This position is located in Facilities Engineering Service within the VA Kansas City Health Care System. The incumbent is responsible for day to day technical oversight of projects during design and construction. This position is unique with the KCVAMC and has a wide scope which covers complex issues with the existing building systems and construction projects within the service.

Duties

KCVAMC is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Inspects construction work to ensure construction operations are in compliance with plans and specifications and existing building systems. Interprets plans and specifications to ensure workmanship is up to standards commonly performed and accepted by crafts and industry, and that materials used are in compliance with specifications and coordinated with existing building systems and conditions. Advises on agency criteria and policy and interpret plans and specifications. Assures that materials being used meet plans and specifications as to grade, disposition, dimensions, consistency, value, or other characteristics. Monitors contractor's compliance with project specific environmental plan(s). Prepares daily inspection reports listing inspections performed, conversations, disputes, work accomplished, safety, and other applicable project data. Ensures quality design by providing critical review of construction documents, specifications, and construction process. Consults with supervisor and facility staff for practicability, anticipated physical obstructions and other construction difficulties due to existing building conditions. Attends and participates in pre bid conferences to inform bidders of existing building conditions and systems. Proposes contract changes to supervisor including presentation of data as basis for substantiating contract modifications. Continually reviews and monitors safety policies, facility standards, building codes and regulations to effect compliance with safety provisions of the contract to the extent commensurate with assigned position in the organization. . Work Schedule: M-F 6:00am - 2:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Construction Control Representative/PD102650 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/24/2024. 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-10 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-10. 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 at the GS-10 level 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-10 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. 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 . You may qualify at the GS-11 level 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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) three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this Construction Control Representative position? NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. 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 . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Building and ConstructionComplianceCustomer ServiceQuality 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 requires physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven, or slippery surfaces, reoccurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, climbing, or similar activities. Lifting of heavy items weighing 50 pounds or more. Regular visits to construction sites will require climbing of ladders, working on scaffolding, and performing inspections in tiring and uncomfortable positions. 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 Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 US
• Name: Brody Hillstock
• Phone: 9136839559
• Email: [email protected]