Civil Engineer Highway Construction Project Engineer - DH

Federal Highway Administration

Grand Junction (CO)

Hybrid

USD 85,000 - 133,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Federal Highway Administration in the Central Federal Lands Highway Division seeks a Civil Engineer (Construction) Project Engineer to supervise on-site construction contracts for multi-state projects on federal lands.

You will ensure compliance with plans and specifications, provide engineering guidance to contractors, and manage project documentation, schedules, and communication with client agencies and local officials.

Qualifications

ABET-accredited engineering program leading to a bachelor’s degree.
Combination of education and experience with EI/EIT or PE licensure as eligible.
Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or equivalent.
At least 60 semester hours of courses in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences.
Related curriculum may be accepted with at least 1 year of professional engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Provide on-site administration of construction contracts and ensure conformance with plans and specs.
Oversee materials testing, schedules, progress estimates, surveys, traffic control, and environmental controls.
Prepare contract modifications and negotiate with contractors as needed.
Develop independent government estimates and coordinate with various stakeholders to resolve issues.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering bachelor's degree

EI/EIT registration or PE licensure

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination

60 semester hours in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences

Related curriculum in engineering science or physics with 1 year of professional engineering experience

Job description

Department: Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has Civil Engineer (Construction) positions available in the Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD). Projects occur primarily on Federal Lands managed by other Federal agencies (e.g., National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service) and include multi-state areas.

Key Responsibilities

As a Civil Engineer (Highway) Construction Project Engineer, you will: Provide on-site administration of construction contracts. Ensure projects are constructed according to plans and specifications. Administer projects by providing engineering guidance to the contractor, the client agency, and other project personnel. Ensure engineering and technical specification requirements are met and work is accomplished according to the contract documents.

Determine the need for and issue directives to the contractor as provided for in the contract and in conformance with Division policies and procedures. Foresee possible problems and take appropriate actions. Oversee a range of assigned activities such as materials testing, project schedule, progress estimates, surveys, traffic control, environmental controls, and construction methods.

Make recommendations to the project engineer if construction methods and safety measures do not comply with the contract. Determine the acceptability and quality of the day-to-day work. Document daily activities and ensure project files are kept up-to-date and complete. Identify possible changes needed and obtain field data as needed. Prepare contract modifications and as approved by the project engineer, issue directives and contract modifications.

Develop independent government estimates and drafts contract modification documents, including pre-negotiation memorandums and negotiation memorandums. Prepare on-site correspondence. Carry out the day-to-day project activity and coordinate with contractor staff, co-workers, partner or cooperating agency representatives, State and county officials, local municipalities, property owners, local utilities, and other interested parties, and resolve issues and problems that arise.

Maintain public relations through contacts at the local level. The ideal candidate is an engineer with experience serving as a project engineer responsible for ensuring compliance with contract specifications, providing guidance and technical direction, and providing construction operations input.

Requirements & Education

MANDATORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: A.

DEGREE: ENGINEERING --To be acceptable, the program 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.

OR B. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE -- College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1.

Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.

For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4.

Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive). All applicants must meet the education requirements under A or B to qualify for applying to an engineering position. Transcripts are required for this position.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $133142/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-08.

How many openings are available?

There are 2 openings for this position.