Serve as a Project Manager in the National Park Service (NPS). The position supports Regions/parks in the formulation of projects for the management, maintenance, repair and construction of NPS facilities, including buildings, utilities, trails, roads and other physical assets. The incumbent will be principally working with funded projects. The incumbent may also provide project management expertise to funding sources for any high cost projects.

Duties

Responsible for initiating, establishing, guiding and controlling multiple NER design/construction project from inception through completion. Provide constant project evaluation against time-phased schedules and budget requirements, identifying problems and coordinating their solution with Project Team. Provides leadership in study, investiation and resolution of any design, scheduling, construction, prority setting, material, staffing, financial and/or budget problems to achieve goals. Participates in regional work sessions and the service wide Development Advisory Board or equivalent (e.g. Capital Investment Board) Participates in Value Analysis Workshops, and makes park, region, and design team (or equivalent) presentations on project needs, impacts, logistics, and temporary systems. Has primary responsibility for successful completion and execution of all assigned projects. Serve as the primary point of contact for park, support office, region and program center staff regarding design and construction projects. Assists superintendents in determining project scope (goals, objectives, deliverables, reporting requirements work options/alternatives) and schedules. Assists superintendent in project budget formulation and execution (planning/design/construction cost estimates, financing procedures). Serve as the technical POC for an integrated professional team regarding line item construction and park direct charge projects; determines project/contract schedules (timetables/milestones); coordinate all core team work efforts and project deliverables. Provides leadership in the completion of project work done by Project Specialist. Conducts design/construction project briefings. Prepares Development Advisory Board or equivalent (e.g. Capital Investment Board) submittals. Assists in preparing project agreements. Makes park, region, and design team (or equivalent) presentations on project needs, impacts, logistics, and temporary systems. Develops and updates project capital asset plans and spending plans. Responds to project information requests. Identifies discipline needs and selection criteria for A/E IDIQ selection. Participates in the selection process for A/E contractors, construction management services and construction contracts. Knowledge of A/E contracting procedures and policies. Serve as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or as the alternate COR as required. Works with A/E and/or CM firms and construction contractor to resolve outstanding project issues. Assists in identifying discipline needs and selection criteria for A/E IDIQ selection. Provides technical guidance relating to A/E contracting procedures and policies. Assists in negotiating A/E services, construction management services, and construction contracts. Ability to use project management software to collect, analyze, calculate, and report project data. Ability to use computer applications to manage multiple multi-discipline projects. Ability to use project management software to establish critical project milestones and to schedule and coordinate project phases. Works with MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/07/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. In order to qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following basic requirements: For the Engineering/Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, (0801/0810/0830) series you must possess: Click on link to view basic requirements: all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov) For the Landscape Architect, (0807) series you must possess: A bachelor's or higher degree in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Design. OR A combination of education and experience that when combined equals four years. For each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had 1 year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design. For the Architect, (0808) series you must possess: An Architecture Degree. OR Degree in a related field that included 60 semester hours of coursework 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 Degree in architectural engineering, provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent to those provided in an architecture or architectural engineering curriculum. OR 1 year of experience in 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. In addition to meeting the basic education requirements, you must possessone year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 level (obtained in either the public or private sectors): Communication and problem-solving skills in negotiating, facilitating, motivating, persuading, problem identification and resolution, conflict resolution, anticipating and avoiding problems and providing leadership to accomplish work through others for design and construction projects. PLEASE NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts, or a complete list of college courses taken that identifies each course, college or university, semester or quarter hour earned, grade received, and date completed. If you fail to submit, your application will not be considered, and you will be rated ineligible. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST:1. Clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, title of position, starting and ending dates of employment (month and year).2. Must reflect work schedule as full-time and/or part-time and the total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time or part-time).3. If part-time, (the number of hours worked must be indicated) and will be pro-rated to determine the amount of qualified specialized experience. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. You will not receive credit for experience that does not indicate the exact hours worked per week or is listed as "varies". Please ensure your resume/employment history includes all the information listed above. Failure to adequately provide the information stated above will result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. Volunteer Experience: 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). 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike Suite 100 Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804 US
• Name: Christopher Pfahl
• Email: [email protected]