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Professional Development Program
The FHWA Talent Search
For Those Who Dare to Dream
The dreams of yesterday are now reality. The Nation's trails and muddy pathways of the early 1900s have become an extensive network of paved roads. The U.S. Interstate Highway System is among the finest in the world.
The Interstate Highway System is near completion. Construction began more than 40 years ago in the 1950s. Many FHWA transportation careers began with the building of this system. Through vision and commitment, these men and women have built a fine reputation for our organization. Today, graduates of our Professional Development Program are seeing their dreams achieved through new challenges.
The 24-month Professional Development Program provides excellent opportunities for participants to learn and experience all areas of engineering, transportation, and planning. Participants can look forward to exemplary, exciting, and satisfying careers in the Federal Highway Administration . . . careers that make a difference.
The FHWA Future
Technology for Tomorrow
As an FHWA employee, you too, can have a career that makes a difference. Transportation professionals in the FHWA work in many areas, including highway design and construction, planning and environment, research and development, highway safety, and transportation management.
With the completion of the Interstate Highway System, our emphasis shifts to other responsibilities . . . dreams of tomorrow . . . new technologies . . . innovative research in a Nation tied together with an integrated transportation system accessible to all. Many new challenges await today's transportation professionals.
We are seeking talented individuals: intelligent, motivated men and women with maturity, good judgment skills, spirit, imagination, energy, and a commitment to excellence.
Commitment to Transportation
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, signed into law by the President on June 9, 1998, provides for an unprecedented 40 percent increase in federal transportation spending during the 1998 to 2003.
The FHWA Promise
Commitment to Quality and Excellence
The FHWA expects a high level of performance from its transportation professionals, for we have a proud tradition to uphold. In return, we offer the most complete professional development program in the highway transportation field.
The Federal Highway Administration is one of the major organizational units of the U.S. Department of Transportation. We work in partnership with State and local transportation agencies, highway associations, and private industry to bring about transportation system improvements through construction, maintenance, transportation planning, technology, and safety enhancements.
Within the highway transportation industry, the FHWA has established a reputation as:
