Clarification from the agency

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

The Program Management Specialist (Furniture Program) work includes strategic program development, management of major furniture procurements and installations, optimization of furniture assets, and ensuring compliance with federal standards and agency policies. The position directly influences workspace effectiveness, cost control, asset accountability and customer satisfaction across the agency.

• Provides administrative expertise for space planning, client coordination, and development of procurement packages associated with furniture and other facility and security service contracts. 
• Develops client needs assessments of new furniture procurements, plans and prepares budgets for furniture life cycle replacement and monitors a log of space management.
• Serves as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for furniture-related projects, vendor inquiries, liaising between AOC and clients, GSA representatives, architects, designers, manufacturers, and installation contractors.
• Serves as the recognized subject matter expert on furniture lifecycle management. 
• Oversees the planning and execution of major furniture projects, including workspace reconfiguration, relocation support, renovation-driven procurement and bulk replacement initiatives.
• Provides authoritative guidance on furniture procurement strategies, including requirement structuring, technical specifications development, independent cost estimates and source selection planning.
• Uses the Financial Management System to set up procurements, modifications and requisitions.
• Keeps current on AOC procurement policies and guidelines. Runs various budget information reports as requested and provides data to the supervisor who uses it for analysis and preparation of budget status reports. Develops forms, spreadsheets, and other record keeping or tracking instruments improve efficiency and control of documents, correspondence or other information.
• Serves in the capacity of Cardholder of the Government-wide Purchase Card. Responsible for safeguarding the purchase card and account number and ensuring the card is properly secured.
• Reconciles the monthly statement and forwards the reconciled statement to the Approving/Certifying Official as directed. Complies with ethical and regulatory program requirements applicable to cardholders making purchase card purchases.
• Uses advanced functions of a wide range of office automation software to perform such tasks as preparation of reports and briefing documents, maintenance of fiscal records and tracking the status of important projects assigned to the office.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.

“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 http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance.

To qualify at the GS-09 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-07 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis:

• Coordinates administrative aspects of office moves, office construction, and other facility improvements including furniture and short-term storage.
• Preparing letters, and reports and datasheets related to supply and purchasing of an administrative nature; and
• Utilizing purchasing regulations, methods, procedures and business practices to make purchases involving specialized and commercial items and services.

OR

Have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or at least 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. To be qualifying, the higher-level graduate education must be in a major field of study with course work directly related to the work of this position; OR; 

Have an equivalent combination of the above specialized experience AND higher level graduate education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

To qualify at the GS-11 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-09 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis:

• Utilizing knowledge of architectural, electrical, and furniture component plan requirements and specifications;  
• managing space, equipment, and workload planning; and
• evaluating client needs on equipment and property use and providing recommendations on facility and design plans.

OR

Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or at least 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. To be qualifying, the higher-level graduate education must be in a major field of study with course work directly related to the work of this position; OR; 

Have an equivalent combination of the above specialized experience AND higher level graduate education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-11 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis:

• Utilizing knowledge of federal procurement and property management regulations and space planning standards;
• Using automated systems to manage inventories, procurements and other contracting data; and
• Evaluating client needs on equipment and property use and providing recommendations on facility and design plans.

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:

Program Management

Logistics Management 

Procurement

Oral/Written 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).