About the Position: Provides interior design services for assigned in-house projects. Management may select from any grade level being advertised, with the full performance grade level being GS-11.

Duties

Provide Interior Design services, identify, and analyze user needs for construction. Conduct design meetings, studies, and field investigations with facility users to define design parameters for commercial, industrial, and or institutional projects. Review/develop SID (Structural Interior Design) construction documents and FFE (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment) packages for commercial, industrial, and/or institutional buildings that produce a quality project meeting customer expectation. Balance interests of a variety of clients and readily readjust priorities to respond to pressing and changing client demands. Prepare and assemble furniture acquisition packages (drawings, specifications, and reports) for contract procurement.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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 Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 If you do not meet one of the eligibility requirements listed above, please apply to announcement number CERE244296827263D which is open to all U.S. citizens. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Minimum Qualifications for GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes designing and altering interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs; meeting with vendors and manufacturer to discuss and evaluate materials, finishes, equipment, and furnishings; making appropriate selection based on familiarity with project and experienced judgment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full academic year (minimum 18 semester hours) of graduate-level education directly related to interior design or the design and alteration of interior space to meet the functional requirements. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for the position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the 2 percentages. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. To be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). Minimum Qualifications for GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes creating furniture plans in CAD software, creating furniture packages to include, but not limited to, bill of materials, room by room contents lists, and item installation lists; participating in determining action plan and project design related tasks. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: A master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years (minimum 36 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D. directly related to interior design or the design and alteration of interior space to meet the functional requirements. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for the position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year (18 semester hours) by 18. Add the 2 percentages. Minimum Qualifications for GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes applying basic interior design theories, principles, and concepts to evaluate design objectives and identify the most economical and efficient procedures of building design and performance; participating in furniture procurement processes, to include collaborating with others within the workplace to see projects through to procurement, installation, punch inspection, and closeout. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years (minimum 54 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education directly related to interior design or the design and alteration of interior space to meet the functional requirements. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for the position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond two years (36 semester hours) by 18. Add the 2 percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceDecision MakingDesignPlanning and Evaluating 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 second lower grade or equivalent (52 weeks at the GS-05 grade level for GS-07; 52 weeks at the GS-07 grade level for GS-09; 52 weeks at the GS-09 grade level for GS-11).

Education

PLEASE NOTE: IF QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION, YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL RELEVANT TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE OR YOU WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE.

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://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W07202 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-LOUISVILLE DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk