Recompete Pilot Program

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine

The Recompete Pilot Program is an economic development initiative that will provide grant funding to distressed communities across the country to create and connect workers to good jobs and support long-term comprehensive economic development by helping to reduce the high, prime-age (25 to 54 years of age) employment gap. EDA is seeking quality job applicants under special hiring authority. Check out our open positions here and apply today. Employees hired under EDA’s Recompete 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 [email protected]. Subject line: “Recompete Pilot Program [POSITION TITLE]” (e.g., “Recompete Pilot Program Director”).

Recompete Pilot Program

Management & Program Analyst (2 Positions)

Location: Washington, D.C.

Duties:

As a Management & Program Analyst (Public Notice Flyer), you will:

  • Support the design, creation, and evaluation of federal grant programs.
  • Serve as technical advisor for assigned program activities, obtaining appropriate resources to facilitate accomplishment of objectives.
  • Conduct programmatic analyses and in-depth reviews of grant and cooperative agreement proposals and modifications for program alignment, consistency, and conformity with EDA policy.
  • Make recommendations for the development or modification of program objectives and resource utilization to achieve the established goals, and to improve the performance of operating programs.
  • Plans and/or directs complex projects requiring evaluation and identification of a variety of operational problems, evaluating alternative solutions and recommending appropriate action.
  • Prepare and/or conduct briefings for higher level management to explain the specific analysis of subject matter, as well as to provide recommendations or action plans and provide guidance and/or direction for implementation.
  • Manage, track, and collect information on performance measurements and data while developing methods and practices to improve data quality and performance.
  • Provide information and technical assistance to both internal and/or external stakeholders on appropriate areas including program parameters and evaluation criteria.

Civil Engineer (1 Position)

Location: Washington, D.C.

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.