Duties
Duties include:
- Participate in design review conferences and assess preliminary plans for construction feasibility.
- Review final plans and specifications, interpreting technical aspects for team members.
- Review construction progress, tests, contractor estimates, and unanticipated contingencies.
- Ensure quality control and supervise construction operations to meet project specifications.
- Assess the suitability of completed work, contractor methods, and construction equipment adequacy.
- Review specification packages, design drawings, and cost estimates.
- Analyze project trends and patterns, develop new methodologies, and propose policy improvements.
- Provide feedback on practicality, anticipated issues, and material availability.
- Attend and participate in pre-bid conferences to inform bidders of project features, requirements, and conditions.
- Recommend and decide on methods for resolving construction challenges.
- Confer with co-workers, project managers, and engineers on control, administration, and safety issues.
- Provide guidance on materials, equipment, and construction techniques.
- Adhere to safety protocols and wear protective clothing in potentially hazardous conditions. COMPETENCY ID: 331 16. Review or propose changes to contract requirements and assess cost feasibility.
- Prepare documentation and sketches for contract changes, evaluate conditions, take field measurements, and compute material and equipment costs.
- Provide written and oral briefings on project status and recommendations.
- Negotiate contract changes with contractors, prepare progress reports, and recommend payments based on work completion.
- Assist in preparing and negotiating contract modifications based on site conditions or discrepancies in original designs. Prepare cost estimates and maintain statistical data related to contract compliance.
- Communicate effectively with contractors, managers, and project personnel to resolve conflicts and negotiate project terms.
- Work in both indoor and outdoor environments with physical demands such as walking over uneven surfaces and handling light to moderately heavy items.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday: 7:30am - 4:00pm; subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
Position Description Title/PD#: Construction Control Representative/PD075510
Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, rocky, or slippery surfaces; recurring, bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, climbing, or similar activities; recurring lifting of light to moderately heavy items weighing less than 50 pounds (i.e., 23 kilograms), such as testing or measuring equipment; and/or regular visits to construction, industrial, marine, or other outdoor sites.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Other (1)
- PCS Orders
- Performance Appraisal
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Documents Required:
Resume Requirement: Your resume must include the following information: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending date (month/year) of employment, and average hours worked per week.
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).
You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/14/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12598062.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.