This position serves as a regional office senior Civil Engineer and lead project engineer for the Office of Airports (ARP) Central 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 safely. Serve as Airports Regional Office principal technical expert on Airports Division's airport developmental projects. Oversees each project for compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (i.e.: Advisory Circulars, Orders, Guidance, and Grant Assurances). Evaluate comments on engineering design drawings, specifications, construction safety, and phasing plans for compliance with established requirements. Participate in pre-design, preconstruction and construction meetings to ensure conformance with FAA approved project documents. Provide advice on developmental projects to ensure FAA regulations, standards, and guidance is being met. 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. 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 safely meetings and make recommendations to management regarding funding allocations for any recommended runway safely 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. 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. 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.
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. To qualify for this position, you must also have successfully completed a 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering. To be acceptable, the 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 in 5 of the following 7 areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials; (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials; and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics; OR a combination of education and experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and 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, demonstrated by one of the following: Current registration as a professional engineer; OR evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training examination (EIT); OR successful completion of 60 semester hours of courses in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements; OR successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or appropriate professional field, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
kelsey.r.schmidt@faa.gov 1 (816) 329-2671
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