Research Civil Engineer (Highway) – DIRECT HIRE

Federal Highway Administration - Department of Transportation

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must (1) meet the Education Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (3) meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. For the GS-13: You must have at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, which included: Experience developing or delivering outreach to advance a lifecycle approach to data management; AND Experience independently planning and conducting outreach to promote comprehensive asset management approaches; AND Experience preparing and reviewing technical reports and research products. For the GS-14: You must have at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level, which included: Experience independently executing and delivering digital project delivery activities; AND Experience publishing and presenting research activities to a variety of audiences such as state, local, and/or federal governments; national industry associations, and industry experts; AND Experience leading others responsible for the conduct of research projects. Although you must meet the mandatory education requirement, you cannot qualify based solely on education. You must meet the specialized experience. 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: 1. Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting edge programs/processes. 2. Data Management: Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data archiving, data disposal, and data standardization processes. 3. External Awareness: Understands and keeps up-to-date on local, national, and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders’ views; is aware of the organization’s impact on the external environment. 4. Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative). 5. Vision: Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others; acts as a catalyst for organizational change. Influences others to translate vision into action. 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: https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/employment-faq/federal-hiring/how-do-i-apply-for-federal-jobs/ All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position is part of the Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team located in the Office of Infrastructure, Research & Development at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. The purpose of this position is to serve as a researcher responsible for planning, conducting, managing, and coordinating broad and complex research and development activities associated with digital project delivery and infrastructure asset (pavement, bridge, and other roadway assets) management.

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