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This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Superintendent Senate Office Buildings, Facility Support Division. As the principal Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR), the incumbent is responsible for inspection and oversight of performance based contracted facility maintenance, repair, construction, cleanliness and upkeep of buildings and grounds at multiple facilities in and around the Washington, DC area.
Learn more about this agency11/25/2024 to 12/13/2024
$99,200 - $128,956 per year
GS 12
No
Yes—Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent - Permanent, Full Time
Full-time - This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer Civil Service Competitive Status
Excepted
13
No
Yes
No
SOB-2024-498
820638700
Please be advised that federal retired annuitant candidates may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in that capacity.
Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Contract Administration:
Oversee Facilities, Asset Inventory, Maintenance, and Capital Planning for Project Delivery Branch to ensure trade shops and contractors maintain, repair, and clean Agency-owned and leased buildings and grounds, including but not limited to Senate Mail Facility (SMF); Blue Plains Senate Furniture Warehouse; Senate Employee Childcare Center (SECCC) and Daniel Webster Page Residence (DWPR); and leased buildings: Postal Square, 888 1st Street, GPO, Printing, Graphics and Direct Mail (PGDM), and Senate Furniture (SF); and Senate Sergeant at Arms (SSF) Support Warehouse.
Ensures that space in the Warehouse is subject to sensitive environmental control requirements and mandates critical preventive and predictive maintenance procedures.
Evaluates the Contractor’s work based on the specifications in the contract in accordance with the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).
Inspects work in progress by contractors for compliance with the Superintendent’s policies and/or contract specifications. Provides leadership, inspection and direction of the maintenance operations to provide high quality service standards, operational readiness and a safe and secure environment.
Develops periodic proposed amendments to the contract, when necessary, to improve customer service standards.
Program Administration:
Provides programmatic information on matters of concern, such as status of work, quality of work, timeliness and cost. Maintains statistical data to provide reports to management on building maintenance operations to include tracking AOC asset inventory at offsite locations.
Prepares recommendations for short and long-term operating budgets for equipment, supplies and services.
Develops Statements of Work (SOW) for cleanliness, sanitation and equipment as well as contractor performance. Directs the contractor’s attention to emergent requests for maintenance and repair of the facilities and equipment.
Responds to inquiries from Congressional offices and the public, resolving problems based on expert knowledge of the organization and industry standards.
Conducts program reviews to assess workload factors, project or program costs and accomplishment of mission specific objectives. Provides recommendations for management improvements and cost reduction initiatives.
Reviews Facility Condition Assessments and makes necessary proactive/corrective actions.
Facilities Management:
Performs the following duties on AOC leased space and agency owned space:
Manages lease and occupancy agreements for four warehouses, Manages operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for four SOB warehouses and is the COR for the four Library Building and Grounds (LBG) and one Construction Division (CD) warehouse.
Develop and maintain relationships with building owners, reality specialists, and property management. Works with the Office of General Counsel for alteration requests, occupancy agreements, lease agreements, and lease renewals.
Approves lease and tax invoices and conducts site visits of leased space.
Participates in OCWR inspections and close-out of inspection findings, Enters reimbursable work authorizations (RWAs) through eRETA and manages lease extensions through GSA’s OASIS platform
Liaises between the building tenants/occupants and the Senate Superintendent’s Office. Monitors CAFM program and verifies preventative/predictive maintenance work orders are completed on time
Hazardous Material Program Management:
Manages the Hazardous Material (Lead, Asbestos and PCB) programs. Develops written plans, procedures and policies to ensure the safe and effective management of hazardous materials during project and maintenance related activities.
Coordinates with Project Managers and Construction Managers to properly identify and test potential or suspected hazardous materials in accordance with the federal regulations, standards and agency requirements.
Analyzes current management programs and evaluates their effectiveness and efficiency in achieving intended mission objectives. Recommends changes to workflow and processes as need to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of resource management and program operations. Briefs management on issues identified and provides recommendations for resolution.
Based on duties assigned, employees may require knowledge of hazardous (e.g. lead paint and solvents) and universal (e.g. lamps and batteries) waste management requirements to ensure compliance with environmental regulations in performance of duties, provides waste management guidance and answer questions concerning waste management.
Performs other duties as assigned.
“To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet
one of the categories below:
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-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes having 3 of the 4 requirements below: (experience must be reflected in resume)
(1) Managing a maintenance program for building complexes or other special-purpose installations, including planning maintenance activities, developing preventive maintenance programs, and budget planning;
(2) Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of private contractors, including reviewing project plans and specifications for workability;
(3) Serving as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent; and
(4) Performing contract administration duties, including developing statements of work, Independent Government Estimates, independently managing contractor project activities as a regular part of the job.
In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the 1640 series.
Fulfillment of the Individual Occupational Requirements is demonstrated by:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.
OR
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.
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 the Selective 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.
DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test.
The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol.
The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm
The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Moving expenses are not authorized.
Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency.
This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol.
All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for consideration and qualifications for the position will be determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions.
Your resume will be evaluated based on evidence of your ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience relates to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions relate to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies:
KSA 1: Facility Management
KSA 2:Contract Administration
KSA 3: Planning and Evaluating
KSA 4: Communication
Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial rating. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject matter expert against the information provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions. Falsifying your background, education and/or experience is cause for non-selection or disqualification from further consideration.
Please note that a complete application is required for consideration. (Please review the “Required Documents” section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).
The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job application process is designed to ensure you only provide information necessary to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility for the position vacancy.
To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant information. No additional documentation or attachments are required at the time of application.
Your resume should list your education, training and work experience including job titles, employment dates, duties and accomplishments.
Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC’s Human Capital Management Division. If additional documentation is required for the position, you will be asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At that time, you may be asked to submit documentation to support statements made in your resume.
For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment status. If the position requires licensure or certification, you will be asked to provide proof at the time of selection.
If Veterans’ preference is claimed, you will be asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by that form).
Failure to provide the required documents will end further consideration and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentative job offers.
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.
You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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If you are unable to apply on-line, you may visit our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your application. The Employment Center is located at 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call (202) 226-7000 for directions.
You will receive a notice generated by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your application. We will review your application and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on education) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements.
You can check the status of your application by logging into http://www.usajobs.gov. You may also sign up to receive automatic emails anytime the status of your application has changed by logging into your USAJOBS Account, editing your profile and changing the ‘Notification Settings’ to indicate that you want to be notified by email when the status changes. Information regarding the status of your application should be updated in the system within two (2) weeks after the closing date of this job announcement.
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/820638700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The mission of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is to serve Congress and the Supreme Court, preserve America's Capitol and inspire memorable experiences. The AOC is responsible for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of 18.4 million square feet of buildings and more than 570 acres of land throughout Capitol Hill. The AOC provides a welcoming and educational environment for millions of visitors through the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and the US Botanic Garden. Learn more at www.aoc.gov.
The AOC prides itself on its Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Safety, and Empowerment (RISE).
