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This position serves as a Civil Engineer for the Office of Airports (ARP) Los Angeles District Office in the LAX-ADO Region, in support of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The LAX-ADO serves as the principal FederalAviation .Administration (FAA) organization responsible for all airport program matters in airport design, construction, maintenance, operations and safety.
Major Duties
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 a senior engineer or supervisor to ensure acceptable levels of safety are provided.
Serves as point or 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.
Collaborates with public airport owners within the context of national airport system by applying technical and programming expertise resulting in sound investment of federal funds.
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 before approval.
In collaboration with senior engineer, develops proposed recommendations for Modification or Standards (MOS) for design and construction documents.
Participates in runway safety meetings and make recommendations to management regarding funding allocations for any recommended runway safety projects.
Reviews and processes aeronautical studies.
Coordinates with other FAA divisions regarding reimbursable agreements and projects that may affect an FAA facility or operation.
Resolves routine problems and/or issues in absences of applicable guidelines.
Drafts correspondence for review by more experienced engineers including Congressional responses, briefing papers, approval letters, and guidance to sponsors associated with all aspects of airport development.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position you must have a degree in professional 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 (more advanced that 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); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronicsORA 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. There are alternate methods to meeting the engineering educational requirement (for example, holding current professional engineering registration, having passed the EIT examination, or having completed specified academic courses or a related degree).For more information on the alternate methods, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards for Engineering or you may contact the Employment Services Section (AHF-W300), Human Resources Services Division.In addition to the basic requirement listed above.Applicant must possess the following Specialized Experience Requirement: To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the (FV-G, FG/GS-5/7/9). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Specialized Experience for this position includes: Experience reviewing and commenting on project engineering design drawings and specifications, including construction safety phasing plans. Experience reviewing and commenting on contracts, change orders, and/or supplemental agreements. Experience gathering and analyzing data from a variety of sources and presenting findings via report or formal briefing.Applicants MUST include examples of specialized experience in their work history.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.This Position is being announced separately at the FV-H and I Pay Bands. If this position is filled at the FV-H pay band level incumbent may be promoted to the next level without further competition. However, the grade of a position is based on the duties officially assigned and actually performed by the incumbent of the position. These duties are affected by the Supervisor's willingness to delegate higher graded duties and incumbent's capacity to perform the duties. Therefore, the indication of maximum grade is to be considered neither a guarantee nor a commitment that the position will so develop.
Pay Range
$73,685.00 - $114,216.00