Civil Engineer

Civil Engineer And Project Manager

Serves as a Civil Engineer and project manager for the Office of Airports (ARP), Washington Airports District Office in the Eastern Region, in support of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Serves as the principal Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) organization responsible for all airport program matters in airport design, construction, maintenance, operations and safety.

Responsibilities:

FV-H Duties:

• Reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations on all aspects of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants-in-aid program regarding the Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) and/or Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) funding eligibility, justification, and conformance with the approved Airport Layout Plan (ALP).
• Reviews and comments on engineering design drawings, specifications, construction safety, and phasing plans for compliance with established requirements.
• Attends pre-design, preconstruction and construction meetings.
• Collaborates with senior engineer or supervisor to ensure development projects meet FAA regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Reviews data from field inspections, status reports, and project closeout reports.
• Coordinates findings with senior engineer/supervisor to ensure projects meet technical compliance and alignment with requirements.
• Visits airports and current and proposed construction sites to observe construction progress and perform construction inspections.
• Provides results to senior engineer or supervisor to ensure acceptable levels of safety are provided.
• Serves as point of contact with internal FAA stakeholders to coordinate assigned AIP development projects.
• With support of senior engineer or supervisor, contacts local, state, and federal officials in the coordination, evaluation, and approval of federal grants for airports.

FV-I Duties:

• Reviews and comments on engineering design drawings, specifications, construction safety, and phasing plans for compliance with established requirements.
• Conducts field inspections and reviews status reports/project closeout reports to ensure technical compliance and alignment with project requirements.
• Participates in pre-design, preconstruction and construction meetings to ensure conformance with FAA approved project documents.
• Ensures development projects meet FAA regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Develops presentation for conveying technical information.
• Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments to ensure timeliness and technical compliance.
• Defines, plans, and organizes assigned resources to accomplish organizational objective.
• Visits airports and current and proposed construction sites to observe construction progress and perform construction inspections to ensure acceptable levels of safety are provided.
• Reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations on all aspects of the AIP, grants-in-aid program regarding the ACIP and/or Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) funding eligibility, justification, and conformance with the approved Airport Layout Plan (ALP).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the FV-H level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, FG/GS-5/7/9 levels.

To qualify for this position at the FV-I level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-11/12 levels.

Education:

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications.

Additional Information: