This position is located in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in the Facilities Division. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately early Nov to mid-Oct, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Duties

Participates in design/review conferences with National Park Service historical architects, conservators, and archeologists, and A&E firms, to review aspects of design relating to project construction work. Suggests design changes and highlights problems/issues as needed to ensure designs meet construction goals. Meets with National Park staff receiving proposed construction project to discuss construction aspects, potential problems, and park needs. The incumbent serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) during design, communicating with the A&E about park conditions, needs and wants, and ensuring the design products delivered meet NPS requirements for all design phases included in the contract. Duties included the review of design drawings, construction specifications, and cost estimates within incumbent's area of expertise, and coordination with NPS reviewers covering other technical disciplines. Oversees the preparation/review of needed project documentation such as daily work logs, material submittals, project schedules, and other applicable documents. Incumbent determines that the contractors' operations comply with wage and hours and other applicable labor laws and regulations and approves contractor's construction schedules, submittals, and quality/safety control procedures. Conducts continuing analysis to ensure that the project is meeting target dates and within cost projections. Prepares and tracks cost reports resulting from contract modifications and change orders to track program deficiencies and initiate corrective action as needed. Ensures clear and concise communication is in place and ongoing collaboration between Host Park, contractor, project administrator and project inspectors. Responds to concerns voiced by all parties, resolves problems and conflicts to meet project goals, coordinating and implementing needed solutions and modification within acceptable funding and scope parameters.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/18/2024-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Possess at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to, the following: managing Architect/Engineer (A/E) contracts; preparing scopes of work and budget estimates for projects; participating in technical architectural and engineering project activities; conducting code inspection including inspection for compliance with accessibility codes; performing construction project management and inspection. You must include hours per week worked. 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

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

Contacts

• Address Golden Gate National Recreation Area Fort Mason Building 201 San Francisco, CA 94123 US
• Name: Melissa Blank
• Phone: 302-605-1254
• Email: [email protected]