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Duties

You will manage project schedules and budgets; make recommendations to senior management on matters bearing on technical adequacy, deviations, alternate methods, procedures, planning, efficiency, and economy on assigned projects. You will coordinate resolution of design review comments with the A/E firm and acts as the focal point for submittal review and ensures that comments are resolved and incorporated into the design. You will perform quality assurance review of drawings, specifications, calculations, cost estimates, and studies prepared by A/E design firms for completeness and compliance with DoD and NAVFAC criteria and other applicable codes and standards. You will serve as Chairperson or member on Technical Evaluation Teams (TETs) for the solicitation of construction services, including DBB and DB projects. Supports the development of technical evaluation factors for source selection solicitations. You will track the progress of projects to ensure that they are kept within construction budgets and that the drawings and specifications are completed within allotted design schedules. You will plan and lead project design conferences/work sessions and on-site Functional Analysis Concept Development (FACD)/design charrettes with stakeholders to determine project requirements and to develop concept designs. You will coordinate the architectural design with the engineering disciplines for Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build projects to ensure overall compatibility and efficiency of the site and building design. You will utilize advanced architectural software (Whole Building Design Guide, current version of REVIT, AutoCAD, architectural design/analysis software, cost estimating and SpecsIntact) for the completion of the design drawings and specifications. You will perform code required special inspections in order to witness acceptable testing of the roofing, building enclosure, air barrier systems, and pressure testing as integral parts of the facility commissioning process.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• Current registration as a professional Architect is required. Registration must be in a U.S. state or U.S. territory.

Qualifications

This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: You must possess a CURRENT Registered Architect (RA) license/registration issued from the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, or any State in the U.S. (NOTE: You must include a copy of your CURRENT license/registration with your application.) In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Directing the preparation of highly complex multi-discipline projects, serving on A/E selection boards, and assisting acquisition personnel negotiating A/E contracts 2) Providing timely, professional architectural products, services and consultation for the planning design, construction and maintenance of facilities; 3) Providing authoritative expertise of professional Architectural theories, concepts, principles, regulations, and practices in the design and construction of new facilities or repair, restoration, and alteration of existing facilities; 4) Conducting development of complete working drawing and specifications for "design bid build" projects; and 5) Utilizing architectural software to produce in-house Design Bid Build construction documents for contract award and complete design drawings and specifications (i.e. REVIT, AutoCAD, Specs-In-Tact technologies and other related software). NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management websites: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher degree in architecture.
OR:
Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher degree in a field related to architecture that included 60 semester hours of course work 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:
Have a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The curriculum for a degree is in either architecture or architectural engineering and covers function, esthetics, site, structure, economics, mechanical-electrical, and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD WASH 1001 North St SE 208 Washington, DC 20020 US
• Name: NAVFAC Washington Human Resources Office
• Phone: (202) 685-0616
• Email: [email protected]