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General Engineer - DIRECT HIRE
Federal Transit Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid Full-time Washington, DC $85K – $133K Apply by Oct 12, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperations
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The position is in the Office of Capital Project Management, under the Associate Administrator for Program Management (TPM). The Office provides engineering and project management support, business advice and technical guidance to senior leadership and regional personnel in the implementation of major transit capital projects funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
What You'll Do
- →The General Engineer: Works with contractors and FTA regional staff to provide project management oversight of transit projects, including providing technical direction for products to be delivered by contractors and providing recommendations to senior management for grantees' readiness for next phase of project development.
- →Supports and sometimes leads workgroups in developing tools, policies, processes and procedures to support FTA's project management oversight program.
- →Prepares comprehensive reports, detailed evaluations, summaries of project results/outcomes, technical findings, program activity descriptions, budgetary support documentation, and procedural options.
- →Serves as a resource in providing guidance to stakeholders on the application of processes and procedures to support project management oversight.
- →The ideal candidate has technical knowledge with experience in developing solutions to engineering problems and is capable of applying such experience to oversight that will help with successful delivery of capital projects.
- →The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively and productively with individuals of diverse backgrounds towards the accomplishment of a common goal.
- →The position is perfect for a recent engineering graduate who is new to the workforce and is looking for an excellent opportunity to advance their career with the Federal Transit Administration, work with transportation officials and meet the challenges of advancing transit systems.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will 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: 57d1895a-90d1-458f-9199-2f4855ef404d
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