This position provides a full range of administrative support for the Miami V AHS Engineering Service at the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The incumbent of this position is an Administrative Officer, and is supervised by the Assistant Chief of Engineering Service within the Office of the Chief, of Engineering Service.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Performs surveys of buildings, organizations and division within larger organizations. Participates in conferences and interviews. Collect, analyze, document, and validate with appropriate management officials essential and relevant space planning information using design industry-standard practices and guidelines. Document needs and requirements, work function, detailed data relating to equipment, utilities, and other special needs. Provide gross and net square footage analyses by organization, by division, and by function. Provide growth projections based on collected data. Create program document, and prepare reports and other appropriate written materials for dissemination and validation. Prepare feasibility studies for space allocation and reconfiguration of existing space. Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD076780 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/27/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production; Filing, typing, entering data, maintaining records, taking shorthand, and using and completing forms; Use of imagination to develop new insights into situations and apply new solutions to problems; Work with others to provide information or assistance, resolve problems, and committed to providing quality service. . OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Master's degree. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementClericalCustomer ServiceKnowledge Management 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work includes sitting as well as visiting construction sites for updates, which requires the use of personal protective equipment, to include goggles and a hard hat. Walk throughout the Medical Center concerning space availability. May require occasional travel. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1201 Northwest 16th Street Miami, FL 33125 US
• Name: Miguel Viera-Rodriguez
• Phone: 787-641-7582
• Email: [email protected]