The Project Manager, GS-14, serves as team lead responsible for the management and acquisition processes for the pre-design, design and construction of major Veterans Affairs projects within the Office of the Secretary, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction (OALC), Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Office of Design and Construction.

Duties

Project Manager (PM) functions include acquisition processes and initiation of statement of work for contracts for schematic design, design development, and construction document packages developed by a private architectural and engineering firms as well as oversight for the acquisition and administration of the construction contracts to build facilities in support of the Senior Resident Engineer, once assigned; coordinates with the Contracting Officer for initiation and execution of processes involving negotiation, issuance, and administration of all contract changes of A/E services, testing labs, supplementary A/E contract services, and Commissions services; leads a team comprised of a matrix of architectural and civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and other engineering disciplines partnered to prepare and complete accurate and fully coordinated documents, including contract provisions, drawings and specifications, to comply with VA criteria, standards, and all appropriate codes; and administers the A/E Construction Period Services, Testing Lab, Commissioning, and associated contracts during the construction stage. The PM coordinates technical reviews for schematic drawings, design criteria, design development drawings, construction document drawings, and coordinates the review of architectural and engineering specialties involved in the proposed project identifies potential problems in submissions and coordinates comments from other professional in a formal response to the A/E firm; processes any variance or deviation requests in collaboration with VA Central Office Consulting Support Services to ensure appropriate Authority Having Jurisdiction signatures are obtained and filed accordingly; applies value engineering theories and principles, to assure the most economical methods of construction or construction materials are utilized, and to achieve cost efficiency for the Federal government. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: May be Available Telework: Available Remote/Virtual: Not Available Position Description Title/PD#: Interdisciplinary General Engineer / Architect (Project Manager)/14105A Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a 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.
• Transcripts are required

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within closing date of this announcement, 10/25/2023. 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-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. 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. You may qualify based on your education AND experience, as described below: You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ArchitectureBuilding and ConstructionCommunicationsGeneral EngineeringOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingProblem Solving Basic Education Requirement: Degree: Professional Engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in 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 (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statistics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Combination of education and experience. College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration, Written Test, Specified academic courses or Related curriculum. OR 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. In addition to the basic requirements listed above, applicants must also meet specialized experience for the GS-14 level: Specialized Experience GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience include: experience in providing project management services to oversee, monitor, and administer ongoing design and construction stage activities to ensure completion within the contract(s) terms and conditions, time, and budget; experience in the acquisition processes and initiation of contracts for schematic design, design development and construction document packages; experience coordinating technical reviews of all related drawings and documents in the proposed projects and ability to identify potential problems; and experience managing several contracts simultaneously for studies, design, services, construction services or utility installation. 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 occasional travel to designer firms, VA offices, or proposed and ongoing construction sites which may entail extensive walking, climbing, and crawling at times to review or inspect site locations and/or completed work. The inspection work may also require the physical ability to climb ladders and crawl through tight spaces to inspect completed work. Exposure to outside weather conditions, dust, and high noise levels is typical during site visits during the construction period. Site visits include construction areas requiring observance of appropriate safety precautions while wearing appropriate PPE. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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. 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.

Contacts

• Address Construction and Facilities Management 425 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001 US
• Name: VACO OCHO HRSC Recruiting & Staffing Team
• Email: [email protected]