This position is located in the Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), Office of Engineering. The incumbent is responsible for implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of the CFLHD Project Delivery Quality Assurance (PDQA) Plan for the delivery of roadway construction projects and engineering services.  

Duties

As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will:

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
• You must meet specialized experience to qualify.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Qualifications

To determine which grade(s) you may be eligible for, review the following grade specific details.  You will be asked a few questions as part of your application but make sure to verify how you meet this experience in your resume or you may be deemed ineligible.  For the GS-12: You qualify for this grade level if you have at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which included: Experience participating in or implementing project development quality assurance programs in order to meet operational and program objectives; AND Experience conducting quality assurance and quality control practices and participating in process improvement activities; AND Experience with developing and evaluating roadway construction plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimates (PS&Es) for conformance with established standards and experience assessing biddability/constructability of those documents. For the GS-13: You qualify for this grade level if you have at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, which included: Experience participating in or implementing project development quality assurance programs in order to meet operational and program objectives; AND Experience conducting quality assurance and quality control practices and leading process improvement activities; AND Experience with developing and evaluating roadway construction plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimates (PS&Es) for conformance with established standards and experience assessing biddability/constructability of those documents. You cannot qualify on education at grades GS-12 and above, you must meet the specialized experience for each grade, which is cited above. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will also be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Quality Assurance Communication Teamwork Transportation and Project Delivery Experience Project Management/Time Management Skills For all types of consideration, 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. All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address DOT, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Submit Application and Documents Online 1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50 Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United States
• Name: Automated Staffing Office
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]