As a Construction Control Representative within the Geologic Hazards Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Leads the maintenance, repair, and upgrade of scientific facilities. Ensures that maintenance is completed according to schedule and that the facilities and systems operate to standard. Identifies potential repairs, improvements, and upgrades to ensure the facilities remain in good working condition.
• Leads the project procurement process, including documentation, scope of work, schedules, and project reviews, to ensure projects are completed to the required specifications. Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the project.
• Serves as project manager for multiple complex and technical projects that routinely overlap and are often multi-phase. Leads or oversees the technical design, planning, budgeting, construction, and commissioning of the project. Ensures that projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Works as part of a team of scientists, engineers, contractors, and management to maintain a network of fourteen magnetic observatories across the U.S. and territories, including the continental U.S. Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
• Operates a government owned/leased vehicle as an incidental driver.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requires the incumbent to be on your feet throughout the day, possibly for long stretches at a time. Regular and recurring field surveys and construction site inspections shall occur. Inspections involve a considerable amount of physical activity, including walking, climbing, bending and stooping.

May be required to operate a government owned or leased vehicle in the performance of official duties. Physical moving of bulky and light to moderately heavy items may be required, which could include recurring lifting of light to moderately heavy items weighing up to 75 lbs.
The remainder of time may be sedentary and include writing of Statements of Work (SOW), reviewing submittals, billing and making payments. The work environment requires the incumbent to continually stay alert, take special safety precautions and may require wearing special protective items of clothing.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Most work takes place in an office setting, with adequate heat, light, and ventilation. Office conditions do not require special safety precautions. There will be occasional visits to facilities and construction sites in remote areas. Such visits expose the incumbent to a variety of hazards associated with facilities operations and construction activities, including high noise levels, dust, moving equipment, chemicals, potentially hazardous waste, etc. Field conditions may include extreme heat or cold, rain or snow, and hazardous conditions such as exposure to extreme temperatures, noxious or toxic gases, ice, or flooding.

When not in the office, incumbent may work in confined areas such as utility closets, near or above ceilings, in machine rooms, etc. Incumbent may work from various heights on ladders, lifts, and scaffolding. Duties are performed both inside and outside in weather conditions varying from hot, humid summer heat to below freezing winter temperatures.

Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

1. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
2. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
3. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
4. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
5. Selectee must provide a valid state driver's license & safe driving record.
6. Selectee subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam.

Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?

• Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued.
• A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
• You may be required to operate a government-owned or -leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties. As such, you must provide proof that you possess a valid State driver's license.
• Taking and passing a pre-employment medical examination at Federal expense is required due to the physical demands of this job.

Qualifications

Definitions:

EXPERIENCE: One year of work experience is twelve months working full-time (at least 35-40 hours per week). Part-time experience can be pro-rated (i.e., a year at 20 hours per week is credited as 6 months of experience). If your position consisted of mixed duties, experience credit is given for the percentage of time that you spent on qualifying duties (i.e., if you held a position for 2 years, full-time, consisting of 25% personnel work and 75% budget work, and then applied for a budget position you could calculate your experience as follows: 2 yrs = 24 months. 24 months x 75% [percentage of time spent on budget duties] = 18 months of qualifying experience.)

For GS-12: Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-12 level:

Possess at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.

Examples of such experience may include:

• Planning, leading, coordinating, and tracking facilities and construction tasks and procedures with the Lead Engineer and contractor personnel;
• Writing Statements of Work for maintenance or construction projects;
• Performing quality control evaluations of maintenance and construction projects to ensure compliance with plans and specifications; or
• Managing and maintaining complex facility systems.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Conditions of Employment for this Position:
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

How you will be evaluated

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

--Basis of Rating:

Category rating will be used in the ranking and selection process for this position. The quality categories are (Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified). Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., two-page resume, supporting documents) and the result of the assessment(s) required for this position. Veterans' preference rules for category rating will be applied.

--Structured Resume Assessment: If you meet the eligibility and basic qualification requirements for this position, subject-matter-experts (SMEs) will perform a structured review of your resume to evaluate your knowledge, skills, abilities, and competences as they directly relate to the duties of this position. SMEs will review ONLY two (2) pages of your resume.

The assessments will evaluate you on the following general/technical competencies required to perform the job; please do not provide a separate written response:

• Acquisitions
• Project Management
• Performance Management
• Communication
• Facilities

--NOTE: If it is determined that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible or not qualified.

--Resume Length: Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

To preview the announcement questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12853530

Required documents may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments.

Resume

--Resumes are required and will be limited to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. You are highly encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required information is included in your Resume. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or other written form, you must describe your job-related qualifications, including: beginning and ending dates for paid and non-paid work experience; hours worked per week; month and year of employment for each job title listed; annual salary; and description of job duties. Include name and address of employer; supervisor name; and telephone number. Additional information on what to include can be found here.

Supporting documents

--Upload any supporting documents identified in the Key Requirements section or included below as it applies to your eligibility. Supporting documents may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments

Transcripts

--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.), which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.

Veterans' Preference Eligibles

--If you are claiming veterans' preference you must provide a legible copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, member 4 copy or any official documentation or statement from the Armed Forces that confirms your dates of service and that your separation, discharge, or release from active duty was under honorable conditions (i.e., Honorable or General Discharge). Note: If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty, submit a copy for each period of service.

--If you are currently on active military duty, you must provide documentation (e.g., campaign document, award citation, etc.), that verifies entitlement to veterans' preference and that your character of military service is honorable.

--If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, in addition to the documents specified above, you must also submit documentation that supports your claim, e.g., an official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (dated 1991 or later) or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying the existence of a service-connected disability, or the award of the Purple Heart, etc. The overall rating must be identified on your certification letter or separation orders. Documentation must be received by the closing date shown in this vacancy announcement. If you fail to submit any of the required documentation, you will not be granted veterans' preference.

Additional information on veterans' preference can be found in the VetGuide.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) & Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Eligibles

--If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, the Servicing Human Resources Office must receive proof by the closing date of this announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330 Subpart F for CTAP and 5 CFR 330 Subpart G for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. This includes:

• copy of the agency notice;
• your most recent Performance Rating; and
• your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

If you are a CTAP or ICTAP eligible, you will be considered well qualified if you earn a minimum score of 85 (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference points). For more information on CTAP/ICTAP please click here.

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