Job opening: Quality Assurance Specialist
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Aug 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Facilities Services Directorate (FSD), Engineering and Construction Division (ECD), Construction Management Division (CMD), Construction Support Office (CSO).
Duties
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.
This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.
This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 9905 of Title 5, U.S.C. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.
Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.
Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:
This position serves as a Quality Assurance Specialist in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Program (QASP) which supports the Construction Support Office (CSO) contract and alterations renovations projects.
The incumbent conducts in-depth evaluations and studies of contractors' QC or inspection manuals when the situation warrants and makes recommendations for improvements.
Complete inspection forms and other contract administration documentation for all aspects of contracted services and maintains supporting files.
Participate at engineering design reviews, pre-procurement planning and pre-award/post awards and quality review and quality deficiency investigation when applicable.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
- Total salary varies depending on location of position
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment
- Required to participate in the direct deposit program
- This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
- Incumbent must possess the legal and personal qualifications to operate passenger-type motor vehicles.
- This position requires you to obtain and maintain a favorable background investigation.
- This position requires you to pass screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and subsequent periodic drug screening thereafter.
Qualifications
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.
Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/
Education:Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.
Or
You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to 1) applying quality assurance methods, principles, and practices to plan and accomplish a variety of work assignments involving all facets of one or more a quality assurance programs; 2) interpreting technical requirements and specifications of service contracts and/or operations; and 3) investigating and analyzing deficiencies and developing recommendations for corrective action.
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.
All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
Education
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the 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. For further information, visit:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address WHS Facilities Services Directorate
Human Resources Directorate
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350
US
- Name: Washington HQ Services
- Email: [email protected]
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