This position is located at the Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Office of Facilities Planning in Washington, DC. This position is for the Director of Cost Estimating Service (CES).

Duties

The incumbent serves as a first- and second-line supervisor for an office encompassing engineers, architects and other professionals involved in carrying out cost estimating services at various stages of Lease and Construction projects. The office also provides consulting technical support and guidance to VHA. The incumbent supervises and leads the Cost Estimating Service (CES). The incumbent serves under the direction of the Director, Project Development Services Division within the Office of Facilities Planning. The supervisor provides day-to-day supervision for the oversight and management of the workload, approving leave, making recommendations for training, awards, and appraising the accomplishments of employees. The incumbent is an intricate member of CFM's Team supporting leadership decisions thought budget advisement with the goal of achieving funding and the evaluation of fair and reasonable pricing of construction and leasing contract awards. Oversees and provides program direction to a staff of cost estimating professionals engaged in the resolution of difficult and complex budgeting problems, value engineering and life cycle sustainment. Incumbent shall establish policy and a framework for evaluation life cycles costs on projects. Develops construction project budgets and cost estimates that support the VA major construction program. Provides oversight for development of budgets with "out year" projections Establishes a policy and framework for life cycle costs Advises cost control and decision making on VA projects Provides continual budget advisement and cost estimation in planning, design, new construction, renovation, maintenance, repair, and lease phases Assists in continuous process improvement initiatives and programs with the objective of improving the organizations efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness Work schedule: Required to work 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 General Engineer/Architect (Director, Cost Estimating Service)/PD1606559 The full performance level of this position is GS - GS-15. Relocation Expenses: Not authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required This position has a Selective Placement Factor: The applicant must possess one the for following certifications. Certified Cost Professional (CCP) Certified Cost Consultant (CCC) Certified Cost Engineer (CCE)

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 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
• This position has a Selective Placement Factor:  The applicant must possess one the for following certifications.   Certified Cost Professional (CCP) Certified Cost Consultant (CCC) Certified Cost Engineer (CCE)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements by the the closing date of this announcement, 03/25/2024. This position has a Selective Placement Factor: The applicant must possess one the for following certifications. Certified Cost Professional (CCP) Certified Cost Consultant (CCC) Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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-14 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 cost estimators; experience in providing oversight for an efficient and effective cost estimating 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 cost estimating, 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). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communications, Cost Estimation and Analysis, Leadership, Organizational Awareness, and Technical Credibility 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. However, you must meet the Basic Occupational Requirement for one of the following 0800 series:

General Engineer (0801) Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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) statics, 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 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 or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
• Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
• Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
• Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience.
• Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise.

Architect (0808)1. 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
2. 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 at least one of the following:

1. Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying in full the basic requirements, provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in paragraph A. The curriculum for a degree in either architecture or architectural engineering covers function, esthetics, site, structure, economics, mechanical-electrical, and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities. The courses required for a degree in architecture generally place emphasis upon planning, esthetics, and materials and methods of construction, while the courses for an architectural engineering degree place equal or greater weight on the technical engineering aspects.
2. Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that 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.

Contacts

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