Summary This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Chief Engineer. The selectee will be responsible for developing, reviewing, monitoring and analyzing planning, design and construction schedules on a broad range of building projects during programming, planning, design and construction phases. Responsibilities The individual selected for this position will perform the following: Construction Project Scheduling, Oversight and/or Coordination Coordinates and integrates the planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling and overall management of resources for multi-phase projects. Consults with project personnel to help ensure a progress schedule is maintained and takes remedial action to ensure the proper relationship between work efforts and schedule compliance. Reviews resources estimates to ensure proper distribution of project resources. Keeps abreast of changes and cost variations from design through construction and installation to ensure completion on time and within the designated budget. Resolves difficult project control issues. Performs additional data systems and analysis work. Reviews cost loaded Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule updates for invoice amounts and ensures contract costs are precisely accounted for. Maintains all construction updates in the Primavera database for archival purposes and forensic analysis. Multi-phase Projects Analyzes and defines the requirements of multi-phase projects. Participates in the development of requirements with project managers, analyzes requirements and design criteria, reviews cost estimates, ensures validation of requirements and evaluates schedules and the feasibility of project accomplishment. Determines specification practicability for complex or costly construction projects. As a construction technical representative, performs construction management duties directed toward the development, procurement, fabrication, installation and acceptance of completed construction projects. Technical Construction Schedule Advice and Guidance Confers and consults with management and planning personnel in preparing requirements and criteria for the most complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems, equipment or hardware. Serves as a resource to project engineers to improve planning, design and construction, reduce contract changes, to help maintain production schedules and enhance future operations. Determines critical project issues and recommends corrective actions. Develops guides for contract provisions related to overall schedule reporting systems and other documents. Acts as a primary contact with associate scheduling support firms retained by the AOC. Contractor Oversight Serves as senior construction representative, performing design and construction reviews and providing technical assistance and other engineering expertise in the construction of facilities, systems or equipment. Plans and technically directs the efforts of an engineering support contractor engaged in performing surveillance of construction or installation work of other contractors. Provides for and/or performs surveillance and inspections of contractors' on-site or off-site work for purposes of verifying conformance to approved schedules. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR), assisting project managers, guiding and evaluating contractor efforts and assessing technical progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted. Ensures that the entire scope of the work is performed in accordance with the construction schedule and that all quality requirements placed on the construction/installation contractor are strictly enforced related to the construction schedule. Performs a continuing audit of scheduling procedures, field operations, system verification tests and site activation to ensure that activities in assigned areas meet mission test support requirements. Reviews completed work, evaluates quality and recommends acceptance or rejection of completed work to the Contracting Officer prior to any payment. 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. 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-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower (GS-12) grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as the following: Working with project managers, engineers, and construction personnel to develop, review, monitor, analyze design, and maintain construction schedules for building projects. Serving as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent for construction project contracts. Using Oracle Primavera to perform various project scheduling activities for multi-phase construction projects. Education No education substitution. 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 who is not currently an AOC employee 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 are not authorized. Probationary Period- A newly appointed 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.