Summary

The Architect of the Capitol is seeking a Director to support the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director in the management, administration, and supervisory responsibility for the preservation, maintenance, and ongoing operations of the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Visitor Center. Oversees and directs the activities of the jurisdiction's engineering and facility operations staff and the Planning, Evaluation and Operations Branch, including the Business Financial Analyst (BFA).

Duties

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This position requires professional knowledge as an Architect or Engineer to perform planning and preventative maintenance and repair involving the oversight of contractors. Supports the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director in the overall management of the Capitol Building Jurisdiction.

Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday (7:00 am - 3:30 pm) Hours may change due to operational needs of management.

Major Duties

Leadership Responsibilities

Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates. Assigns duties and evaluates performance. Manages the organizational unit's budget and workload. Develops performance requirements for subordinates and ensures a mutual understanding of the performance standards. Resolves complaints and grievances. Provides leadership to ensure support for equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals and requirements. Practices non-discriminatory and non-retaliatory employment actions and prevents unlawful discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, age or disability. Provides for employee skills enrichment through job related coaching, mentoring and training. The incumbent will foster a culture of learning, sharing, cooperation and teamwork that improves efficiency and effectiveness throughout the organization.

In cooperation with the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, develops a strategic plan for the Facility Support Division that supports the AOC's strategic plan and vision. Ensures that the intent and vision of the plan are incorporated into all division activities and communicated to all CB employees and that milestones are met.

Program and Project Management

Serves as project director for Capitol Building construction projects and is responsible for planning and scheduling necessary field supervision. Provides leadership, direction and coordination for planning, budgeting and evaluation functions; office renovations projects; special events and contractual service agreements. Tracks and maintains schedule for the life of a project or program.

Assists Executive Director in setting yearly or extended future work or staffing plans for projects in the Facility Support Division or as needed in other units. Identifies the nature and scope of essential repair work and organizes work with accountable staff teams. Determines necessary material and workforce assets for project accomplishment and recommends provisions to meet anticipated work requirement.

Works alongside engineers, architects, technicians and estimators to conduct studies for projected projects. Reviews technical aspects of plans and specifications. Discusses design problems with specialists and suggests solutions.

Manages Performance, Evaluation and Operations Branch, including evaluations and analysis of existing programs and new initiatives, leading to more efficient operations. Develops metrics to track jurisdiction performance and provides recommendations to improve accountability and better serve clients. Ensures compliance with AOC policy and other applicable codes.

Excels in verbal and written communications. Serves as the lead in developing technical reports, presentations, policies and letters and other communications on behalf of the jurisdiction and necessary to effectively manage the operations and programs in the jurisdiction.

Engineering Problem Resolution

Exercises advanced technical understanding to properly evaluate efficiency, assess problem resolution options and recommend improvements to decrease risks related to using or replacing systems, equipment and hardware.

Provides expert advisory services to and on behalf of the Executive Director on critical issues pertaining to assigned division, operations and programs. Consults with all echelons of management, headquarters personnel, other federal agencies and commercial organizations to evaluate the design or construction of equipment, systems or facilities.

Leads and/or participates in meetings and conferences with AOC personnel, consultants and contractors regarding current or planned projects.

Budgetary and Finance Management

Serves as CB's liaison with the AOC Budget Division and responds to all questions from the Budget Division. Continually monitors actual expenditures in relation to planned levels to ensure that adequate funding is available. Recommends reprogramming of funds. Advises the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director of the status of fiscal resources and future requirements.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.

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 http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.

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-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as having experience in the following areas:

• Planning, coordinating, and overseeing facilities operations for large historical or commercial facilities.
• Supervising or leading multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, architectural, facilities management, or maintenance personnel.
• Planning, formulating, and executing operating and capital budgets; preparing budget justifications.
• Representing an organization on technical matters at high-level meetings concerning impacts on normal building operations.

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 in the following areas:

• Managing and executing complex facilities operations or modernization programs for large historic or commercial facilities.
• Providing supervision and leadership in guidance to engineering-architect and facility operations and maintenance staff.
• Planning, formulating, and executing operating and capital budgets; preparing budget justifications.
• Representing an organization on technical matters at high-level meetings concerning impacts on normal building operations.

Education

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must possess the following:

Education Required For Engineers:

1. 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.

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1. 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.

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

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1. 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.

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 http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6.

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with theSelective 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.