat, composite/or steel toed shoes, safety vest.
• Physical requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
  
  

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.