This position is located at the VA's Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Office of Consulting Support Service in Washington, DC.

Duties

The incumbent serves as an Architect/Planner within the Consulting Support Office, Office of the Deputy Executive Director, Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM), Office of the Secretary, which has responsibility for providing consulting services on architectural design and safety requirements for VA facilities nationwide. The Consulting Support Office supports all organizational components nationwide and serves as the Department's technical authority and consultant in the resolution of unusual problems and difficulties with the design aspects of VA facilities and provides expertise to CFM members and field engineering offices on the application of advanced architectural methodologies. The incumbent also serves as the Departmental expert in all areas related to code compliance, construction issues, and VA criteria requirements. CSS supports all components of the Department of Veterans Affairs nationwide including professionals within CFM and offices external to CFM. The incumbent resolves the most unusual and most complex problems and difficulties with architectural design and construction for specialized VA facilities and provides consulting support to CFM members and field engineering offices on the application of advanced technologies and methodologies. Provides authoritative technical advice to various VA officials within CFM and within the organizational components. Serves as an authoritative source of expertise on VA design and new generation hospitals encompassing all medical specialties. Conducts comprehensive studies to resolve and troubleshoot the most difficult and complex problems that occur throughout the various design evolutions through construction. Develops new hypotheses to resolve unusual and unique design issues related to hospital design development that impact medical care services. Issues are often controversial, and the approach and options are often disputed by different architectural/engineering specialties. Working with a team, the incumbent determines the most feasible measure to correct deficiencies or defects and documents the proposed solutions with the Project Delivery Team. Provides professional expertise to other professional engineers and architects on difficult problems and situations as they occur. Provides guidance, direction, and policy interpretation on sensitive and complex issues in support of VA's Major Construction Program. Conducts studies and develops alternatives and recommendations on problems and determines the implications of findings. A registered licensed architect with proven experience in practice, and architectural design and planning is preferred. Work schedule: Work is typically performed Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: May be available Telework: May be available Remote/Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position. Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Architect/PD1614574 The full performance level of this position is GS - GS-14. Relocation Expenses: Not authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a supervisory probationary period.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Transcript required.
• Professional Engineering License for this position is preferred.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 09/18/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If your most recent non-award SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience, as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: supervisory experience leading and directing a team of general engineers or architects; experience in providing oversight for an efficient and effective architectural program centering around large healthcare complexes and other facilities. Experience in communication with headquarters level management as well as heads of organizations and contractors. Experience and expertise in the advanced principles and practices related to architecture, project management, or deployment of a project. (Evidence of this specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of like duties performed in positions held on your resume. You will also need to provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of specialized experience at the required grade level). Professional Engineering License for this position is preferred and will be considered a plus. Please submit a copy of the active PE license and other nationally recognized commissioning related certifications such as ACG, AABC, AEE or NEBB if applicable. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementArchitectureLeadershipOral CommunicationProject Management 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary in an office setting. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Education required for 808 Architecture Series:

Degree: 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 techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by a related curriculum or experience that demonstrates the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

PLEASE NOTE: 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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.

Contacts

• Address Construction and Facilities Management 425 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001 US
• Name: NCA Human Resources Center
• Phone: (317)916-3660
• Email: [email protected]