Clarification from the agency

See Requirements section of this announcement for information on who may apply.

The individual selected for this position will perform the following:

Construction Project Scheduling, Oversight and/or Coordination

Coordinates and integrates the planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling and overall management of resources for multi-phase projects.

Consults with project personnel to help ensure a progress schedule is maintained and takes remedial action to ensure the proper relationship between work efforts and schedule compliance.

Reviews resources estimates to ensure proper distribution of project resources.

Keeps abreast of changes and cost variations from design through construction and installation to ensure completion on time and within the designated budget.

Resolves difficult project control issues.

Performs additional data systems and analysis work.

Reviews cost loaded Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule updates for invoice amounts and ensures contract costs are precisely accounted for.

Maintains all construction updates in the Primavera database for archival purposes and forensic analysis.

Multi-phase Projects

Analyzes and defines the requirements of multi-phase projects.

Participates in the development of requirements with project managers, analyzes requirements and design criteria, reviews cost estimates, ensures validation of requirements and evaluates schedules and the feasibility of project accomplishment.

Determines specification practicability for complex or costly construction projects.

As a construction technical representative, performs construction management duties directed toward the development, procurement, fabrication, installation and acceptance of completed construction projects.

Technical Construction Schedule Advice and Guidance

Confers and consults with management and planning personnel in preparing requirements and criteria for the most complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems, equipment or hardware.

Serves as a resource to project engineers to improve planning, design and construction, reduce contract changes, to help maintain production schedules and enhance future operations.

Determines critical project issues and recommends corrective actions.

Develops guides for contract provisions related to overall schedule reporting systems and other documents.

Acts as a primary contact with associate scheduling support firms retained by the AOC.

Contractor Oversight

Serves as senior construction representative, performing design and construction reviews and providing technical assistance and other engineering expertise in the construction of facilities, systems or equipment.

Plans and technically directs the efforts of an engineering support contractor engaged in performing surveillance of construction or installation work of other contractors.

Provides for and/or performs surveillance and inspections of contractors' on-site or off-site work for purposes of verifying conformance to approved schedules.

Serves as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR), assisting project managers, guiding and evaluating contractor efforts and assessing technical progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted.

Ensures that the entire scope of the work is performed in accordance with the construction schedule and that all quality requirements placed on the construction/installation contractor are strictly enforced related to the construction schedule.

Performs a continuing audit of scheduling procedures, field operations, system verification tests and site activation to ensure that activities in assigned areas meet mission test support requirements.

Reviews completed work, evaluates quality and recommends acceptance or rejection of completed work to the Contracting Officer prior to any payment.

Conditions of employment

• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.

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 OPM qualification standards
 
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-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower (GS-12) grade level in the Federal service. 

Specialized experience is defined as the following:

• Working with project managers, engineers, and construction personnel to develop, review, monitor, analyze design, and maintain construction schedules for building projects.

• Serving as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent for construction project contracts.

• Using Oracle Primavera and Microsoft Projects to perform various project scheduling activities for multi-phase construction projects.

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 responses to job specific self-assessment questions. 

Your resume will be evaluated based on evidence of your ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience relates to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions relate to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies:
 
-- Knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling

-- Knowledge of project scheduling software

-- Knowledge of construction procedures and practices, materials and equipment to design

-- Contract Administration

-- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

-- Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Your responses to the self assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial rating. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject matter expert against the information provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self assessment questions. Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or disqualification for 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. No additional documentation or attachments are required at the time of application.

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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