Engineering Technician (Civil)

Federal Highway Administration; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has Engineering Technician (Civil) positions in the Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD). Projects occur primarily on Federal Lands managed by other agencies and span multi-state areas.

Minimum qualifications require specialized experience for the grade requested. For Grade 12, one year of experience at least equivalent to GS-11, including inspection and PS&E-related duties, and knowledge of highway standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering knowledge to provide technical assistance
• Understanding contract requirements to ensure compliance with plans and specs
• Clear, concise written communication for the intended audience
• Ability to make clear, convincing oral presentations and active listening

Responsibilities

• Experience with administration and inspection of Federal, State or local highway construction projects including grading, drainage, bridge construction, retaining walls, traffic flow and maintenance, and paving
• Experience applying highway technical engineering standards to all stages of highway design, surveying, geotechnical analysis, erosion control, PS&E packages, and calculating pay item quantities

Skills

Engineering Technical Knowledge

Contracting

Written Communication

Oral Communication

Job description

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has Engineering Technician (Civil) 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.

To meet the minimum qualifications, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 12, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS 11 it must include:

• Experience with the administration and inspection of Federal, State or local highway construction projects that included operations such as grading, drainage, bridge construction, retaining wall construction, traffic flow and maintenance, and recycled or conventional paving
• Experience applying highway technical engineering standards, practices, methods and procedures to all stages of highway design, surveying, geotechnical analysis, erosion control, preparing plans, specifications, or estimate (PS&E) packages, and calculating pay item quantities for construction of highways and bridges

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

• Engineering Technical Knowledge- Knowledge of the concepts, principles and methods required to provide technical assistance
• Contracting- Knowledge of how to administer contract requirements in order to ensure that projects are constructed in accordance with the plans, specifications, and requirements
• Written Communication - Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience
• Oral Communication - Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed

For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience

Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement.

Graduation transcript must be received before start date.

Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.