THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION This National Guard position is for a STATE CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT OFFICER (Title 5), Position Description Number T5403P01 and is part of the AR ARNG JOINT FORCE HQ AR, National Guard.

Duties

1. Serves as principal advisor to the Adjutant General, Chief of Joint Staff, and the J4 on all aspects of State ARNG construction, facilities management, environmental, and other associated programs. Utilizes knowledge of management and organizational principles and practices in managing/directing program planning, development, administration, coordination, execution, and quality control of the programs, including policy development, project management, total requirements budgeting, contracting, and financial/cost accounting. Appraises the utilization of resources, including manpower and funding, in accomplishing state/installation objectives and goals while complying with applicable laws and regulations. Maintains contacts with other agencies (EPA, OSHA, Army Corps of Engineers, and business entities), with US Senators and their staff, with US Congressional representatives and their staff, with the Governor and their staff, with program officials and corporate officers, as well as all types of personnel with NGB, Department of Army and Department of Defense, including high-ranking officials. These contacts are maintained to influence managers and officials to accept technical facility findings to improve operating aspects and organization. a. Establishes local program policies/procedures; establishes/monitors internal program controls; and ensures uniform application/compliance with federal, state, and local law, ARNG policies, procedures and guidelines, and professional engineering and construction codes/practices. Guides are often inadequate in dealing with problems, requiring significant interpretation and seasoned judgment in modifying and extending guides, techniques, and precedents; in devising terms and conditions of acquisitions and projects; or balancing the application of the guidelines in relation to program or technical needs, business considerations, and the current economic climate. b. Develops long and short range plans, including the ARNG facilities Long Range 25 year Master Plans and multi-million dollar Long Range Construction Plan (LRCP), considering operational trends, forecasting requirements, and source/proportional allocation of funds, manpower, equipment, and materiel. Facilities managed cost hundreds of millions of dollars to construct. Coordinates plans to ensure the availability of facilities/funds to maintain ARNG readiness/mobility and to meet other required military and civilian user needs. c. Makes decisions/commitments related to technical, administrative, and program management issues, such as, contracting out or performing work in-house; prioritizing new construction and/or maintenance projects; certifying the technical acceptance of completed work; referring real estate acquisition/disposal proposals or needs; and others related to environmental issues and personnel actions. d. Develops/maintains effective staff working relationships with other activities, such as USPFO, Logistics, Transportation, Communications, Safety, Training, and Personnel. Provides advice, guidance, and program information to concerned staff and officials from within the NGB, ARNG, and other services; and maintains liaison with the Army Corps of Engineers, OSHA, EPA and other federal and state environmental agencies, and public officials. Works to develop and maintain effective media and community relationships. 2. Directs program/project activities through a subordinate supervisory staff and a work force consisting of federal, state, and other full and part time employees, including a multitude of technical experts such as professional architects, engineers, engineering technicians, environmentalists, skilled craftspeople in highly diversified occupations, and persons in administrative specialties such as budgeting, contracting, data processing, real estate, and personnel. Creditable base level of work directed is GS-11 (25% or more of the non-supervisory work of the units managed is at or above this level and work is managed through subordinate supervisors who each direct a substantial workload at the GS-11 level). Personally, or as recommended, selects, assigns, sets performance standards, approves performance awards, allocation/reallocation of resources to best meet current/projected workload, while also maintaining effective position management. Confers with the appropriate Human Resource Office relative to recruitment of professional staff, disposition of employee grievances/adverse actions, and employee discipline. Actively promotes and supports equal employment opportunity, upward mobility, and other special emphasis programs. CONTINUED ON EDUCATION

Requirements

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training which provided a general knowledge of principles of organization, management, and administration. Compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information. Progressively responsible experience which demonstrates the ability to provide technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Experience using computer and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Experience, education or training in program or managerial experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to the position to be filled or in comparable work or functions. Experience developing and recommending policy; organizing and carrying out specific programs, evaluating and recommending changes in methods of operations. Experience in supervisory, staff or technical work which included study, analysis or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of managerial or administrative policies, practices and procedures. Experience preparing written communications and oral presentations. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Completion of courses such as the Officer Advanced Course, Squadron Officer School, Command and Staff College, Air and Army War College, National Security Management Course and others of comparable level will be credited at the rate of 1 month of education for 2 months of specialized experience.

