This position is located in the Office of Administration and serves as Supervisory, Project Manager, Space and Renovations for VA Central Office (VACO) at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Duties

Responsibilities and duties are but not limited to the following: Assist in planning, coordinating, and implementing all logistical actions required to carry out office space planning, renovations and leasing (above and below prospectus-level) projects. Assist the Director, Space and Renovation Services in managing and overseeing all aspects of current, projected, and on-going projects. Supervise other Project Managers. Conduct portfolio assessment of VA office space in order to identify opportunities for space reduction, adjacencies, consolidation, changes in use, or growth. Provide advice to staff and upper management in planning, developing, budgeting, implementing and tracking design. Construct renovation programs for VA's office space. Prepare all design and construction program correspondence, reports, oral and written presentations. Develop the preliminary scope, cost and schedule estimates for each proposed project that results from the portfolio analysis. Develop office space requirements with comprehensive needs assessments techniques and analysis for GSA's expiring lease procurements in a timely manner. Provide interior office space plan scenarios to design new office space and furniture configurations using AutoCAD or similar programs. Translate government office space requirements into Statements of Work, Internal Government Estimates, and perform market research. Act as Contract Officer Representative for office space and portfolio planning and programming contracts and furniture contracts. Complete special projects that would include conducting space surveys with a report detailing occupancy rates, average square footages and recommendations for more efficient use of the space. Lead the development of the most major, politically sensitive and complex project management plans that define the scope, schedule, budget, roles and responsibilities of all team members, including communications, and risk management plans. Manage all aspects of the of the project's finances. Ensure the latest trends and state of the art technologies in facility design, construction, alterations, space management, contracting, negotiations, and knowledge management are applied. Execute all steps involved in procuring for and overseeing and managing the design, construction and furniture installation. Integrates the furniture, IT/AV, and move activities to ensure the project remains on schedule, on budget and within scope. Negotiate and complete interagency occupancy agreements with customers and with GSA in an accurate and timely manner. Coordinate project plans, budget objectives and schedules with customer agencies to establish and/or manage customer expectations. Assist the Director with directing, managing and overseeing all complex technical, administrative, and construction projects related to VACO projects. Work Schedule: 8:00am to 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Authorized for Compressed/Flexible work schedule. Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Telework would be on an ad hoc basis only, determined by the needs of the service and supervisor approved. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 41931-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/29/2024. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Development and recommendation on workplace strategies and programs that views the workplace as an integrated system of space and technology that enables work, wherever it occurs. Develops government office space requirements with comprehensive needs assessments and programming techniques and analysis resulting in a comprehensive program of office space requirements. Provides government office space plan design scenarios to design new office space and furniture configurations using AutoCAD or similar programs. Provides integrated project planning and management for all aspects of government office space design and construction renovation projects and integrating them with the GSA project management teams, and the furniture, IT, and move activities. Works with GSA on their lease agreements, procurements, construction, occupancy agreements, and building management issues. Leads project teams and/or supervises project managers that are responsible for office space space planning, renovations, leasing, projects and programs. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Leadership Project Management Contract and Procurement Real Estate Financial Analysis 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: Work is primarily sedentary. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Tamara Harrington
• Phone: 907-375-2133
• Email: [email protected]