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• Meet with contractors, manufacturers’ representatives, Lessors, and/or Government agency representatives to establish construction requirements.
• Establish communication protocols on projects.
• Determine project risk and assess project activities and resources to mitigate risk.
• Balance competing objectives between GSA and its customers.
• Monitor projects to ensure projects stay within the approved funding, scope and schedule.
• Perform progress and final construction inspections checking in detail all phases of contract compliance with contract documents, identifies deficiencies and follow up to ensure correction of same.
• Complete all administrative actions required to close out assigned projects.
• Develop scopes of work for designated construction projects, which include a written narrative, plans, sketches, specifications, and / or other design documents necessary to communicate the project intent to the customer, the design firm, and/or the general contractor.
• Conduct site investigations and communicate with the general contractor to insure the work complies to the contract, particularly with regards to quality, cost, schedule and safety.
• Represent the agency in the management of construction contracts for the preservation, restoration, alteration, and/or rehabilitation of public buildings and/or leased federal space.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the customer and has overall responsibility for providing customer service.
• Serve as the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
• Recommend the preferable project delivery process procedure (contracting methods) for design and construction.
• Assist Contracting Office in negotiating contracts and design changes with A/E firms in coordination with agency representative.
• Administer A/E, alteration and new construction contracts and recommend approval or rejection of all or parts of the proposals.
• Participate in review of bids, contractor’s proposals and contract specifications, as well as in contract negotiations and technical and business discussions with contractors.
• Make recommendations to contracting officer concerning contract modifications.
• Develop cost estimates for projects and change orders.
• Evaluate contractors cost proposals and determine a fair and reasonable price for the work.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizens and National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• 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

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

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 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 $104,436.00 per year.  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. 

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service. 

Specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level is experience:

• Applying engineering methods and techniques and construction practices related to building systems (e.g. heating, ventilation, air conditioning, architectural finishes, electrical systems, fire protection systems, or plumbing systems, etc.);
• Defining requirements with customers; developing construction cost estimates; inspecting construction;
• Administering construction contracts; and
• Reading and interpreting engineering and architectural plans and specifications.

Such experience must also include independently managing projects and/or large portions of projects (balance scope/quality, schedule and budget) requiring the services of multiple disciplines from project initiation phase through project closeout.

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:

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:

1. Project Management:

   • Knowledge of project management.
   • Ability to manage projects impacted by multiple competing priorities and requirements and to successfully integrate these requirements to meet the goals outlined for development initiatives.
   • Knowledge of the principles, methods or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting cost, work and contractor performance.
   • Knowledge of design and construction principles, concepts and practices.
   • Skill in coordinating and integrating project activities, organizing work, and setting priorities to include prioritizing resource requirements.
   • Ability to apply financial management and budgeting techniques to achieve project results.

2. Architectural/Engineering:

   • Knowledge and skill in applying technical A/E concepts, principles and practices.
   • Knowledge of methods and techniques related to construction, conversion, or alteration projects.
   • Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications in order to advise on technical considerations for assigned projects.
   • Ability to interpret contract specifications, to perform recurring inspections, review contractor performance, and to evaluate, document, and ensure quality of services are provided. 

3. Customer Service:

   • Skill in oral and written communication.
   • Skill in meeting with engineers, architects and construction contractors to discuss comments and facilitate decisions to resolve concerns.
   • Strong interpersonal and communication skills necessary to effectively lead a diverse team, keep stakeholders informed of highly complex technical information and to satisfy and support a diverse customer base. Proactively manage business relationships with both internal and external customers.

4. Contracting Officer’s Representative

   • Knowledge of contract administration, procurement regulations, procedures, and practices.
   • Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
   • Ability to conduct cost and price analysis
   • Ability to negotiate fair and reasonable prices.
   • Knowledge of construction management and cost estimating, pricing policies and fees.
   • Ability to plan, administer, monitor and validate expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs.

Your answers to the questions will be used to place you in one of the following categories and standard score ranges:

• Best Qualified = Candidates scoring between 95 - 100
• Well Qualified = Candidates scoring between 85 - 94 (Well Qualified for CTAP/ICTAP)
• Qualified = Candidates scoring between 70 - 84

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.

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

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.