This position is located in the Indian Affairs, Office of Facilities, Property and Safety Management, Division of Facilities Management and Construction, Branch of Education Facilities Improvement and Repair. This position serves as the Branch Manager, Branch of Education Facilities Improvement and Repair for the Division of Facilities Management and Construction. The Branch Manager supervises branch staff and provides program management, oversight, project management and technical assistance.

Duties

Provides guidance and oversight to the national IA-wide Construction FI and R program for BIE education facilities. Provides operational oversight of construction, renovations, major improvements and repairs of multiple, complex, large dollar value, high profile capital investment projects in the respective program areas at Indian Affairs funded facilities. Plans work, sets priorities, assigns work, evaluates performance, counsels on technical and administrative matters, hears, and resolves complaints, affects minor disciplinary measures, and identifies development and training needs of subordinates. Develops project management plans and has overall program oversight of project schedules, cost estimates, budgets, technical reviews of designs, shop drawings, and specifications to ensure conformance with contract provisions and standards. Leads meetings, program managers, and staff that are responsible and accountable for accomplishment of events, milestones, tasks and action items of action plans associated with programs, projects, functions, and work assigned to the Branch. Evaluates designs for conformance to established programs or requirements, codes and standards compliance, energy efficiency, constructability, and overall functionality. Consults with stakeholders, makes all required corrections and changes to the design as determined to be necessary. Coordinates with Branch of Planning and design to develop and manage relative priorities and implementation plans for replacement projects and new construction projects by establishing acceptable levels of project performance completion dates.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies - Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472).
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Will be required to file an OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report Form in accordance with 5 CFR Part 2634, Subpart I.
• Travel and relocation expenses will not be authorized, any relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location with 90 days from the closing date.
• The full performance level of this position is GS-13.
• This is a supervisory position. Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period before their appointment becomes final.
• Employees who do not satisfactorily complete this probationary6 period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay than those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment.
• Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
• Incumbent must be able to be certified as a Federal Acquisition Level II Contracting Officer's Representative within 4 months of occupying the position.
• You must meet the basic education requirements and the specialized experience requirement identified under the qualifications section of this announcement. You must support and document your work experience in your resume.
• All applications must submit copies of a full set of transcripts and Professional Engineer or Architect license/registration (if applicable) along with application to verify qualification requirements.

Qualifications

Basic Education Requirements : Qualifying as an Architect: 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 at least one of the following: 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 such as structural systems, mechanical systems, and the properties of materials. Because of this difference in emphasis, persons with degrees in architecture may have a preference for work assignments that offer greater opportunities for them to express their artistic and creative abilities. As a result, they may be more concerned with planning and design aspects of architecture, and persons with degrees in architectural engineering may be more engaged in aspects emphasizing technical engineering considerations. 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. Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting the basic qualifications; you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level performing the following: 1) managing a facilities construction or FI and R program; 2) managing multiple high value, complex construction projects from the beginning phase to completion; 3) preparing cost estimates and budgets; 4) presenting program information orally and in writing; and 5) assigning work to multidisciplinary subordinates in an engineering or architectural field. All applicants must submit copies of a full set of transcripts and Professional Engineer or Architect license/registration (if applicable) along with their application to verify qualification requirements. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address AS-IA Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US
• Name: Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]