Duties
Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Contract Administration:
Oversee Facilities, Asset Inventory, Maintenance, and Capital Planning for Project Delivery Branch to ensure trade shops and contractors maintain, repair, and clean Agency-owned and leased buildings and grounds, including but not limited to Senate Mail Facility (SMF); Blue Plains Senate Furniture Warehouse; Senate Employee Childcare Center (SECCC) and Daniel Webster Page Residence (DWPR); and leased buildings: Postal Square, 888 1st Street, GPO, Printing, Graphics and Direct Mail (PGDM), and Senate Furniture (SF); and Senate Sergeant at Arms (SSF) Support Warehouse.
Ensures that space in the Warehouse is subject to sensitive environmental control requirements and mandates critical preventive and predictive maintenance procedures.
Evaluates the Contractor’s work based on the specifications in the contract in accordance with the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).
Inspects work in progress by contractors for compliance with the Superintendent’s policies and/or contract specifications. Provides leadership, inspection and direction of the maintenance operations to provide high quality service standards, operational readiness and a safe and secure environment.
Develops periodic proposed amendments to the contract, when necessary, to improve customer service standards.
Program Administration:
Provides programmatic information on matters of concern, such as status of work, quality of work, timeliness and cost. Maintains statistical data to provide reports to management on building maintenance operations to include tracking AOC asset inventory at offsite locations.
Prepares recommendations for short and long-term operating budgets for equipment, supplies and services.
Develops Statements of Work (SOW) for cleanliness, sanitation and equipment as well as contractor performance. Directs the contractor’s attention to emergent requests for maintenance and repair of the facilities and equipment.
Responds to inquiries from Congressional offices and the public, resolving problems based on expert knowledge of the organization and industry standards.
Conducts program reviews to assess workload factors, project or program costs and accomplishment of mission specific objectives. Provides recommendations for management improvements and cost reduction initiatives.
Reviews Facility Condition Assessments and makes necessary proactive/corrective actions.
Facilities Management:
Performs the following duties on AOC leased space and agency owned space:
Manages lease and occupancy agreements for four warehouses, Manages operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for four SOB warehouses and is the COR for the four Library Building and Grounds (LBG) and one Construction Division (CD) warehouse.
Develop and maintain relationships with building owners, reality specialists, and property management. Works with the Office of General Counsel for alteration requests, occupancy agreements, lease agreements, and lease renewals.
Approves lease and tax invoices and conducts site visits of leased space.
Participates in OCWR inspections and close-out of inspection findings, Enters reimbursable work authorizations (RWAs) through eRETA and manages lease extensions through GSA’s OASIS platform
Liaises between the building tenants/occupants and the Senate Superintendent’s Office. Monitors CAFM program and verifies preventative/predictive maintenance work orders are completed on time
Hazardous Material Program Management:
Manages the Hazardous Material (Lead, Asbestos and PCB) programs. Develops written plans, procedures and policies to ensure the safe and effective management of hazardous materials during project and maintenance related activities.
Coordinates with Project Managers and Construction Managers to properly identify and test potential or suspected hazardous materials in accordance with the federal regulations, standards and agency requirements.
Analyzes current management programs and evaluates their effectiveness and efficiency in achieving intended mission objectives. Recommends changes to workflow and processes as need to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of resource management and program operations. Briefs management on issues identified and provides recommendations for resolution.
Based on duties assigned, employees may require knowledge of hazardous (e.g. lead paint and solvents) and universal (e.g. lamps and batteries) waste management requirements to ensure compliance with environmental regulations in performance of duties, provides waste management guidance and answer questions concerning waste management.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- You must be able to pass a drug test.
- You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
- You must meet the education requirements.
“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
You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes having 3 of the 4 requirements below: (experience must be reflected in resume)
(1) Managing a maintenance program for building complexes or other special-purpose installations, including planning maintenance activities, developing preventive maintenance programs, and budget planning;
(2) Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of private contractors, including reviewing project plans and specifications for workability;
(3) Serving as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent; and
(4) Performing contract administration duties, including developing statements of work, Independent Government Estimates, independently managing contractor project activities as a regular part of the job.
Education
In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the 1640 series.
Fulfillment of the Individual Occupational Requirements is demonstrated by:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.
OR
Special Instructions for Foreign Education:
Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment.
Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree.
You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing if selected.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation; training and development opportunities, etc.
The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.