This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network - Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VISN 6), VA Medical Center- Durham, NC, within the Engineering Service. The position serves as an Interior Designer, performing interior design duties and responsibilities and providing all interior design services at the facility. The incumbent will be required to travel between Durham facilities and future sites.

Duties

*****Relocation/Recruitment Incentives may be offered****** Major duties include, but are not limited to: Provides complete, from concept to installation, interior design services for a medical center and satellite facilities. Provides plans, consultation, advice, specifications, and designs for all spaces involved in new construction and/or renovation. Responsible for the design of patient-friendly environments which are conducive to healing, aesthetically appealing, safety and code compliant, with clear and understandable maneuverability, all within the fiscal requirements set down by Medical Center Leadership. Develops and maintains a schedule of short and long range interior improvement projects. Checks on work in progress and review completed work to see that instruction on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met. Keeps in touch with the status and progress of work, and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities, obtain assistance from the Project Manager on problems that may arise, such as backlogs which cannot be disposed of promptly. Responds to requests and complaints related to interior design functions. Advises supervisor of suitable responses to deficiencies in design functions where applicable. Establishes and maintains Durham Veterans Affair Health Care System (DVAHCS)-(VAMC and CBOCS) Interior Design standard finish library for various types of offices and standard operating procedures. Ensures the safety and welfare of patients, staff and visitors. Researches and prepares technical interior design specifications including fixtures for electrical, physical security requirements, special construction for drug storage, infection control, food service and other requirements which may affect the cost of renovations or construction. Serves as the point of contact for contract conformance to design principals, technical quality of drawing and specifications, budgets and project scheduling. Performs other duties as assigned. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: Total Rewards of Non-Clinical Professional Work Schedule: Monday- Friday (0730-1600 or 0800- 1630) Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Interior Designer/PD6550 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/02/2023. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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 the most recent 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 SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: 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. Individual Occupational Requirements: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design; or passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. (NOTE: TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION MATERIAL. CONFERRAL OF DEGREE(S) EARNED SHOULD BE PRESENT ON TRANSCRIPT(S). UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) OK.)OR Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): 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. (This experience must be well documented in your resume). In addition must also meet the below requirements. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. (Official or Unofficial transcripts must be submitted). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond masters degree. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Budget AdministrationCustomer ServiceDesignProject 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. Preferred Experience: Interior design; Autocad; Autodesk revit; Procor; Project management; Basic understanding of activations and capital planning Physical Requirements: Work can vary from seated at a desk in front of a computer to extensive walking throughout the medical center (interior and exterior) and visitation to construction sites. work may require some lifting (

Education

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

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US
• Name: Nerissa Mckinnie
• Phone: 706-434-9315
• Email: [email protected]