About the Position: Serves as senior interior designer responsible for planning, design, and review of new and/or extension, conversion or modernization of existing interiors of buildings or facilities. Provides expert advice on interior design principles for projects as large as administrative offices, military housing, dining halls, fitness centers, childcare centers, chapels, medical facilities, Reserve centers, etc.

Duties

Responsible for design of new interiors of buildings. Responsible for modernization of existing interiors of buildings. Provide advisories to customer on selection of essential items of equipment and furnishing. Provide complete Comprehensive Interior Design (CID) packages to customers. Communicate solutions to technical problems to appropriate project participants. Communicate solutions to technical problems to appropriate project participants. Communicate solutions to technical problems to appropriate project participants.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Interior Designer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in interior design or related discipline that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)ORB. Passage of National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. OR C. Experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs such as: Identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment. Performing services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings. Preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context. Managing projects, developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, participating in on-site construction visits, conducting pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, developing standards for efficient space management, etc. In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience for Interior Designer GS-1008-12: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in managing project interior design budgets according to agency policy, determining effectiveness and efficiency of project interior designs, coordinating designs with all parties involved in project, providing updates to management officials and other stakeholders involved in the project, determining interior design requirements for projects, executing interior design for assigned projects, and recommending solutions to interior design issues through to project completion. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceOral CommunicationTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-???????11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address GJ-APF-W07202 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, LOUISVILLE DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk