Highway Construction Civil Engineer

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The Central Federal Lands Highway Division is hiring Highway Construction Civil Engineers (GS-0810-05/07/09 - $39,576 to $86,670 annually) in Clovis (California), Grand Junction (Colorado), Lakewood (Colorado), Albuquerque (New Mexico), Carson City (Nevada), and Henderson (Nevada). To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/786807400 (open to U.S. Citizens). This job announcement closes on 11/12/2024.

The Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH) was established to promote effective, efficient, and reliable administration for a coordinated program of federal public roads and bridges; to protect and enhance our Nation's natural resources; and to provide needed transportation access for Native Americans. Our primary purpose is to provide financial resources and transportation engineering assistance for public roads that service the transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. The FLH provides these services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and US Territories through our Headquarters, Eastern, Central, and Western Federal Lands Highway Division offices.

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FHWA has Highway Construction Civil Engineer positions available throughout the Central Federal Lands Highway Division. Projects occur primarily on Federal lands managed by other Federal agencies, like the National Park Service and Forest Service, and include multi-state areas.

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As a Highway Construction Civil Engineer, you will:

• Provide on-site administration of construction contracts. Ensure that the project is constructed according to plans and specifications and to serve the needs of the client agency and the public.
• Ensure that engineering and technical specification requirements are met and the work is accomplished according to the contract documents.
• Oversee a range of assigned activities such as materials testing, project schedule, progress estimates, surveys, traffic control, environmental controls, and construction methods. Determine the acceptability of the day-to-day work performed by the contractor for assigned activities.
• Identify possible changes and obtains field data as needed. Informs the project engineer of possible changes and recommend solutions.
• Maintain public relations through contacts at the local level which includes efforts necessary to coordinate environmental commitments with cooperating agencies to keep the project on schedule.

The ideal candidate is an engineer with experience serving as a project engineer responsible for ensuring compliance with contract specifications, providing guidance and technical direction, and providing construction operations input.