FY23 Disaster Talent Management Database

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EDA’s Disaster Recovery efforts will seek to support communities recovering from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, major wildfires and floods, and other declared natural disasters between 2021-2022. EDA is seeking quality job applicants under special hiring authority. Check out our open positions here and apply today.

These positions are located in our Headquarters and Regional Offices or across their regions. Please note that employees hired under EDA’s FY23 Disaster Hiring Authority are hired as Schedule A employees into the excepted service for a period not to exceed two years which may be extended an additional 2 years.

Please submit a detailed resume (federal government format) and cover letter to EDACareer@eda.gov. The subject line of the email should specify:

  • That this is a FY23 Disaster position;
  • Title of position;
  • Geographic location of the employment opportunity
    (i.e., Atlanta Regional Office; Austin Regional Office; Chicago Regional Office, Denver Reginal Office; Philadelphia Regional Office; Seattle Regional Office; Washington DC Office).

Administrative positions are located in EDA Headquarters, Washington, DC. For Administrative positions that are not listed below (i.e. human resources, policy, procurement, etc.), subject line of the email should read as: Administrative (enter respective function, i.e. policy).

Open Positions

Civil Engineer

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Announcement: EDA-DRO-23-11980604-PNF
Closes: 6/13/2023
Location: Denver, CO
Duties:

This position requires Civil Engineers with a wide range of engineering and project management responsibilities. The incumbent will play a major role on a multi- disciplined team making recommendations to the Area Director regarding technical project feasibility and merits, and regarding all aspects of the construction of multi-million-dollar projects, including management of development and implementation of strategies that anticipate customer needs, and the execution of vital change initiatives.

As a Civil Engineer (Public Flyer Notice), you will:

  • Be responsible for construction project management; ensure conformance with acceptable engineering standards and all statuary and regulatory requirements;
  • Recommend appropriate action, to include changes to the EDA project scope of work; arrange for and participate in pre-construction conferences with representatives of the recipient and the construction contractors, outlining the duties of each during the construction and warranty period and explaining EDA policies and requirements to be followed in the implementation of projects;
  • Review recipients' final construction plans and cost estimates and other related documents for compliance with EDA policies and procedures;
  • Approve project scope according to applicable local, state, and federal codes and statutes; and
  • Monitor recipients' compliance with all applicable procedures and requirements which are prerequisite to solicitation of bids including, but not limited to, the requirements of Section 106 of PL 89-136, the Relocation Assistance Act, Flood Insurance Act, Clean Air Act, Davis-Bacon and related Acts, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order PL 90-480 concerning design of buildings for handicapped persons and all pertinent sections of the latest edition of EDA's Summary of Standards.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Civil Engineer (Public Flyer Notice) GS-0810-9/11/12 FPL: 12 positions within the Economic Development Administration in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.