Summary This role is in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE). This is a standard position description designed for use within OCE to aide in the flexibility of responding to the needs of Congress and the Supreme Court in support of our mission to Serve, Preserve and Inspire Responsibilities The individual selected for this position will perform the following: Supervisory Responsibilities Provides professional leadership and administrative direction for a team of program and management analysts and safety and occupational managers and specialists. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for employees, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system, establishes performance goals, and develops individual development plans. Provides guidance on performance evaluations, including due dates, adequacy of the plans and evaluations. Promptly addresses performance issues within the team and develops performance improvement plans (PIPs), recommending personnel actions as necessary. Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters. Appropriately initiates disciplinary measures to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests. Provides for employee skills enrichment and development through identification of opportunities for coaching, mentoring, and training and strives to achieve a standard level of work and collegiality across the team. Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to ensure the accomplishment of EEO objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory non-retaliatory employment practices regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, or disability. Specifically, initiates nondiscriminatory practices in the following: (1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants; (2) fair treatment of all employees; (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; and (5) full utilization of employee skills and abilities Construction Management Support The incumbent facilitates effective support to the Construction Management Division by way of Construction Project Management, Construction Control Requirements and Specifications, Construction Project Planning, Technical Construction Advice and Guidance, and Contractor Oversight. Establishes and manages project controls standards and processes for construction projects. Develops best management practices for project controls ensuring AOC construction management teams are aligned with industry best practices and emerging technology. Develops and implements new project controls, tools, and measures to increase efficiencies and maintain or better timely workflow. Serves as interface between AOC Information Technology Department and project controls vendors to ensure project controls are accessible to AOC staff and support contractors. Plans and develops project controls practices and functions for construction contracts. Leads development of project control specifications and execution requirements to enable web-based monitoring, tracking, and oversight of construction contracts performance. Construction Quality Applies principles of general engineering or architecture to resolve novel or obscure problems and develop new approaches that guide other professional staff and construction personnel. Utilizes knowledge of related professional fields, such as mechanical, civil, structural, plumbing, electrical, architectural and landscape architecture, to ensure that areas of overlapping responsibilities among technical disciplines to utilize this broad experience to increase construction quality through the advocacy and adoption of the consistent and equal application of policies, procedures and lessons learned. Applies the concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations and core competencies of project and program management to capture lessons learned and advance the organization towards the consistent delivery of high-quality projects and programs on time and within budget. Encourages creative innovations, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the enterprise. Safety, Occupational Health and Safety Program Management The incumbent manages a team that is dedicated to administering the safety and occupational health program for construction projects and occupied facilities for internal operations. This includes formulating policies and providing program direction by issuing technical guidance and advising management on safety and occupational health matters. Manages surveys, evaluations, studies, audits, and accident investigation reporting; develops and justifies resource requirements through evaluations of progress toward meeting safety and occupational health program objectives including initiating appropriate actions. Integrates safety and occupational health program with local management systems, mission, and applied programs and participates in the collection and preparation of data and quality assurance of reports of workers compensation occupational accident/illness cases. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. You must meet the education required for Engineers and Architects. To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States. Qualifications You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM qualification standards Specialized experience: is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-15 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower (GS-14) grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as having experience that demonstrates all of the following: 1. Knowledge of professional architectural or engineering concepts, principles, and practices. Served as the technical and business manager on designated projects from the preliminary planning stage through the designed and construction phases. 2. Knowledge of current design techniques, construction methods, and project management concepts to ensure the successful completion of assigned projects. 3. Knowledge of design and construction programs and contract administration procedures, regulations, requirements, and coordination procedures. 4. Skill in verbal and written communication in order to communicate efficiently with all interrelated parties. Education In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must possess the following: Education Required for Engineers Bachelor's degree in professional engineering: To be creditable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: -- statics, dynamics; -- strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); -- fluid mechanics, hydraulics; -- thermodynamics; -- electrical fields and circuits; -- nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and -- any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. --OR-- Combination of education and experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished: (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: (a) current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; (b) evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination or the written test required for professional registration; (c) successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that are fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum; or (d) successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field. For a detailed explanation of the related curriculum or experience, please visit the following website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ For a detailed explanation of the related curriculum or experience, please visit the following website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ Transcripts are required upon selection. Education Required For Architects: 1. Bachelor’s Degree in architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems --OR-- 2. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished: (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted. Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture. For a detailed explanation of the related curriculum or experience, please visit the following website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808 Transcripts are required upon selection. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing if selected. Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit OPM vet guide If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide, and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc\_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses may be authorized for non-federal employees. Probationary Period- Selectee(s) is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol. Note: Please be advised that federal retired annuitant candidates may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in that capacity.