Clarification from the agency

See Requirements section of this announcement for information on who may apply.

Major Duties:

Supervisory Responsibilities

Exercises the full range of supervisory responsibilities for a team of staff with additional assigned employees supporting efforts across OCE; Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for employees, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system; Establishes performance goals, develops individual development plans and performance improvement plans (PIPs); Provides advice and counsel to staff related to work and administrative matters; Provides for employee skills enrichment and development through identification of opportunities for coaching, mentoring, and training and strives to achieve a standard level of work and collegiality across the team.

Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to ensure the accomplishment of EEO objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory non-retaliatory employment practices regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, or disability.

Construction Program Management

Ensures work is accomplished timely on numerous project requests with concurrent schedule deadlines.

Makes decisions and recommendations concerning assigned work requirements, methods, scheduling, coordination, and project resources.

Plans, organizes, leads, and controls complex construction projects of high visibility for the AOC; Oversees development of technical data, estimates, and other information useful to higher level managers.

Determines necessary material and manpower resources for project completion and recommends resource leveling allocation to meet projected work requirements.

Performs independent studies and assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and recommends improvements to management.

Coordinates planning, scheduling, and overall management of resources for multi-phase construction projects and ensures the work schedule is met.

Develops construction management support services scopes of work and estimates to acquire contract services to manage shortfalls in resources.

Assists the Section Chief Supervisor and Construction Management Division Director with creation of respective Division budget.

Contractor Oversight

Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on assigned construction and consulting contracts as delegated in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Plans and technically directs the efforts of Construction Management support contractors engaged in performing construction administration of construction or installation work of other contractors.

Ensures the entire scope of the work is performed and that all quality requirements placed on the construction/installation contractor are strictly enforced; Manages assigned construction project completion, acceptance, and turnover; Performs a continuing audit of procedures, field operations, system verification tests, and site activation to ensure that activities in assigned areas meet mission test support requirements.

Recommends acceptance or rejection of completed construction/installation projects to the technical representative lead and ensures that Construction Management support contractor personnel maintain effective construction surveillance reports, records, files, and correspondence.

Investigates construction for entire projects to confirm compliance with contract requirements.

Technical Advice and Guidance

Provides expert guidance, advice, and recommendations to the supervisor and Director on problems and critical matters pertaining to projects, construction planning, and ongoing construction work.

Assists the supervisory chain of command in work planning and budget processes.

Confers and consults with the Section Chief supervisor, management, and planning personnel in preparing requirements and criteria for the most complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems, equipment, or hardware.

Resolves technical difficulties that can be overcome by changes in approach, criteria, or requirements.

Construction Control Requirements and Specifications

Provides extensive coordination with other project and program areas, integrating concurrent standards, guides, and precedents.

Participates in the development of requirements with customers, analyzes requirements and design criteria, develops cost estimates, ensures validation of requirements, and evaluates schedules and the feasibility of project accomplishment.

Coordinates with the AOC Information Technology Division in the development, implementation, and updating of computer software programs to improve the quality and efficiency of construction administration and real time centralized monitoring systems for the Capitol Complex.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Your resume must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.

To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below:

• A citizen of the United States;
• A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
• A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
• A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM qualification standards
 
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
 
Candidates for the GS-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower (GS-13) grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position must demonstrate the following:

• Providing leadership and oversight for a construction management team, including performance management evaluations, training, and technical advice and guidance on work assignments.
• Planning, coordinating and administering a multi-million dollar construction management program, including scheduling and management of resources.
• Advising and providing solutions to senior level management on major issues on construction projects and critical matters that cross organizational boundaries.

How you will be evaluated

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

Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for consideration and qualifications for the position will be determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions. 

Your resume will be evaluated based on evidence of your ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience relates to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions relate to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies:

1. Leadership Ability
2. Project Management
3. Problem Solving
4. Written Communication
5. Oral Communication

Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial rating. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions.  Next, your responses will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject matter expert against the information provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions. Falsifying your background, education and/or experience is cause for non-selection or disqualification from further consideration.

Please note that a complete application is required for consideration. (Please review the “Required Documents” section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).