Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serve as a Pavement and Materials Engineer, providing expert technical oversight, consulting, and quality assurance for airfield and roadway paving projects
Duties
Provide technical oversight for inspections of concrete and asphalt batch plants, concrete uniformity testing, and all preparatory phases of airfield and roadway paving projects.
Provide expert technical consulting and troubleshooting to various military commands and agencies on airfield and roadway pavement materials, construction methods, and solutions for materials-related issues like ASR, sulfate attack, and D-cracking.
Review a wide range of construction submittals, including paving equipment specifications, comprehensive paving plans, materials test results, and complex concrete (PCC) and asphalt (HMA) mix designs to ensure compliance with standards.
Conducts official, mandated workshops (PCC and HMA Airfield Paving Workshops) and provides on-the-job training for engineers, technicians, and construction personnel on all facets of airfield paving.
Update, review, and help revise Unified Facility Criteria (UFC) and Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) to reflect current best practices and materials in paving, such as Portland cement, hot mix asphalt, and various admixtures.
Develop and standardize comprehensive preparatory inspection outlines and checklists for all phases of both concrete (PCC) and asphalt (HMA) airfield paving, from subgrade preparation to final grooving.
Assist in the mandated technical reviews of project specifications, pavement project plans, and detailed design analyses for airfield and roadway projects.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
How you will be evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.