Summary
The Supervisory Architect/Engineer (Tenant Projects) will supervise professional, technical, permanent, temporary and contract support staff; and assist in meeting the needs of a wide range of stakeholders, including Congressional leadership, oversight and appropriation committees, individual Members of Congress, congressional staff and congressional constituents.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
Applications will be accepted from all U.S. Citizens.
Duties
The Supervisor for the Tenant Projects Branch will be responsible for small to medium House Office Buildings (HOB) projects that are a result of tenant requests. Approves project plans and design development for small size and medium HOB projects. Interfaces with the Tenant Services and the Facilities Operations Divisions within the House Office Building Superintendent Office to manage projects and programs requiring design, engineering and owner’s representation.
Major duties:
- Performs administrative supervision for professional and technical staff, serving as the immediate supervisor. Assigns duties and evaluates performance; develops performance requirements for subordinates and ensures a mutual understanding of the performance standards. Resolves or refers for resolution employee complaints and grievances pursuant to AOC policies.
- Applies principles of general engineering and architecture to resolve novel or obscure design and constructability problems and develops new approaches that guide other engineers and construction personnel. Utilizes related professional fields, such as mechanical, civil, structural, electrical and architecture to ensure that areas of overlapping responsibilities among technical disciplines receive proper engineering consideration and ensure that total project objectives are met.
- Applies the concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations and core competencies of project management to manage and oversee the delivery of high quality projects on time and within budget.
- Exercises initiative to ensure the integration of contract development and management, change management, scope management, time/schedule management, cost management, quality management, risk management and communication management.
- Oversees project controls to include planning, scheduling, modeling work flow, managing fiscal rates, cross-resourcing to optimize overall assets and securing alternate means for accomplishing work when assets are limited. Responsible for reporting, analysis and programming.
- Utilizes best practices and methods for performing constructability assessments, change order management, production information management, tools and equipment management, equipment management, cost tracking, cost and progress recording and reporting, FTE controls, pre-construction and project start-up, HOB master drawing changes and warranty program management.
- Utilizes a high degree of diplomacy in dealing with Members of Congress, staffs and representatives of other Federal agencies, outside contractors, work crews and employees in the Capitol Complex.
- Directs a multi-disciplinary workforce with varying skill levels, managing people, assets and situations in a demanding setting where the operating environment is in a constant state of change.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
- You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
- Must meet educational requirements for Architect or Engineer
- You must be able to pass a drug test.
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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.
For Engineers:
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/
For Architects:
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/
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-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as having experience: (1) Providing supervision or leadership and guidance to support the growth and development of staff; (2) Managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, design and contractor performance; (3) Preparing, justifying and/or administering the budget for program areas; administering, and monitoring expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; and (4) Being accountable for the development of programmatic project objectives and for providing the technical and professional leadership required for the effective execution of the project.
A professional license is highly preferred.
Education
For Engineers:
This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in professional engineering from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum
OR
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field, such as architecture, physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, provided the applicant has at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision or guidance.
For Architects:
This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems
OR
Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following:
- Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted.
- Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.
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 holiday; 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.
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:
1. Skill in managing projects
2. Ability to manage people
3. Ability to identify and resolve problems
4. Ability to oversee the delivery of high quality projects on time and within budget
5. Ability to communicate orally and in writing
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). You may preview questions for this vacancy.
Required Documents
The Architect of the Capitol's job application process is designed to ensure that we only ask you for the information that is absolutely needed to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility for the position.
To apply for this position, you only need to submit online the following: a) your resume and 2) answer the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant supplemental information. No additional documentation or attachment is required at the time of application.
We ask that you prepare and submit a resume that best describes fully your background experience, skills, abilities, education, training and other relevant credentials. The resume should include dates of employment.
Nothing further is required until it is requested by the staff of the Human Capital Management Division. If additional documentation is required for a position, you will be asked to provide it during the selection process or upon selection. At that point, we may ask you to submit documentation to support statements made in your resume.
For example, we may ask you to provide documents such as college transcripts, copy of diploma or proof of Federal employment status. If the position requires a license or certification, we will ask candidate(s) to provide proof at the time of selection.
If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of Veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, the SF-15 plus proof required by that form).
If you fail to provide the required documents, we will withdraw a tentative job offer made and/or remove you from further consideration.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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Next steps
You will receive a notice generated by the USAJobs System when you have successfully submitted your application. After all application packages have been received, we will review your application and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on education) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements.
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