Construction Analyst

Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens

The SAH Agent will perform an array of duties with the purpose of conducting construction, remodeling, and home adaptation projects, from proposal through completion related to the Specially Adapted Housing/Special Home Adaptation (SHA) program and Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) as required to properly support Veterans with specific adaptive needs. The position's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Establishes working relationships with Veterans in various geographic locations to serve and guide them throughout the complete grant delivery lifecycle. This position is responsible for assisting Veterans or their representatives by providing VA grant program information via electronic delivery or phone systems and maintaining excellent customer service.
• Serves as the primary VA construction project manager for assigned Veterans.
• Guides Veteran applicants from program inception by validating program eligibility and proceeding with grant development.
• Assesses Veterans existing living conditions and accessibility needs in their residence or proposed residence.
• Proposes and clearly drafts accessibility solutions that can be attained through residential renovations or new construction.
• Liaises with the Veteran and third parties (general contractors, architects, draftsperson, subcontractors) bidding the job and ensures bids address Veteran accessibility needs.
• Validates that all program requirements (accessibility for Veteran and administrative) are met to approve grant funding.
• Oversees construction project to ensure work performed meets defined accessibility solution for Veterans.
• Manages and resolve any construction change orders or disputes.
• Successfully close out projects within prescribed scope and defined budgets.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge and resources applicable to residential accessibility related adaptations, remodeling, construction and/or universal design.
• Assists with the creation of payment schedules that will serve as project milestones to induce payments throughout construction. Payment schedules will be created based off the value of completed work, requiring knowledge of construction costs and economic conditions of various geographic locations.
• Coordinates with contractors, architects, and draft persons for the creation of the following construction documents that successfully convey all grant requirements: description of materials, scope of work, contracts, payment schedule, plans and blueprints, and other pertinent construction related documentation.
• Coordinates with the Veteran and contractor throughout construction to ensure all parties are informed of project progress, change orders, issues that arise and work to achieve mutual resolution across all parties of outstanding items.
• Conducts personal interviews with eligible Veterans pursuing the grant benefit to establish Veteran expectations, counsel, and provide information on the administration of grant benefits. Advises Veterans of required adaptive features or approved adaptations.

Promotion Potential: None

Conditions of employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• Your performance and conduct;
• The needs and interests of the Agency;
• Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and
• Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this job opportunity announcement, 08/03/2026.

Note: All applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and the Specialized Experience as defined below:

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR)
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- architecture, engineering, building construction, or other fields related to the position.

OR

Specialized Experience: Experience in the preparation or review of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and costs for the construction, extension, alteration, or repair of buildings. Applicants should have knowledge of the residential construction field, and experience in the development of plans and specifications, and in negotiation work. This experience may have been obtained working as a contractor or as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm. However, any drafting experience must have provided an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge.

Appropriate experience includes working with diverse construction materials (brick, lumber, reinforced concrete, steel) and types of structures (housing, single-family dwellings and multi-family apartment units, and industrial and commercial structures). Applicants should be familiar with matters such as planning a subdivision, laying out traffic flow in a multi-family apartment structure, or working out specification problems in plans.

In addition to the IOR above, applicants must possess specialized experience described below:

Specialized Experience:
To qualify at the GS-12 grade level: At least one year (52 Weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade level of GS-11 in the Federal, state, local, public, or private sector. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Manages residential and commercial construction projects independently, based on approved contracts, plans, and blueprints; Oversees project progress, processes change request orders, communicates construction updates, and addresses issues and concerns throughout the construction phases.

There is no educational substitution for the GS-12 grade level experience.

Note: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience you document, to include volunteer experience.

Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

How you will be evaluated

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

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address in their resumes the specialized experience needed for the position (as described in the job announcement), or who do not possess the education to substitute for it, will not be referred for further consideration.

If you are referred for consideration you will be rated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) based on your application for this position:

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

• Writing
• Influencing/Negotiating
• External Awareness

1. Best Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrate a high level of the KSAs necessary to perform the duties of the position.
2. Well Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrate a satisfactory level of the KSAs necessary to perform the duties of the position.
3. Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications requirements.

Required Documents:

• Resume

• You must provide a resume detailing your specialized experience and competencies relevant to the position.
• For qualifications determinations your resume must reflect hours worked per week, the inclusive dates of employment, and the level of your experience. If your resume does not reflect this information you will not receive credit for the experience.
• If you submit more than one copy of your resume, the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application. We would recommend that you not submit more than one version of your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, we will not use it to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered further for the vacancy.

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (Schedule A)
• Disability Letter (VA)
• CTAP/ICTAP Documents
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Proof of Marriage Status
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

• A legible copy of your DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," showing all dates of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc.) is required. The member copy 2 or 4 of your DD Form 214 is preferable, as they show the characterization of service. Copies of DD-214s can be requested from the National Archives.
• Current active duty members must submit a signed statement of service from their commander dated within the last 120 days that reflects their expected discharge date, their release from active duty under honorable conditions, any medals awarded, and the timeframe of their service so that eligibility can be determined.
• Veterans or others (spouse, parent, widow, widower) claiming 10 point preference must also submit an SF-15 and all documents indicated on the form as proof of type of preference. This includes a VA letter supporting your disability claim with the overall percentage listed.
• If you are unsure as to whether you qualify for Veterans' preference, please consult the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Preference Advisor.

• Certification of expected separation or reduction-in-force separation notice,your most recent performance evaluation, and an SF-50 demonstrating your separation or the position you will be separated from; or
• Worker's compensation separation (agency certification of inability to place employee and notification of separation or a separation SF-50; or
• Disability annuity termination (notification from OPM of disability annuity termination and separation SF-50 of the last position held); or
• Military reserve or National Guard technician special disability retirement annuity under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456 (certification of special disability retirement annuity from a military department or National Guard bureau and separation SF-50 of the last position held).

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