About the Position: As a Construction Control Representative, the employee prepares contract change orders and cost estimates, or independently evaluates those prepared by others. The incumbent will be responsible for evaluating design feasibility and cost effectiveness; coordinating with other project personnel to negotiate differences in scope, direction of change, and cost of labor, materials, equipment, and overhead issues with the contractor.

Duties

Review contractor’s proposals for feasibility. Review contractor prepared as-built drawings for accuracy and sufficiency. Assure adherence to safety program by monitoring work areas and methods of performance for safe practices. Analyze contractor’s proposals and/or user requests for additions, deletions, modifications, or other contract changes to determine the scope of work involved. Prepare contract modification and task orders in accordance with published directives. Conduct site visits to obtain and/or verify contract data. Provide comprehensive management advisory and technical services to investigate the need for contract change orders. Review contractor’s partial payment estimates for items of work claimed. Prepare documentation of contract modifications and task orders in accordance with organizational policy and directives. Identify technical conflicts, deficiencies and omissions of contracting documents to ensure efficient execution of the construction project. Draft status reports for delivery to current stakeholders. Prepare and present status briefings to current stakeholders.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, steel-toed boots, and eye and/or ear protection while performing regular and recurring construction site visits.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• Position requires the use of a motor vehicle so the applicant must possess and maintain a state issued driver’s license.
• Incumbent maybe subject to temporary duty travel (TDY) up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience for the GS-10: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Monitoring contractor's Quality Control (QC) and inspection program; 2) Surveying and inspecting the work site for quality and safety; 3) Coordinating with agency and contractor personnel; and 4) Prepares construction changes or modifications under supervisor's responsible charge. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). Specialized Experience for the GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) prepares correspondence of a technical nature to contractors pertaining to administration of contracts, change orders, and transfer of completed construction; 2)inspecting materials and workmanship to ensure quality, safety, and compliance with contractual requirements; 3) reviewing contractor-submitted documents for accuracy and adequacy; 4) providing input to project engineers toward solutions or courses of action required based upon a thorough review of contract specifications, common trade practices, and observations made at project sites; 5) furnishing field information for construction progress and feeder information for other reports, such as quality assurance reports, and 6) ability to work in construction management software to generate contract modifications and change orders, request for proposals, negotiation documentation, and financial updates for the assigned Contracting Officer. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-10). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Building and ConstructionContracting/ProcurementProject ManagementWritten Communication

Contacts

• Address RL-W07404 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-MOBILE DO NOT MAIL Mobile, AL 36628 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk