Supervisory Civil Engineer (Highway) (Technical Services Branch Chief) (DIRECT HIRE)

As the Supervisory Civil Engineer (Highway)(Technical Services Branch Chief) you will:

• Provide technical leadership and management of multidisciplinary engineering services (geotechnical hydraulics pavements traffic safety design support and project support).
• Serve as a member of the Division Leadership Team (DLT) providing national and divisional strategic planning and direction aligned withUnited States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) goals.
• Provide technical leadership and expert guidance during construction and oversee engineering services and Plans Specifications and Estimates (PS&Es) developed by Architect and Engineer (A/E) contractors.
• Manage staff resources staffing needs training and organizational priorities through subordinate supervisors and team leaders.
• Coordinate across FHWA and partner offices to ensure project delivery meets scope schedule cost and quality requirements.

The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced career professional engineer who is mission focused and has experience leading andmotivating employees. The incumbent should be comfortable interacting with a wide range of stakeholders supervising and leading staff andserving as an agency representative when working with Federal Land Management Agencies on highway design technical discipline issues. Theincumbent should have extensive knowledge and experience in infrastructure engineering financial and project delivery processes andrequirements needed to provide technical discipline support to the Division and the Federal Lands Highway (FLH) partners.

• You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Direct Hire Authority/SME will be used to fill this position

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 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 applicants 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).
• SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: New supervisors must complete a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must meet the mandatory education and specialized experience requirements.

To qualify for the Grade 14 you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13 it must include:

• Experience managing teams related to civil and/or highway design disciplines; and
• Experience providing planning direction and oversight for the management of technical engineering functions; and
• Experience leading the development and design of highway and bridge projects.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Civil Engineering - Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods required to plan design construct operate and maintainfacilities such as buildings transportation systems water and sanitary systems and other public works systems.
• Transportation Engineering - Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods applicable to planning designing and constructing of transportation systems including traffic analysis signal analysis highway capacity pavement design bridge construction planning of transportation projects environmental analysis of transportation facilities and transportation network analysis.
• Leadership- Influences motivates and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Communications - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively. Makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately. Writes in a clear concise organized and convincing manner for the intended audience.

For all types of consideration experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions please click on the following link: applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.