Summary TWO (2) PAGE RESUME LIMIT APPLIES FOR THIS POSITION As a Project Manager, the employee will work in the Construction and Environmental Section of Facilities Management Service at the VAMC, Dayton, Ohio. The facility is a Joint Commission accredited hospital of approximately 500 beds. The hospital is a tertiary care facility which consists of general medical and surgical, psychiatric, nursing home care, placement, research, outpatient care and ancillary support facilities. Responsibilities The incumbent serves as a primary developer and manager of construction projects at the Dayton VAMC. This includes development of plans, statement of work, construction cost estimates and project schedules. Incumbent ensures constructability, design methods, construction methods and project requirements. Incumbent attains required funding and monitors projects through the acquisition process. Project Managers conduct the preconstruction meetings, progress meetings, construction inspections (quality and safety), punch list inspections and ensures final close out of projects. Serves as the primary contact in the facility for construction related activities to include new construction and maintenance at the VAMC. Analyzes proposed construction projects and recommends approval/disapproval to Chief of Facilities Management and Medical Center Leadership. Leads construction design from conception stage to final drawing completion on larger projects with architectural and engineering firms. Coordinates the preconstruction and safety meetings with the contractor, contracting officer, safety officer and other interested parties. Receives, processes, and approves/disapproves contract submittals in accordance with contract procedures. Reviews and approve submitted construction schedules and coordinate utility outages and disruptions with VAMC activities to ensure that essential services are maintained with minimum interruption to patient care and employee activities. Maintains Contracting Officers Representative eligibility by completing initial and continuous training requirements. Performs constructability reviews of bid documents prepared by Architects, Engineers and/or Construction and Environmental Section Technicians to ensure completeness and correctness. Schedules reviews by appropriate reviewers at the appropriate time in the planning process to include life safety reviews, infection control reviews, patient safety reviews, fire safety reviews and independent reviews as necessary. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 0800-1630 Compressed/Flexible: N/A Telework: N/A Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Project Manager/PD92002A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: N/A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/12/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Developing, managing, and balancing project plans, budgets procuring, scheduling and managing multiple projects; Inspecting on-going and recently completed construction to ensure quality, completeness and safety; Manage the efficient and effective coordination and accomplishment of the planning, scheduling, tracking, budgeting, reporting and communicating status of assigned projects; Applying procurement knowledge and experience to manage contracts supporting assigned projects Creating, reading and interpreting drawings and blueprints; Reviews and analyzes cost reports to assure charges are authorized and appropriate; Using software to complete commercial construction estimates; Serving as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative; Evaluating plans, designs and reports for completeness and accuracy. Approve project cost and schedule changes and develop strategies in resolving complex problems and issues. NOTE: Your resume must clearly document this experience. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Project inspections require a great deal of walking, climbing, standing, and bending (inside and outside). Inspections may also require carrying of moderate loads such as tools and measuring equipment common to the position. Physical ability and manual dexterity are essential in that the incumbent must be able to climb, lift, push, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach during normal project inspection procedures. In addition, the incumbent must have good hearing, eyesight, color, and depth perception, and the use of all limbs to be able to perform at an optimum level. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
