Job Title: Senior Specification EngineerDESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:A federal government agency is undergoing a multi-year Strategic Transformation to deliver safer, more reliable, and customer-focused transit across the Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. Guided by the "Your Metro, The Way Forward" Strategic Transformation Plan, the customer is aligning its operations, technology, organizational structure, and capital investments to meet evolving customer needs, improve efficiency, and strengthen regional mobility. This transformation addresses changes in ridership patterns, growing customer expectations, new transportation competitors, and budget challenges intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative enhances cross-department collaboration, modernizes processes, and supports long-term sustainability and trusted service for the communities we serve.
Responsibilities:Formulate solutions to resolve any issues relating to design specifications preparation; Analyze design specifications submittals for conformance with the Standard Design Criteria and Construction Specifications and with Construction Specification and Drawing deficiencies; Coordinate with other offices to ensure Specifications compatibility with procurement regulations, legal contract clauses and the customer's compact.
REQUIRED AND DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:- Bachelor's Degree in an engineering or related field.
- Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in development and review of contract/standards specifications.
Location: Washington, DC / Alexandria, VA / Silver Spring, MD
Schedule:Standard hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one (1) hour unpaid lunch break. However, the COTR may request temporary services for periods in excess of a seven and one half (7.5) hour day or a thirty-seven and one-half hour (37.5) hour week. Temporary personnel working six (6) hours or more are required to take a one-half hour unpaid lunch break.
Overtime: Hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in one week is considered as overtime work, all overtime must be approved by the COTR in advance.
Clearance Level Required: Employment is contingent upon successfully completing any required background checks, in accordance with applicable law.
