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Project Manager

General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service
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Summary

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for overall project management and delivery of various design and construction projects assigned. 

Location of position: Region 7, Public Buildings Service, Service Centers Division

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Overview

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Open date: 12/09/2019
Closed date: 12/18/2019
Location
FEW vacancies in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$95,253 - $123,826 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Promotion potential
13
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-Time
Travel Required
50% or less - Travel is required.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Announcement number
2007118MRMP
Control number
553676300

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Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a: • GSA employee • GSA surplus or displaced employees in the local commuting area who qualify for the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) You must be serving on a career or career-conditional appointment, or under a noncompetitive Special Appointing Authority which provides for conversion to a permanent position in the Competitive Service.

Duties

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Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Provide expert professional advice on the construction management , project  administration and project scheduling of multiple building type projects including the coordination and control of project planning, programming, budgeting, site selection and acquisition, appraisal, design and construction, commissioning, and building occupancy stages.
  • Responsible for the projects involving broad directive authority over the planning, control, and use of  resources and efforts of agency and contractor organizations; and entail contracting officer authority for execution and administration of professional services contracts.
  • Participates with key agency personnel who are responsible for defining the goals of the projects, working with them to prepare a Project Management Plan for accomplishing such goals.
  • Responsible for the review, coordination and acceptance of architectural and cost estimates to achieve the goals of the master plan based on an intimate knowledge of major and complex repair and alteration designs, construction, and construction administration.
  • Negotiates contract specifications and design changes with organizational elements of the agency and contractors.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
  • Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
  • Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
  • US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

  • Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
  • Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
  • Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).
  • Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.
  • Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position.

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

  • the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
  • number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace corps, Americorps), we encourage you to include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here. 

The GS-13 salary range starts at $95,253 per year.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service.  Specialized experience is the management of, and direct accountability for, design and construction of new building and renovation projects including planning, scheduling, budgeting, estimating, tracking, risk management and reporting. This experience must include
leading multi-disciplinary teams of professionals, while performing project management and working with high level officials.

Education Requirements:
Other Information:

Bargaining Unit status:   FSLA Exempt.

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.  

Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed; through other means; or not at all.  

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.  

  • Understanding of Design and Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Green Building and LEED concepts, principles, and practices and theories sufficient to permit the  incumbent to serve as the Project and/or Construction Manager of various building projects from the preliminary planning stage through the design, construction, and commissioning stages to the point of occupancy.
  • Skill in oral and written communication to present sensitive recommendations or information, frequently of significant technical complexity to high level agency officials, or officials of other agencies.
  • Knowledge of methods and tools used for assessment and mitigation of project risk. Knowledge of construction site operations and collaboration with designers during construction.
  • Ability to identify construction or design related problems and causes to conduct or direct studies.
  • Ability to obtain compliance with policies and activities throughout the region, to articulate position/policy of vast technical complexity, and to represent the agency on task forces and  before the media, if necessary.
  • Knowledge of building systems, construction techniques, cost estimating, CPM scheduling and skill sufficient to direct the application of the latest developments in building design and construction in solving problems not readily treated by accepted methods.
  • Knowledge of and skill in applying highly specialized and complex concepts and procedures inherent in or associated with project management, construction and design management , financial management, and procurement to achieve project goals and objectives.

Additional assessments may be used, and, if so, you will be provided with further instructions.

If you are eligible under GSA's Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.


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Public Buildings Service

Agency contact information

Myrna Rogers
Phone
817-850-8404
Email
vacancy.inquiries@gsa.gov
Address
GSA, Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration
Western Service Center
819 Taylor St. Room 9A00
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
United States

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