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Civil Engineer (Lead Civil Engineer)

Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $194K/yr

1+ years exp

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a Lead Civil Engineer to serve as a regional office senior Civil Engineer and lead project engineer for the Office of the Airports in the New England Region. This role involves overseeing airport design, construction, maintenance operations, and safety, while ensuring compliance with FAA standards.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as regional point of contact, authoritative consultant, and technical expert for airport engineering

Serve as subject matter expert on airport engineering, construction and design standards, and pavement design to assure currency and compliances of Regulations, Orders, etc. within assigned programs. Conduct workshops/training for Airports employees, sponsors and consultants on paving, design, and development issues related to the Airport Improvement Program

Serve as the regional expert for plans and specifications reviews, compliance with FAA technical standards, and bidding and award concerns

Represent management at high level technical meetings

Interpret, communicate, promote awareness and prepare briefings on new FAA Airports initiatives and statutory programs, and draft and newly approved policy and guidance

Serve as the Regional Safety Management System (SMS) program manager and as the focal point for addressing safety and standards issues

Serve as focal point for auditors from oversight agencies including the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Government Accountability Office (GAO) and others

Represent the office at runway safety meetings and make recommendations to management regarding funding allocations for any recommended runway safety projects

Analyze and evaluate status/project closeout reports, findings, and recommendations from subordinate staff for technical compliance and alignment with project requirements, and in collaborations and/or negotiations with airport sponsors resolve areas of conflict

Review/coordinate with management Modification to Standards (MODs) request and forwards recommendation to FAA Headquarters for approval

Evaluate and provide consolidated comments on draft policy

Oversee the review and processing of aeronautical studies

Coordinate with other FAA divisions regarding reimbursable agreements and projects that may affect an FAA facility or operation

Provide technical direction, advice and guidance to all Civil Engineers/Program Managers

Collaborate with Federal, State, and local officials, airport sponsor staff, consultants, airlines, FAA offices and other user groups to ensure development projects meet FAA regulations, standards and guidance

Manage complex projects and is assigned work in support of engineering projects. Evaluate technical processes, to include recommending and updating Regional technical guidance

Evaluate comments on engineering design drawings, specifications, construction safety, and phasing plans for compliance with established requirements

Visit airports and current and proposed construction sites to observe construction progress and perform construction inspections. Determine solutions to problems encountered. Ensure acceptable levels of safety are provided and if necessary, provide guidance and professional assistance to bring an airport to standards

Reviews and prepares correspondence for review by management including Congressional responses, briefing papers, approval letters and guidance to sponsors associated with all aspects of airport development

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Professional Engineering DegreeAirport Design ExperiencePavement Design StandardsConstruction StandardsProfessional Engineer RegistrationTechnical ComplianceProject ManagementAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsCollaboration Skills

Required

US Citizenship is required

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)

This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required

Degree: Professional Engineering. To be acceptable, curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; OR (2) include differential AND integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics & 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 & 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

Combination of Education & Experience - College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical & mathematical sciences underlying professional 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

To qualify for this position at the FV-J level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FG/GS-13

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position

Specialized experience is: Experience in airport design, pavement, and construction standards