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Civil Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 11 days ago
Hybrid Tutuila Island, AS $95K – $148K Apply by Sep 24, 2026 Civil Engineering ESTJINTJISTJISTP EngineeringOperationsEducationTrades
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This position serves as a regional office senior Civil Engineer and lead project engineer for the Office of Airports (ARP), New York 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.
What You'll Do
- →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 compliance 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 specification 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.
- →Optional Duty: 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 collaboration and/or negotiation 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.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓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.
- ✓If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
- ✓You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).
- ✓Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
- ✓Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
- ✓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.
- ✓A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
- ✓In addition to meeting the specialized experience above, to qualify for this position you must also meet one of the educational requirements listed below: Basic Requirements for a Civil Engineer, FV-0810: A.
- ✓Degree: Engineering.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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