Summary About the Position: Serves as the Area/Resident Office Collateral Duty Safety (CDSO) and ensures strict adherence to safety provisions of the contract and have delegated responsibility for detecting and correcting unsafe conditions. This announcement is for external status candidates. If you a current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade you should apply to Announcement CERL-26-1292928521-IMP. Responsibilities Perform the full range of field duties including construction management, quality assurance, and safety monitoring functions for MEGA Civil and Military Construction projects. Review plans and specifications prior to contract advertisement to determine practicability from construction viewpoint, whether physical obstructions or other difficulties have been anticipated, and whether materials selected are readily available. Observe and investigate construction at all stages to identify conflicts and/or problems and takes timely corrective action. Mentor and train Junior Construction Representatives. Observe, inspect, investigate, and report all construction phases to ensure compliance with contract specifications and drawings, Scope of Work (SoW), and approved shop drawings and submittals. Serve as the Area/Resident Office Collateral Duty Safety (CDSO) and ensures strict adherence to safety provisions of the contract and have delegated responsibility for detecting and correcting unsafe conditions. Review contractors partial pay estimates for items of work. Monitors the contractor's schedule and uses contractual actions to address contractor schedule problems and slippages. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify at the GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes observing, inspecting, investigating, and reporting all construction phases to ensure compliance with contract specifications and drawings, Scope of Work (SoW), and approved shop drawings and submitting; reviewing and monitoring preliminary and final plans and specifications for biddability, constructability, operability, environmental and sustainability (BCOES); performing Quality Assurance (QA) for military, civil and environmental construction projects located within the assigned area. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension 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). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement. Education 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. One year trial/probationary period may be required. 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) 18 Engineering and Scientific 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 https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 4 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Current, Permanent Army employees that are eligible and would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 4 years will need to apply to Announcement # CERL-26-12928521-IMP at the following link: The following special programs/incentives MAY be offered if it is in the best interest of the government: Student Loan repayment Advanced in-hire (offered to new to federal service employees only) Advanced Leave Accrual (offered to new to federal service employees only) Relocation Incentive Recruitment Incentive (offered to new to federal service employees only)
