Total 9 Internship workforce administration job vacancies in Washington, District of Columbia

As an International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Participate in the development of negotiating positions of the free trade agreements of the Western Hemisphere.
• Guide the office in coordinating the development and implementation of country strategic plans in conjunction with overseas posts; that focus on trade promotion, advocacy, market access/trade policy, market access and foreign direct investment promotion;
• Maintain policy oversight across the Office of the Western Hemisphere.
• Perform analysis and effectively brief senior officials on national security issues as they relate to the negotiations, and any proposed final agreement.

As a Lead International Trade Specialist (MP), you will perform the following duties:

• Implements significant new U.S. business facilitation and investment/trade promotion strategies
• Recognizes the relevance of information, and evaluates information from multiple sources to develop options to solve complex problems
• Distributes and balances workload among employees and adjusts accordingly for priorities
• Plans and manages major, high-priority trade and investment promotion programs and events

As a Supervisory International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Lead efforts to coordinate with U.S. and foreign government agencies and the business community to develop and implement U.S. trade policies, strategies, or programs.
• Supervise and Manage a Team assigned to trade or investment barrier cases, including reviewing and assessing for relevance to specific trade or investment agreement(s).
• Make recommendations to refer compliance cases for enforcement and ensure coordination at the interagency level.
• Guide and direct collaboration efforts with U.S. and foreign embassies, other USG agencies and U.S. industry to oversee and help shape U.S. trade, economic and foreign policy.
• Create advanced written communications and messaging regarding international trade agreements negotiations and compliance work and related trade policy and investment issues.

As an International Trade Compliance Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Prepare oral presentations which reflect all issues raised by the stakeholders and team.
• Assist in the analysis and evaluation of data; attends meetings, briefings and hearings; assists with verification of data.
• Support the preparation of recommendations for the disposition of assignments.
• Enforce US trade laws through proceedings by performing analysis and research and implementing results.

As an International Relations Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Develops international and interagency policies and plans regarding NOAA's space commerce goals.
• Coordinates with NOAA and the Department of Commerce as well as with the Department of State, Department of Defense, and other agencies to facilitate NOAA's international goals.
• Serves as an expert advisor on international relations, coordinating within NOAA and interagency elements on cooperative activities with foreign government partners.

As an International Relations Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Develops international and interagency policies and plans regarding NOAA's space commerce goals.
• Coordinates with NOAA and the Department of Commerce as well as with the Department of State, Department of Defense, and other agencies to facilitate NOAA's international goals.
• Serves as an expert advisor on international relations, coordinating within NOAA and interagency elements on cooperative activities with foreign government partners.

As a Supervisory International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Support the Deputy Director General in engagements and negotiations with the State Department, and other U.S. Government agencies on Departmental and interagency policies, programs, and initiatives.
• Advise the Deputy Director General in the development of Global Market (GM) goals and objectives for assigned programs and strategic initiatives.
• Maintain liaison with International Trade Administration (ITA) legislative affairs officials on matters of interest to Global Markets and its stakeholders; engages and interacts with members of the foreign service community, including embassies, associations, and chambers of commerce on matters of interest of GM, ITA and the Department.
• Help lead Global Market's efforts to engage U.S. Trade organizations and participants in the implementation of trade promotion strategies, initiatives.
• Plan, direct, and assess actions of team members in pursuit of effective accomplishment of the office's mission.

These internships are headquartered in a FHWA Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) office. Assignments may be performed at any of the WFLHD projects located in the Western states.

The ideal candidates are current students pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering or a related field (Construction Engineering Management, Geomatics etc.) and has a desire to learn about the various aspects of highway engineering including design and construction of highways, trails, and bridges.

The Pathways Student Trainee (Civil Engineering) will intern in support of the development, acquisition, construction, or post construction phases of projects. Duties will vary depending on summer assignment.  Most interns will be assigned to the construction branch but some may be assigned to an engineering discipline in one of the additional areas noted below.   

Construction

• Inspect and test assignments on construction projects.
• Perform field sampling and test construction materials.
• Participate in partner meetings.
• Serve as an instrument operator or rodman on construction survey of projects or monitor contractor stakeout, including staking of centerline, slope staking, drainage staking, structural staking, and setting of grade stakes.
• Compute and balance quantities.

Highway Design

• Prepare roadway plans and quantity calculations, title sheets, plan profile sheets, alignment layout, supplementary drawings, earthwork calculations, and pipe and box culvert structure detailing.
• Compute curves and traverses.
• Assemble plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) documents.
• Perform basic drafting.

Materials

• Log in samples, prepare samples for testing, monitor testing procedures, and record data of materials such as concrete, soils, asphalt, and roadway aggregates.
• Visually inspect materials and determine sizes to be crushed; lift and handle samples; observe and operate sieve shakers.
• Retrieve and compile data.
• Research past mix designs and compile comparison data.

Survey

• Assist survey crew.
• Perform basic engineering computations using formulas, hand held calculators, and electronic survey equipment.
• Serve as instrument operator and/or target cube holder on construction survey and/or engineering stakeout of project or assist in monitoring contract stakeout. 

Planning and Programming

• Collect and assemble data.
• Assist in preparing damage site assessments and reports for Emergency Relief projects.
• Prepare environmental compliance documentation.
• Prepare agreements for projects.

Bridge Design, Management, and Inspection

• Prepare project specifications and perform design and quality check on PS&E packages.
• Prepare field assessments, gather information, and perform preliminary scoping of projects.
• Compile structural analysis and design of concrete, steel, or timber bridge components.
• Use Microstation CADD to prepare bridge plan sheets. 
• Perform calculations of quantities and basic engineering calculations.
• Operate bridge inspection equipment, take and record data, develop sketches and prepare required reports.
• Perform structures inventory and evaluate data.

Hydraulics

• Perform Hydrologic and Hydraulic design calculations.
• Assist in developing drainage design and Storm Water Management Plans.
• Prepare technical reports and cost estimates.
• Prepare project specifications and review of PS&E packages.
• Gather project site information, inspect construction, confirm post-construction BMP installation, or identify assets.
• Review and summarize permits or correspondence from regulatory agencies.

As a Lead International Trade Specialist , you will perform the following duties:

• Guide and assist a team of related industry analysts to enable the team to deliver improved quality, quantity and timely services and/or work products to their stakeholders
• Provides information to the supervisor on performance and/or behavior problems of the team and individuals
• Undertake sectoral assignments requiring both a comprehensive understanding of how the individual industries in the sector interact and engage in international trade and the ability to forecast changes to the sector's competitive position taking into account factors such as government policy (foreign and domestic), new technology, foreign production or service delivery, and strategic use requirements.
• Provide expertise on the assigned sector, or any of the related industries at meetings held or taskers assigned at the Secret level, particularly as it relates to the national security transaction review work of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).