Federal Aviation Administration · 17 hours ago
Civil Engineer
Romulus, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$69K/yr - $155K/yr
1+ years expThe US Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a Civil Engineer to serve as a project manager for the Office of Airports in the Great Lakes Region. The role involves managing the Airport Improvement Program and ensuring compliance with FAA regulations through various engineering tasks and project oversight.
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Responsibilities
Coordinates with senior engineer or supervisor 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 engineering design drawings, specifications, construction safety, and phasing plans for compliance with established requirements
Attends pre-design, preconstruction and construction meetings to obtain data for senior level engineer or supervisor to ensure conformance with FAA approved project documents
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
Coordinates with other within the organizational unit to share information and discuss status of projects
Reviews professional services contracts, including change orders and supplemental agreements to determine eligibility of work
Prepares and submits final review determinations to senior engineer or supervisor for their approval
Visits airports and current and proposed construction sites to observe construction progress and construction inspections
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
Conducts field inspections and reviews status reports/project closeout reports to ensure technical compliance and alignment with project requirements; identifies areas of noncompliance and provides resolution to complex problems/issues
Participates in pre-design, preconstruction and construction meetings to ensure conformance with FAA approved project documents
Ensure 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
Qualification
Required
US Citizenship is required
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required
Successful completion of a security investigation will be required
A one-year probationary period may be required
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
Specialized experience includes: 1) Experience reviewing and commenting on project engineering design drawings and specifications, including construction safety phasing plans. 2) Experience reviewing and commenting on contracts, change orders, and/or supplemental agreements. 3) Experience gathering and analyzing data from a variety of sources and presenting findings via report or formal briefing
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
Specialized experience for this position includes: 1) Experience reviewing and commenting on airport project engineering design drawings and specifications, including construction safety phasing plans. 2) Experience in identifying and resolving complex airport engineering problems/issues. 3) Experience in making recommendations on airport improvements. 4) Experience conveying technical airport engineering information to a variety of audiences
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
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university
Basic Requirements for a Civil Engineer, FV-0810: 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 the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics
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), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 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. 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
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