Assistant Director, Construction Management Branch

The incumbent assists in balancing the needs of a wide range of stakeholders including AOC Jurisdiction leadership Congressional leadership oversight and appropriation committees individual Members of Congress congressional staff and congressional constituents.

MAJOR DUTIES:

Supervisory and Managerial Responsibilities (40%)

Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates. Assigns duties and evaluates performance. Manages the organizational units budget and workload.

Provides leadership to ensure support for equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals and requirements.

Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary to interact with AOC staff senior staff officials from other agencies and the general public. Demonstrates skill in developing and delivering oral and written presentations as well as making recommendations on management issues in concise and convincing language.

Demonstrates the ability to bring about strategic change both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals. Establishes and implements an organizational vision in a continuously changing environment. Leads people toward meeting the organizations vision mission and goals. Provides an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others.

Construction Management (50%)

Establishes Branch strategic objectives requirements and objectives for projects ranging in size budget and difficulty. Oversees Branch program execution including development and review of project status progress and metrics. Provides management guidance and direction advice and decisions. Sets workload conditions and plans resources to meet agency goals and ensures projects are delivered safely on schedule within budget and scope.

Monitors Branch fiscal progress. Directs the allocation of project resources in accordance with strategic and operational plans. Analyzes deviations and problems and develops solutions to ensure commitments are met. Directs the preparation compilation review analysis and submission of all program data required for budget and oversight congressional committees.

Ensures contactor services comply with quantitative and qualitative requirements and specifications. Develops methodology to reduce project costs and schedules. Oversees construction execution and progress reports to respond to third party inquiries including the General Accountability Office and Office of Inspector General.

Oversees the management of project planning and design execution responsibility for construction commissioning and close-out to ensure integration and coordination within established time frames.

Conducts periodic Branch program review and analysis briefings to compare progress with objectives and established milestones. Identifies areas where slippage is occurring and determines causes and required corrective action to realign with established schedules.

Mentors and provides guidance for functional managers to facilitate the effective resolution of technical problems conflicts and controversial issues. Oversees plan reviews and specifications for consistencies and ensures they are adaptable to site and other conditions.

Ensures customers are informed of the status of work and budgets. Conducts periodic coordination meetings and program reviews to ensure full understanding and communication on critical project issues budget and schedules.

Serves as a senior customer interface on construction project matters in close coordination with AOC Procurement on contractual related activities performed by or on behalf of OCE staff. Attends pre-bid and post-bid conferences to discuss and clarify principal construction features and problems anticipated due to site conditions.

Ensures construction activities align with environmental standards and sustainability goals.

Identifies potential project risks and implements mitigation measures throughout the project. Advises senior leadership on risk exposure and proposes prevention strategies.

Implements business measures for construction projects and sets additional specific goals for Capitol complex initiatives using a metric-driven approach.

Contractor Oversight (10%)

Monitors contract administration activities. Provides for technical and/or administrative support as necessary. Collaborates with functional staff (i.e. engineering planning and design construction contracting resource management etc.) to ensure accurate and efficient administration and close-out of contracts.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• You must possess a bachelors degree or higher.
• Your resume and question answers must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.

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 Managements (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 information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule 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 GS-14 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience: (1) Planning organizing and administering a multi-million dollar construction management program; (2) Supervising a construction management workforce to include performance management evaluations; (3) Advising and providing solutions to senior level management on major issues on construction projects and complex problems that cross organizational boundaries; (4) Serving as Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent on assigned construction and consulting contracts; (5) Monitoring and inspecting contractor performance to ensure that the entire scope of the contract is performed and all quality requirements specified are in strict compliance; and (6) Recommending improvements in design and efficiencies reducing changes to the contract and enhancing operations.