This is an exciting executive opportunity at the Architect of the Capitol (AOC). We are seeking an executive to lead the Office of Safety and Code Compliance. In this role, you will be part of an amazing team responsible for the AOC’s compliance with safety, fire, building codes and environmental regulations and for maintaining a culture of safety.

Duties

At the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), our employees are passionate about AOC’s mission to serve Congress, the Supreme Court and general public. AOC is a legislative branch agency, the recognized authority on the preservation, maintenance and construction of the world’s most iconic treasures and buildings on Capitol Hill. As a global destination for thousands of visitors every day, Capitol Hill intersects history, architecture and art with the birthplace of our nation’s laws.We have a rare opportunity for an exceptional executive leader with a strategic and tactical focus to serve as our Director of Safety and Code Compliance. As an integral member of AOC’s executive leadership team, the incumbent is entrusted with the safety and protection of our employees and facilities while balancing the needs of internal and external stakeholders, including Senate and House Committees, individual members of Congress and the Supreme Court.The senior level role provides executive and operational leadership to AOC’s safety, fire protection and environmental compliance programs.In this capacity, the director:

Requirements

• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Filing of a Financial Disclosure Report.
• Meets qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• You must provide narratives to the ECQs and PTQs.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.  For the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications, you are required to submit a narrative response addressing your specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that demonstrate your possession of the qualifications. For more information about the Executive Core Qualifications, please visit this site: https://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2010.pdfApplicants must clearly show possession and demonstrated leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent for each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Professional Technical Qualification (PTQ). Failure to address and meet any of the ECQs and PTQs via the vacancy questionnaire, will eliminate you from further consideration. Review the ECQ competencies guidance and sample resumes in OPM’s Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. Applicants currently serving in a Senior-Rated (SR) appointment (other than a temporary promotion), career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and have been certified by the Office of Personnel Management do not need to address the ECQs and must address each PTQ. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's): ECQ 1 – Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 – Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 – Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems and calculating risks. ECQ 4 – Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 – Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments or international organizations to achieve common goals. Professional Technical Qualifications: 1. Demonstrated executive leadership experience in guiding safety (occupational, industrial, life) and environmental programs. This experience must have involved leading a diverse operational workforce to a positive safety culture and delivering results that support the organization's strategic objectives. These programs directly impact the operations, programs and workforce of the entire organization. 2. Possesses exceptional experience in advising senior executives and senior leadership staff on safety and environmental compliance related issues. This experience must have involved collaboration and use of judgment to immediately make and communicate risk-based safety-related decisions when complete information was not available.

Education

A bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, architecture, industrial arts, property management, or business administration from an accredited college or university is desired.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: 

Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation at the time of application will result in lost consideration.

Contacts

• Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United States
• Name: Marvin A. Cortez
• Phone: (202) 538-0397
• Email: [email protected]