The Interior Designer position is located in the Office of the Associate Medical Center Director, Facility Master Planning Section at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and is responsible for planning, implementation and operational management of a complete Interior Design program for the facility. **RELOCATION OR RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO A HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE.**

Duties

Major Duties: Specific duties include: Plans and implements a comprehensive Interior Design program with includes providing complete form concept to installation, interior design services for the organization to include satellite facilities. Provides complete, from concept to installation, interior design services for the organization to include satellite facilities. Provides plans, consultation, advice, specifications, and designs for virtually all spaces involved in new construction and/or renovation. Reviews Architect/Engineer submittals for compliance with VA regulations and facility design criteria. Acts as a technical representative for design and finish specifications matters. Develops and maintains a schedule of short and long range interior improvements projects for the facility. Prepares operating budget, floor plans and space layouts, finish schedules, presentation boards and submittals, and accurate cost-estimates. Originates orders for furnishings, window treatments, patient cubicle curtains, wall coverings, floor coverings, wall art, lighting, ceiling treatments, casework, and other interior design related accoutrements. Coordinates the installation of new signage and ensures the efficacy of signage/directional graphics in areas where new and existing intersect. Represents the facility at various design trade functions and maintains an effective rapport with design industry vendors and/or representatives. Maintains an interior design file system that includes drawings, specifications, budgets, project information, government contracts, requests for interior design services, and regulations pertaining to interior design. Coordinates facility paint, flooring, ceiling and lighting schedule with appropriate construction crews. Participates committees that impact the interior design program. Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and administers contracted projects to ensure contractor compliance with drawings, specifications, regulations, and policy. Conducts site visits during construction, prepares pre and post occupancy evaluation of site. Maintains interior and exterior signage and directional graphics to comply with "Signage Systems Standards Manual". Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Telework: Available - Ad-hoc, will be discussed at interview Position Description: Interior Designer, PD No: 23473A Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, facility applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Non-facility applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/24/2023. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Undergraduate or Graduate education with a major in 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. --OR- Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that provided a basic knowledge and understanding of interior design and design process. Experience may have been gained in work such as interior design assistant or technician, architectural drafting, space planning, furniture/furnishing design, or other positions that require the practical application of design principles in a structured design process. The work of craftsperson's or hobbyists in the following field is not qualifying painting, fiber art, weaving, woodworking, carpet installing, etc. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement above the following is the specialized experience or education to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade levels. Specialized Experience GS-11: At least one (1) full year of experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience for this position would consist of: Experience and knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional interior design; experience working with a variety of interior design projects, requiring the application of a wide range of methods, techniques, and materials used in architectural and interior design, including construction knowledge and skill in preparing all necessary scaled architectural floor plans, space layouts, reflected ceiling plans, finish plans, working drawings, specifications, detailed drawings for custom work and furniture fabrication; up-to-date knowledge of sources, manufacturer materials and product innovations to ensure design selections are available and current; experience preparing and maintaining interior design budget; ability to use multiple criteria to determine design selections - durability and maintainability, infection control, function and efficiency and design based research to create healthy healing environments for hospitals and clinics. --OR-- Combining Education and Experience: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Interior Designer may be used to meet the experience requirements for this position. NOTE: Only education in excess of 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education may be used to qualify at the grade 11 level. Transcripts Required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Computer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)DesignProject 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: Work can vary from seated at a desk in front of a computer to extensive walking throughout the facility/grounds (interior and exterior) and visitation to construction sites and several off-site facilities. Work may require some lifting (50 lbs.), light furniture moving/rearranging, carrying heavy and bulky catalogs/artwork/samples, etc., and travel/driving as needed to showroom, furniture dealers and satellite facilities. Dexterity is required related to duties performed in drafting, sketching, and writing. Work Environment: Generally, works in an office environment but must conduct site visits throughout all areas of the organizational complex and satellite facilities. Inspects work sites during demolition and construction, encountering noise, fumes, dust and debris. Precautionary measures should be taken in potentially infectious and construction areas. Required to use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment as required by OSHA and project conditions. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

Substitution of Education for Experience GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, obtained in an accredited college or university which may be substituted for specialized experience to qualify for this grade 11, Interior Design position. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree shall include 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. Transcripts Required.

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 Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 820 South Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 US
• Name: Woa Townsend
• Phone: 317-988-0059 X180059
• Email: [email protected]