About the role
Salary: $142,452.00 to $187,093.00 Per Year
The Volpe Center is hiring General Engineers with strong data analytics backgrounds as technical leads for multidisciplinary transportation projects. Selected candidates will oversee and execute complex measurements, modeling, and analytical studies. Responsibilities include applying advanced data science, statistical modeling, and core engineering principles to evaluate transportation systems, fuel burn, emissions, noise, or air quality across diverse sponsor initiatives.
Major duties
As a General Engineer, you will: Perform and oversee expert engineering analyses and thoroughly evaluates the various alternatives for meeting the objectives of the assignment. Coordinate and direct the work of other engineers who are assigned to accomplish portions of broad tasks. Plan, design, and implement qualitative and quantitative analyses to objectively address complex needs for projects. Participate in building and maintaining effective teams independently and in conjunction with the Division Chief/project leader, through support to recruitment, mentoring, and performance feedback. Prepare progress reports, published technical reports or chapters of reports, graphical communications, peer reviewed papers, and deliver presentations to Volpe Center management, sponsor representatives, and representatives of other agencies or bodies. The ideal candidate is a versatile technical leader who seamlessly blends a strong engineering foundation with advanced data science and analytical skills. The candidate will have demonstrated experience in data modeling, measurement, and statistical analysis, ideally applied to transportation domains such as emissions, fuel burn, air quality, noise, or vibration. As a collaborative team player, the candidate will excel at managing diverse project portfolios and adapting their quantitative expertise across varying sponsor needs.
Qualifications
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. To qualify for the GS-14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience as a technical lead, working with multidisciplinary teams to manage, analyze, and present data-intensive engineering data across multiple projects and sponsors; AND Experience applying advanced engineering principles, quantitative data analytics, and modeling techniques to design, execute, and deliver results for multi-source measurement and analysis projects. 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: Mathematical Reasoning: Solves practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical and statistical techniques. Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance. Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 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.
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