Bureau of Reclamation

Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, powerplants, and canals it constructed in the 17 western states. These water projects led to homesteading and promoted the economic development of the West. Reclamation has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs including Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee on the Columbia River. Today, we are the largest wholesaler of water in the country. We bring water to more than 31 million people, and provide one out of five Western farmers (140,000) with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland that produce 60% of the nation's vegetables and 25% of its fruits and nuts. Reclamation is also the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States. Our 53 powerplants annually provide more than 40 billion kilowatt hours generating nearly a billion dollars in power revenues and produce enough electricity to serve 3.5 million homes.

Electrical Engineer: Assist with or provides input for preparation of plans, specifications and engineering estimates covering repairs, maintenance and improvements of the turbines and related equipment used for hydro-electric generation at Grand Coulee Dam. Participate in and assists with the preparation of preliminary design studies, design memoranda, final design calculations and plans, technical specification provisions and labor and material estimates. Review electrical portions of engineering designs to identify potential deficiencies and discrepancies; prepares comments and recommendation for the correction of designs.Prepare drawings of proposed or as built conditions of projects engaged with. Engage in substantial rotational tours of duty at GCPO facility (Engineering Design, O&M Engineering, Construction, and Operations) and other Region facilities. Participate in classroom and on the job training presented through work details to various facilities at GCPO. Test powerplant equipment, presenting and sharing test results, and preparing reports of findings.

A bachelor's degree in engineering. To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position:A. Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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.