Don’t Delay – Start Your Career Today with FHWA!
The Professional Development Program is hiring Highway Civil Engineer Pathways Recent Graduates (GS-0810-07/09 – $54,557 to $91,582 annually) in multiple locations throughout the United States. To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/780826800 (open to U.S. Citizens). This job announcement closes on 05/31/2024.
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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Under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pathways Program, FHWA’s Professional Development Program (PDP) provides entry-level career development for employees to learn, develop, and apply technical skills to advance the United States’ transportation program. Participants selected under this vacancy matriculate through assignments with seasoned professionals (PDP coaches) as apprentices through mentored on-the-job training in the Highway Civil Engineering field.
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As a newly hired recent graduate serving as a Highway Civil Engineer in the Professional Development Program, you will:
- Complete three major components: on-the-job training, developmental assignments, and several required training activities.
- Immerse in experiential learning in both FHWA’s Federal-aid and Federal Lands Highway Division Offices, where you will receive on-the-job training through a structured set of learning experiences described in a development plan. Several developmental assignment options may include one or more of the following: design, construction, project development, environment, safety, pavements, materials, research, Intelligent Transportation System, bridge, traffic operations, hydraulics, preventive maintenance, access management, utilities and right-of-way, planning, surveys, geotechnical, value engineering, among others.
The ideal candidate for this position is an entry to beginning level technical engineer who has a desire to learn about the various aspects of technical highway engineering, including but not limited to, highway design, construction, bridge, geotechnical, survey and mapping, hydraulics, and materials testing.
The ideal candidate should have between 0 to 5 years of experience, be mobile and willing to travel to remote locations for extended periods of time and be able to work independently and in a team environment.
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FHWA’s PDP is an entry-level/new employee program designed to introduce participants to the technical, administrative, and program management aspects of administering the Federal-aid Highway and Federal Lands Highway Programs. The PDP is up to 24-months of entry-level career development training for participants to learn and apply technical skills to advance.
Click here to learn more about the Professional Development Program at the Federal Highway Administration.