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General Engineer - DIRECT HIRE
Federal Transit Administration · Posted 72 days ago
Hybrid Full-time Atlanta, GA $65K – $158K Apply by Aug 4, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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This is a public notice for an authorized General Engineer 0801 position open to U.S. Citizens. The position is announced for GS-09-13 to support the FTA's Region 4 Office of Program Management and Project Oversight.
What You'll Do
- →The General Engineer will: Perform work assignments of progressively increasing difficulty and complexity which are designed to provide the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge and actual work experience in the field.
- →Work assignments require application of appropriate college level scholastic skills and knowledge.
- →Provide the opportunity to independently apply the principles, concepts, work processes, regulations, reference materials, and procedures fundamental to the technical aspects of the engineering field and its application to the regional or headquarters office.
- →Attend and contribute to meetings with regional staff, grantees, Project Management Oversight Consultants (PMOCs) and other FTA program contractors whether all parties have a clear understanding of applicable requirements and procedures.
- →Assist senior staff with routine meetings with grantees, project engineering representatives and contractors.
- →Contribute to the preparation of correspondence, briefing papers, statistical reports and policy papers of a factual and analytical nature in support of policy and procedural decisions for use by the Regional Administrator and/or Headquarters.
- →The position is perfect for an engineer who is looking for an opportunity to join the Federal Transit Administration, work with transportation officials and meet the challenges of advancing transit systems.
- →The ideal candidate will have good communication skills and the ability to provide specialized engineering assistance to the grantees, program managers, and senior staff to resolve problems and ensure successful delivery of federal funded projects.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel.
- ✓A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- ✓BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals.
- ✓Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- ✓PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓MANDATORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: A.
- ✓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)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 2d51cc49-6745-4be0-a089-5089d0d113c3
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