Clarification from the agency

This position serves at the pleasure of the Architect. Appointments to the Excepted Service are civil service appointments that do not confer competitive status. This position is eligible for direct hire. Applications are accepted from all U.S. citizens. Please see detailed guidance regarding employment eligibility under "Requirements."

This role is about blending technical acumen with strategic program management to deliver results.

• Partner with the Chief Engineer to develop, oversee, and execute the Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE) overall capital construction program plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and legislative mandates.
• Take direct ownership of major project delivery, encompassing project and program planning, design development, comprehensive construction oversight, final commissioning and acceptance.
• Serve as the primary technical leader and supervisor, coordinating and integrating all planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling, and resource management for the entire OCE portfolio.
• Direct and manage a diverse team of professional, technical, and contract support staff across all OCE projects, fostering a culture of technical excellence, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

The ideal leader for this position combines political acumen with engineering integrity.

• Skillfully manage and balance the needs of a wide range of critical stakeholders, including C-suite executives, jurisdictional leadership, Congressional Members and staff, and external oversight entities (e.g., Office of Inspector General and Government Accountability Office). This involves presenting complex engineering information clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Oversee the implementation of robust project controls, internal/external communications, financial audits, and the integration of information technology systems crucial for planning and executing strategic action plans.
• Ensure strict compliance with all agency rules, regulations, procedures, and applicable laws, prioritizing life safety and essential building/engineering code considerations across all managed assets and projects.

You will be instrumental in defining the operational future of the organization.

• Lead the development and implementation of OCE's strategic and operational initiatives, policies, and procedures, ensuring they are technically sound and critical to meeting AOC's long-term objectives.
• Direct and implement actions required to meet the OCE mission requirements, often driven by new or existing legislation and appropriations, by developing and implementing administrative policies and organizational goals that maximize resource utilization and efficiency.
• Act as the authorized representative for the Chief Engineer in high-level meetings and technical discussions, directing, developing, and implementing key administrative policies.

This role offers a unique opportunity to apply your deep engineering expertise within a high-visibility, mission-critical environment, significantly impacting major capital programs from concept to completion.

Conditions of employment

• Filing of a Financial Disclosure Report.
• Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of pre-employment and applicable random drug testing required.
• Meets qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• You must provide narratives to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Professional Technical Qualification (PTQ).

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

Application Method:

Applicants must clearly show possession and demonstrated leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent for each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Professional Technical Qualification (PTQ). Failure to address and meet any of the ECQs or the PTQs via the vacancy questionnaire, will eliminate you from further consideration. 

Executive Core Qualifications:

ECQ 1 – Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 – Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 – Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 – Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 – Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Professional Technical Qualifications:

PTQ 1 – Demonstrated experience leading, developing, delivering and communicating a >$500M capital projects program including a complex of historic buildings.

PTQ 2 – Demonstrated experience managing a multimillion dollar design and construction capital program.  Skills include full lifecycle project delivery with budget development, quality control, technical support and resource management.

PTQ 3 – Demonstrated experience managing and supervising over 300 professional and trade staff, and the development of operational and strategic management plans focused on cultural and customer services.

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 narrative responses.  

Your resume will be evaluated to determine if you possess the ECQs and PTQs required for this position and how well your background and experience relate to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. All applicants must submit online written statements or a word document describing accomplishments that would satisfy each ECQ and PTQ. You are required to respond to all ECQs, unless serving in a Senior-Rated (SR) appointment (other than a temporary promotion), career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and have been certified by the Office of Personnel Management. All applicants must address the PTQs. 

Your resume and narratives 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).

The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job application process is designed to ensure you only provide information necessary to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility for the position vacancy.

To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant information. 

Your resume should list your education, training and work experience including job titles, employment dates, duties and accomplishments.

Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC’s Human Capital Management Division. If additional documentation is required for the position, you will be asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At that time, you may be asked to submit documentation to support statements made in your resume.

For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment status. If the position requires licensure or certification, you will be asked to provide proof at the time of selection.

If Veterans’ preference is claimed, you will be asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by that form).

Failure to provide the required documents will end further consideration and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentative job offers.

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