The selective placement factor is: You must currently be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) if applying for the 0810/0830/0850 series or Registered Architect (RA) if applying for the 0808 series. Your license or registration must be held in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Do you meet this requirement? (Note - if yes, you must provide a copy of your current registration with your application).For a Community Planner (0020), certification as an American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP) accreditation via the American Planning Association (APA) is required. Your license or registration must be held in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Do you meet this requirement? (A copy of your license or registration MUST be submitted with your application.)
A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Managing or assisting in the management of infrastructure programs for a large organization, installation or region; 2) Preparing and/or providing input to local policies regarding infrastructure management procedures, to align them with command, regional or agency goals and initiatives; 3) Performing technical authority responsibility to address facility requirements and technologies to produce new or revised engineering and design criteria; 4) Insuring compliance with infrastructure related federal mandates, legislation, and policy to develop and adopt high performing building requirements to lower facility operational costs, reduce energy usage, reduce carbon emissions, and progress to net zero energy facilities; 5) Executing projects for design, construction, and maintenance for shore based facilities; 6) Formulating and justifying budget requirements for future facility maintenance plans; 7) Planning, coordinating, assigning work, and managing priorities for subordinates to ensure that projects are on schedule and dates are met. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.)
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/community-planning-series-0020/
Applicants for the 0020 series must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
A. You have successfully completed a community planning degree, or a degree in a related discipline such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.
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B. You have a combination of education and experience where you have successfully completed a community planning degree, or a degree in a related discipline such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration and have one (1) year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.
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C. You have a combination of education and experience where your courses were equivalent to a major in community planning , urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration; or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the listed disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.