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This position is located in Independence National Historical Park, in the Asset Preservation & Maintenance Division. You will be a member of an interdisciplinary team that provides professional services for preservation maintenance and capital construction. You will provide professional architectural and/or engineering project management advice and guidance on the planning, designing, constructing, expansion, rehabilitation and/or re-purposing of existing and/or new structures and facilities.
Learn more about this agency02/26/2020 to 03/10/2020
$69,579 - $108,421 per year
GS 11 - 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
12
No
No
NE-1612-INDE-20-10728778-MP
560581100
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
This position is open to current permanent career or career-conditional Federal employees, VRA, VEOA, 30% Disabled Veterans, LMWFA, Reinstatements, Schedule A (Appointment of People with Disabilities), Interchange Agreement, Other Authority (U.S. Postal Service, Peace Corps, VISTA/ACTION Volunteer, PLC etc.), and ICTAP and CTAP
PLEASE NOTE: TO BE FOUND ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION YOU MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
ALL APPLICANTS (INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL AND NON FEDERAL APPLICANTS) MUST PROVIDE THEIR MOST RECENT PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SHOWING THE OFFICIAL RATING AND SIGNED BY A SUPERVISOR OR, IF ONE IS UNAVAILABLE, A STATEMENT AS TO WHY IT IS NOT AVAILABLE (INCLUDING IF ANY PRIOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS/EVALUATIONS WERE AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL).
A RESUME THAT INCLUDES MONTHS, YEARS, AND HOURS WORKED PER WEEK FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE.
PLEASE ALSO SEE THE "QUALIFICATIONS" AND "REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION" SECTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
You will be required to perform the following duties:
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.
ALL APPLICANTS (INCLUDING THOSE WHO CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THOSE WHO DO NOT) MUST PROVIDE THEIR MOST RECENT PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SHOWING THE OFFICIAL RATING AND SIGNED BY A SUPERVISOR. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OR HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE, YOU MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION STATING WHY ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE. A WORD DOCUMENT PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION IS ACCEPTABLE.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.
Physical Demands: Work includes both office and occasional fieldwork. There are times when work is sedentary, but also times of walking, lifting, and carrying equipment at project locations. Some work may be conducted from scaffolding, platform lifts, and boom lifts, or in confined spaces such as crawl spaces, attics, or underground vaults.
Working Conditions: Most work is performed in an office setting, with occasional fieldwork involving moderate risks associated with construction operations.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are not suitable for telework.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible see: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. You must submit documentation to support this claim.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
You will be evaluated on the following competencies:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 03/10/2020.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 03/10/2020. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/560581100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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This position is located in the Professional Services branch at Independence National Historical Park, which includes management and budgetary authority over the Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site, the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, and the Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site. Facilities include Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center, Congress Hall, Old City Hall, the First and Second Banks of the United States, Benjamin Franklin Museum, President's House Site, Independence Mall and Washington Square. The park has collaborative responsibility for the federally owned Independence Visitor Center and National Constitution Center. The park is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the nation's sixth largest city, and is the city's primary cultural attraction. The park's annual visitation averages 5 million people. The park routinely hosts elected and appointed officials and hosts numerous permitted special events each year.
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