Engineering Technician

Army Transportation • Scott AFB, IL

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About The Position

Serves as the agency’s technical expert for the operation, development, and final products of transportation engineering studies focused on traffic engineering and safety seminars. The role involves researching and preparing traffic engineering safety publications, monitoring contractor progress, directing or conducting studies, collecting and reviewing field data, managing traffic engineering equipment, and presenting findings and recommendations to installation and command-level staff.

The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance, subject to background investigation and credit check. It includes temporary duty or business travel up to 10% of the time and a one-year probationary period. Applicants must qualify through specialized experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience. The role is aligned with the Engineers and Scientists Career Program under the Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers Career Management Directorate.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience applying civil engineering or transportation engineering principles to take corrective action on technical problems, interpreting civil engineering or transportation engineering plans, studies, and/or specifications, and overseeing contractors to ensure work complies with contract specifications for civil engineering or transportation service contracts.
• Applicants who have held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
• Must obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment; a background investigation and credit check are required.
• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Must meet an applicable employment authority category listed in the announcement.
• Must complete a one-year probationary period unless previously exempt under the stated requirements.
• Must use direct deposit for pay.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, research, write, and/or edit traffic engineering safety bulletins.
• Extract data from engineering publications, including handbooks, catalogs, reports, and technical and field manuals, for a traffic engineering safety publication program.
• Monitor reported progress of traffic engineering studies to ensure contractors provide valid reporting.
• Direct and/or conduct transportation engineering studies related to traffic engineering and traffic engineering safety seminars.
• Conduct installation site visits to gather preliminary information for vehicle- and pedestrian-based traffic field surveys and/or studies.
• Recommend technical approaches for collecting and/or compiling vehicle- and pedestrian-related statistical data.
• Manage traffic engineering equipment, including directing its field use in surveys and/or monitoring.
• Compile and/or review engineering field data to establish baseline conditions and/or develop recommendations.
• Coordinate with others to plan work efforts.
• Draft and/or publish vehicle- and pedestrian-based traffic engineering reports and/or traffic engineering and safety publications.
• Present complex engineering material in classroom and/or briefing settings.
• Brief installation and/or command-level staff on recommendations and/or findings from field surveys.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed