The incumbent serves as an Operations and Leasing Specialist for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. As such, the incumbent's main responsibility is the administrative management of all leased property/space. In doing so, incumbent is responsible for supporting the medical centers mission, goals, and objectives by identifying and delineating procurement requirements and ensures that all leasing needs are met in the most efficient, effective, economical, and timely manner.

Duties

Incumbent is knowledgeable of and adheres to all applicable FAR requirements for all lease procurement activities. These include but are not limited to Directors Request for Space Memorandum, Requirements Package, Space Plan, Delineated Area, Government Cost Estimate, Acquisition Project Team, Market Research, Property Search, Source Selection Plan, and a Cost Benefit Analysis. Incumbent is also responsible for completing and loading all documents for each lease acquisition plan in the Electronic Contracting Management System (ECMS); Directors Request for Space Memorandum, Requirements Package, Space Plan, Delineated Area, Government Cost Estimate, Acquisition Project Team, Market Research, Property Search, Source Selection Plan, and a Cost Benefit Analysis. Incumbent is responsible for close coordination with each medical center Service and the VISN Contracting Officer to complete the Request for Lease Proposal (RLP). As such, Incumbent works mainly independently and with little supervision. Upon receipt of RLP's, Incumbent is responsible for assembling property assessment teams which physically visit each site to evaluate the proposed properties. Upon award of a lease, Incumbent serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the lease. As such he monitor's the Lessor's performance including, but not limited to during build-out and assumes the administrative management of all leased property after the VA space is activated. As the COR, the Incumbent is responsible for the day-to-day operations and administrative management of all leased space. Incumbent serves as oversight manager for all leased property in support of medical center's mission, goals, and objectives; identifies and delineates procurement requirements, and plans to ensure that needs of the medical center are met in the most efficient, effective, economical, and timely manner. Incumbent is responsible for service provided under each lease agreement which include, but not limited to: environment of care issues, maintenance, repair, cleaning, and disposal of furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E); routine construction; and engineering to include mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. Also is responsible for the coordination and oversight of employee relocations, and medical center property moves within leased facilities. This includes coordinating support services provided by other offices, units, or divisions. Incumbent is responsible for landlord-tenant relations, construction/building alterations, building maintenance and repair. Issues instructions, interprets and makes available pertinent guidelines, holds team briefings, defines objectives and otherwise coordinates individual and team activities as it relates to managing leased property. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 0730-1600 Compressed/Flexible: not approved Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad-hoc telework authorized as per needs of the service and emergency situations. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD07688O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not 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, 06/10/2024. 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 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. 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementContracting/ProcurementManages and Organizes InformationOrganizational AwarenessProject ManagementTechnical Competence 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, although some slight physical effort may be required. Adequate vision to use a computer, read printed material and charts as required. Must be able to hear normal voices and able to speak to an audience effectively. The incumbent will be subjected to stressful situations due to short timeframes for completion of assignments and potential conflicts. 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

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 US
• Name: Armon Franklin
• Phone: (843) 577-5011
• Email: [email protected]