Please note: Within the first year of employment, selected candidates will be required to obtain and/or maintain at least a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification-Program/Project Management (FAC P/PM) and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) certification and will be expected to make substantive progress toward achieving a Level III FAC P/PM and Level III COR certification in order to work on the full range of GSA projects.

This position will be located in the Public Buildings Service, Design and Construction, Projects Program Division, who are responsible for the implementation of national and regional design and construction policy in all production offices.

Duties include:

• Serving as an advisor on historic preservation matters and answering questions and addressing inquiries on historic preservation matters.
• Providing expert advice and other staff assistance on a variety of significant historic preservation matters affecting the construction of major and minor facilities, repair and alteration and disposal of existing historic facilities.
• Providing oversight for all regional historic preservation programs.
• Exercising specific responsibility for ensuring implementation of and compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (NHPA).
• Providing technical advice where needed, and reviewing completed work to evaluate technical adequacy and accuracy of data.
• Maintaining awareness of the overall status of historic preservation needs, issues and plans throughout the region and monitoring the progress of all historic preservation work in process.
• Reviewing all lease actions for the potential to significantly impact the cultural environment.
• Providing oversight for historic preservation initiatives.
• Resolving problems or conflicts impeding project progress.
• Managing the inventory of 54 historic buildings and ensuring that required documentation is completed for each property.

Conditions of employment

• Direct Deposit of salary check to financial organization required.
• Meet all eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date.
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
• U.S. Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island
• 1 year probationary period may be required.

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 1 investigation level).
• Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee.  We will use 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, American's), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. 

The GS-12 salary range starts at $77,488. To qualify, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 

Salary is determined by the location for which you are selected.  If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.  

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ARCHITECTS: A Degree in architecture or related field; OR a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience. For specifics on qualifying education, training, and/or experience - use the following link: Basic Requirements for Architect Positions.
  
To qualify for the GS-12 level: 

In addition to the Basic Requirements listed above, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience in architecture, historic preservation and restoration in order to provide advice and guidance on matters affecting the repair and/or construction of commercial buildings. This experience must include researching historic preservation issues and concerns and providing recommendations for solutions; researching and implementing policies, laws and/or regulations; and monitoring and analyzing historic preservation program performance to ensure proper compliance with established procedures and policies.

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.  

How you will be evaluated

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

We will use a method called Category Rating to assess your application.  Here’s how it will work:

1. 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:

• Knowledge of Federal laws and regulations, and guidelines pertaining to historic preservation requirements and compliance provisions, including a thorough knowledge of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques required to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the historic preservation and architecture programs.
• Ability to identify problem areas, conduct research, select and evaluate technical data and to make decisions or recommendations for action based on consideration of all aspects of a problem.
• Knowledge of Federal contracting and procurement practices as related to the administration of personal and professional services contracts, specifically those performed by A/E firms.
• Knowledge of architectural conservation and the principles and practices applicable to a full range of duties concerned with the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive use of historic buildings. Ability to apply preservation techniques to resolve issues regarding conflicting building systems integration and enhanced utilization of Federal properties.
• Knowledge of computerized data base management systems in order to enter program data and to produce reports required on an individual or recurring basis.
• Knowledge of related engineering disciplines (such as electrical, mechanical, and structural engineering) to ensure that areas of overlapping technical responsibilities receive proper consideration.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

2. Your answers to the questions will be used to place you in one of three categories:  Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified.

3. We will verify your answers to the questions in your resume.  If your resume doesn’t support your answers, we may lower your score, which could place you in a lower category.

4. Within each category, veterans will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

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

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