Structural Civil Engineer

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The Massachusetts Federal-aid Highway Division is hiring a Structural Civil Engineer (GS-0810-11/12 - $81,963 to $127,707 annually) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/785892800(open to U.S. Citizens). Alternatively, send your resume and a statement of interest (in the body of your e-mail message) directly to Kenneth.Miller@dot.govusing the subject “Attention: Civil Engineer (Structural).” Hiring managers will consider applications submitted through 05/02/2024 (but submit yours as soon as possible to receive the best consideration). 

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If you were ever looking for an opportunity (or an excuse) to move to Massachusetts, this is it!

The land of John Quincy Adams and John F. Kennedy, the home of the Freedom Trail and great Revolutionary War history, and the opportunity to say things like "pahk the cah" (and people know what you are saying) is awaiting you!

The Massachusetts Federal-aid Highway Division is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as a "Structural Civil Engineer." As the "Assistant Division Structures Engineer," you will be a member of the Structures Team and will have an opportunity to work with Federal, state, and local partners on a variety of structures throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (including over 5,000 bridges and 40 tunnel sections)!

The Assistant Division Structures Engineer coordinates and evaluates the structural programs and assists coworkers within the Division office in addressing technically complex or controversial issues on project-specific applications related to structures.

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As a Structural Civil Engineer, you will:

• Evaluate and promote improvements in the State’s administration of Federal programs for bridges and structures and encourage the use of enhanced planning, design, and construction, preservation, inspection, and maintenance practices for structures.
• Provide oversight of State compliance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and recommend improvements.
• Participate in maintaining and conducting an oversight program for bridges and structures under design and construction and coordinate with responsible Division staff and State representatives.
• For projects designated as full oversight, the employee plays a key role in reviewing structural plans for suitability of structural adequacy, economy, safety, aesthetics, hydraulics, foundation, and overall concept. Perform construction reviews/inspections and evaluate and render a decision relative to the State’s proposed remedial actions, making recommendations associated therewith.

The ideal candidate for this position is a seasoned mid-career structural engineering professional with diverse experience in bridge, tunnel design, construction inspection, and bridge, tunnel program management.

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When considering if Cambridge, MA is right for you, please consider all the great things Massachusetts and the MA Division Office has to offer:

Ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #18 in their 2022-2023 list of Best Places to Live in the USA, Boston is one of America's oldest and most unique cities with a little something for everyone. Boston is a historic City, home of the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, and premiere historical sites located along the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail including Bunker Hill, the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, Boston Common and the USS Constitution.

Boston is “wicked smaht” as the home of America’s first public library (1653) and currently more than 50 colleges and universities in the greater Boston area, including MIT, Harvard, and the Berklee College of Music. It is where you can find the New England Aquarium, Museum of Science, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, and countless other galleries and venues hosting performances every day of the year. It is also home to world class championship professional sports, the Boston Marathon, and the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Boston is a very walkable city with its downtown the site of the nation’s first public subway system (1898) which has since grown to today’s MBTA regional transportation network of subway, bus, trolley, train, and harbor ferry services spanning hundreds of miles of eastern Massachusetts, stitching together the urban core to the neighborhoods, the suburbs, and the cities beyond.

Click here to learn about living and working in Cambridge, Massachusetts!

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The Massachusetts Division is located just across the Charles River in Cambridge, MA: a welcoming, vibrant, diverse, and active community teeming with students, visitors, and residents from around the country and the world. Cambridge was recently ranked by Chamber of Commerce as the 2nd safest city for trick-or-treating, and of course Salem is less than 20 miles north (a 26-minute train ride on the Newburyport/Rockport line) from the office if you want to experience the Halloween capital of the world. Our office is in the VOLPE Transportation Building, which is easily accessible by the Kendall Square/MIT MBTA stop, and includes an on-site fitness center, health clinic, and cafeteria, with numerous restaurants within walking distance of the office. We offer teleworking, alternative work schedules, transit benefits, and the opportunity to work with one of the most innovative and progressive DOTs in the country.

As a bonus, you will also be working in the new DOT building that opened October 2023.

You'll find FHWA's Massachusetts Division at 220 Binney Street in downtown Cambridge!