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The incumbent provides technical and administrative management of Architect-Engineer (A-E) or in-house designs for Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Major Construction projects and complex projects to include hospitals, community living centers, research facilities, and medical/specialty clinics hospitals.
Major Duties
- Serve as a senior design manager responsible for managing the efficient and effective coordination and accomplishment of the planning, scoping, development, budget development, and contract oversight of highly significant designs.
- Responsible for securing and coordinating the necessary resources to fully develop high quality deliverables through both in-house, Architect Engineering firms (A-E), or hybrid means.
- Coordinate with other project delivery team members from across the Region in the planning, design, cost engineering, construction acquisition, and environmental considerations for design projects.
- Controls and manage the design milestones and budgets.
- Provides status reports on assigned projects to the project delivery team and Engineering management.
- Tracks all design changes and ensures modifications are made to budget and schedule as needed.
- Initial assignment is in Sacramento, moving within 2 yrs to construction site.
Qualifications
This announcement is for the Acquisition Direct Hire Authority (Candidates possessing a scientific or engineering degree). PLEASE NOTE: -First review of completed application packets will be about two (2) weeks after the opening date of this announcement.
-After first review, completed application packets will be reviewed and referred to the selecting official at management's request. These reviews may take place once or twice per month.
-Final Closing Date: 31 December 2020 (subject to change) Position may be filled under one of the following position titles:
-General Engineer (0801)
-Architect (0808)
-Civil Engineer (0810)
-Mechanical Engineer (0830)
-Electrical Engineer (0850) US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Educational Requirement for Engineer:
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Engineering Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Educational Requirement for Architecture:
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Architecture Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience planning and designing new construction, renovation or improvement projects and/or experience reviewing design calculations, analyses, and drawings/specifications, and/or experience in negotiations and administration of Construction and/or Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts which includes the development of independent government estimates; AND experience delegating duties and/or leading/mentoring lower graded staff members involved in performing design related activities and technical advisory responsibilities over government Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires the possession of a current Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) registration issued by any State in the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
Pay Range
$99,429.00 - $129,261.00