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Job Location:
Pierce County, WA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 100602 - 100602
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Posted:
6 October 2026 (14 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
3 January 2027
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Summary
About the Position: This position is with the Department of Public Works at Joint Base Lewis McChord WA.
- Serve as the design and construction technical lead ensuring new construction projects follow the master plan programming documents and exterior appearance standards.
- Responsible as the Master Planning Technical Lead for design and construction of complex major construction projects on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) and Yakima Training Center (YTC).
- Provide technical review of plans designs and specifications that are prepared by the Corps of Engineers and Architect-Engineer design firms for MCA UMMCA SOCOM NAF and other tenant activities projects.
- Serve as a consultant on technical planning and programming issues for matters relating to long range construction programs.
- Develop and updates the installation Real Property Master Plan and Area Design Guides for overall community and area development.
Conditions of employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of occasional.
- A Tier 1 Non-sensitive background is required throughout this appointment.
- Employee must obtain and maintain Cyber work roles at proficiency level: 1) Foundational qualificationrequirements within 9 months; Resident qualed within 12 months 3) 20 hours of Continuous Professional Development per work role code.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
- 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
- Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
- Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
- Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
- Military Spouses under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
- Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
- Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
- People with Disabilities Schedule A
- Priority Placement Program DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
- Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
- Priority Placement Program DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
- Priority Placement Program DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
- Reinstatement
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify you must meet the experience or education 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 Requirement for Architect:
A. Degree: Bachelors degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a 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
B. 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:
1. Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying in full the basic requirements provided the
completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge skills and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided
in the courses specified in paragraph A. The curriculum for a degree in either architecture or architectural engineering covers function
esthetics site structure economics mechanical-electrical and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of
buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities. The courses required for a degree in architecture generally
place emphasis upon planning esthetics and materials and methods of construction while the courses for an architectural
engineering degree place equal or greater weight on the technical engineering aspects such as structural systems mechanical systems
and the properties of materials. Because of this difference in emphasis persons with degrees in architecture may have a preference for
work assignments that offer greater opportunities for them to express their artistic and creative abilities. As a result they may be more
concerned with planning and design aspects of architecture and persons with degrees in architectural engineering may be more
engaged in aspects emphasizing technical engineering considerations.
2. Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architects office or in architectural
work for each year short of graduation from a program of study 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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience:
Have one year of specialized experience which includes the following. 1) Provide research and information for things such as design planning programming real property environmental or cost estimating aspects of design or construction for architectural work; 2) work on all phases of major design or construction projects; and 3) assist with facility condition assessment surveys to determine program planning or budgetary requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Decision Making
- Flexibility
- Integrity/Honesty
- Interpersonal Skills
- Learning
- Reasoning
- Self-Management
- Stress Tolerance
- Teamwork
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job at the GS-12 grade level you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit:
Additional information
- Male applicants born after December 31 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public making this determination the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- This is a(n) Engineer and Scientists (Construction) Career Field position.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
- Student loan repayment may be authorized.
- Eligible participants may receive a subsidy for mass transportation commuting expenses.
- Credit for prior non-federal work experience and certain military service may be used to decide the amount of leave you may get.
- Recruitment or relocation incentive may be given.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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