The Specially Adapted Housing Coordinator (SAHC) is located in the Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office at any of the existing Loan Guaranty operational locations to include St. Petersburg, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Cleveland, Ohio; St. Paul, Minnesota; Nashville, Tennessee; Houston, Texas; Roanoke, Virginia; and Atlanta, Georgia.

Duties

Major Duties: Performs all actions to initiate Veteran SAH rating reviews. This will entail development, follow up, and coordination with Veteran, Veterans Service Center, and other stakeholders to ensure Veterans are appropriately adjudicated for the SAH benef Responsible for reviewing proposed, under construction, and completed projects and properties across a multi-state jurisdiction to include varying designs, construction materials, labor conditions, economic conditions, and building codes in which all contribute to accurately evaluating construction proposals. Manages construction disbursement schedules and ensures timely delivery of payment to stakeholders for successfully completed construction phases. Reconciles Veterans'/contractor' concerns and assures that all parties are informed of project progress, issues, and impacts. Responsible for tracking, monitoring, and reporting to management as necessary all construction complaints or concerns encountered. Establishes and maintains complete and accurate records for work products and tasks tracked in and outside of VA systems. The incumbent is able to create reporting and tracking mechanisms for ad-hoc requests, assignments, and workload that are not captured by VA systems due to constantly changing and evolving nature of the SAH program. Monitors the quantity, quality and timeliness of work, providing guidance and training to staff appraisers and program assistant. The incumbent initiates necessary coordination with technical experts, financial staff, attorneys, other VA staff, the Veteran, contractor and stakeholders. As appropriate, meets with supervisor to discuss controversial or sensitive issues. The incumbent is customer service oriented and provides courteous, accurate and technically sound assistance to program participants. This may be accomplished through written correspondence, telephone, or personal contacts. The incumbent must convey requested information in ways that are best and easily understood by the numerous and diverse group of stakeholders. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday (8:00 AM - 04:30 PM). Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available- Telework IAW with local policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Construction Analyst/SAH Coordinator 39155A, GS-12 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/03/2023. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: This position has an IOR (Individual Occupational Requirement) that must be met in addition to the Time-in-Grade and regular Specialized Experience qualifications. In order to qualify for this position, you must have the education or experience listed below: Specialized Experience: Experience in the preparation or review of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and costs for the construction, extension, alteration, or repair of buildings. Applicants should have knowledge of the residential construction field, and experience in the development of plans and specifications, and in negotiation work. This experience may have been obtained working as a contractor or as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm. However, any drafting experience must have provided an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge. Appropriate experience includes working with diverse construction materials (brick, lumber, reinforced concrete, steel) and types of structures (housing, single-family dwellings and multi-family apartment units, and industrial and commercial structures). Applicants should be familiar with matters such as planning a subdivision, laying out traffic flow in a multi-family apartment structure, or working out specification problems in plans. OR Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- architecture, engineering, building construction, or other fields related to the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as experience preparing construction and disbursement schedules, reviewing applications to determine financial and medical feasibility, conducting interviews regarding grant programs with eligible participants and their representatives and conducting field reviews to determine suitability of proposed projects There is no educational substitute at this grade level. 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 with most travel by automobile, air, or other public transportation. The position requires frequent scheduled field trips in a Government vehicle throughout the assigned geographic jurisdiction. The work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven, rocky or slippery surfaces; recurrent bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, climbing, or similar activities; recurring lifting of light to moderately heavy items weighing less than 25 pounds such as testing or measuring equipment; and/or regular visits to construction or property sites. In addition, the position requires frequent periods of communication by phone, email and in-person with a diverse group of stakeholders. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

For GS-12: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Cleveland Regional Benefit Office Federal Building, 1240 East 9th St Cleveland, OH 44199 US
• Name: Maeve Costello
• Email: [email protected]