Education

DUTIES CONTINUED:
3. Personally and/or through subordinate supervisors, performs or directs performance of the following programs/activities:

a. Architectural & Engineering Activities: Prepares in-house and/or contracted architectural and engineering (A&E) master plans, construction/maintenance project plans, and specifications and bidding documents. Performs/directs the associated economic analyses and site development, and plans space utilization, considering factors such as military missions, manpower, equipment, and materiel; environmental impact; and overall costs/economic impact on the federal government, NGB, the state, and affected civilian communities. Ensures uniform compliance for facilities with Federal, State, Local laws, ARNG policies, procedures and professional engineering and construction codes/practices, and that the A&E effort meets planned ARNG and user needs, as well as fire prevention/protection, safety, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anti-terrorism/force protection requirements, sustainable design and development, and commissioning requirements.

b. Military Construction Program: Plans, develops, coordinates, and manages the state's multi-million dollar ARNG Military Construction (MILCON) program through either state or federal contracting procedures. Identifies requirements for major construction projects, such as new armory, logistical, surface and air maintenance, administrative and training facilities. Determines project scope, prepares estimates/justifications, approves facility sitting/space arrangements, and ensures timely obligation of funds, which must be coordinated through a variety of sources, including signatures from other state agencies of Military Construction Cooperative Agreements (MCCA). Systematically evaluates contractor performance and certifies final technical acceptability.

c. Operations and Maintenance Facilities Program: Plans, develops, and executes the state's ARNG facilities real property operations, maintenance, and repair program, which includes minor construction, modifications, maintenance, and repair of buildings, surfaced areas, and other ARNG structures, as well as utilities projects. Also plans, develops, and executes the budget for the state funds necessary for the matching portion of the program. Manages the day-to-day operations of all facets of facility operations to include all vital services needed to maintain and operate a large number of complex, dispersed facilities. Performs cyclical inspections to identify needs and prepares/coordinates related plans and budgets. Ensures technical evaluation of work requests and approves method of accomplishment. Estimates, schedules, and oversees in-house and contracted work, ensuring acquisition, storage, and accountability of supplies, repair materials, and associated equipment. Evaluates contracted work for final technical acceptability. Ensures emergency power systems and life safety provisions are operable on a 24-hour basis to permit vital missions to be performed. Determines the long-range impact of all renovations.

d. Environmental Program: Manages and directs the execution of the highly visible and active state ARNG Environmental program. Ensures identification, analyses, control, and legal/regulatory compliance related to construction design; management of hazardous/toxic spills and hazardous waste materials; ecological use of training areas; water resource management; noise and air pollution abatement; underground storage tank management; asbestos identification and elimination; protection of threatened/endangered species; historical and archaeological preservation management; and other environmental issues. Performs related auditing, baseline studies, documentation, reporting, and coordination with local, state, and federal agencies. Ensures that facilities/training site use complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and federal/state regulations. Advises ARNG and other facilities' users of environmental policies; conditions within the state; effects of noncompliance; and how to anticipate, recognize, and prevent or minimize adverse impact from external sources. Assesses regulatory initiatives regarding safety, energy mandates, and environmental issues and determines what actions are necessary for compliance.

e. Other Program/Project Activities:

1) Manages and/or provides oversight of program/project contracts from preparation, to award, through close-out. Oversees preparation of bidding documents; participates as technical authority in pre-award surveys and conferences; and analyzes offers/costs for technical appropriateness and shared state/federal/other services funding availability. Prepares and/or obtains from USPFO contract modifications, administrative changes, and termination agreements. Inspects work in progress, stops work in coordination with USPFO as required, and certifies level of work completed to effect progress and/or final payment. On projects contracted under state rather than Federal procedures, exercises relative autonomy throughout process with the exception of change order approval.

2) Manages statewide ARNG real estate, including advising the Adjutant General on purchase, leased, and/or donated site acquisitions, needed disposals and associated activities. Administers and ensures staff and program compliance with deeds, leases, licenses, and easements. Coordinates leasing of armory facilities, works closely with community representatives relative to their use, negotiates specific lease agreements, and manages resultant income and associated outflow of the state funds. Prepares/presents long and short-range plans for replacement of ARNG facilities throughout the state.

3) Performs other duties as assigned.

Contacts

• Address AR ARNG JOINT FORCE HQ AR Bldg 7300-Camp Robinson North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600 US
• Name: AR HRO Customer Service
• Email: [email protected]