Summary About the Position: This is a Limited Area of Consideration for applicants that are Current Civilian Employees of the Command, USACE and the other employment authority categories listed above. This position is a Construction Control Representative, serving as a Contracting Officers Representative for the Operations and Maintenance Services Cost Contract, and other contracts as may be necessary, for the complete operations and maintenance of multi-purpose civil works project. Responsibilities Reviews contractor prepared shop drawings and submittals for sufficiency and contract compliance. The incumbent develops technical provisions, scopes of work, and/or plans and specifications, solicitations, quality assurance surveillance plans (QASP), sole source justifications, and Determinations and Findings. Prepares independent government estimates. Tracks expenditures and obligations ensuring contract value is not exceeded. Negotiates differences in scope, modifications, and most significantly, cost and time and makes recommendations to the Administrative Contracting Officer and/or the Contracting Officer. Completes monthly reports, documents communications and meetings, and provides quarterly and annual evaluations of Contractors performance. Performs, coordinates and/or assists with dam, saddle dike, and piezometer monitoring and inspections, and annual checklists, etc. Incumbent serves as the Project Maintenance Manager and Asset Manager for the Recreation, Environmental Stewardship, Flood Risk Management, Navigation and Joint business lines. Ensures all maintenance activities performed by the contractor(s), and others, are properly documented and processed through the Facilities Equipment Maintenance system (FEM). Serves as the Collateral Duty Safety Officer for the Project overseeing safety compliance, maintaining records, completing safety and incident reporting requirements, and coordinating with the District Safety Office. 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. Current Civilian Employees of the Command 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 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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. GS-10 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1. Monitoring the contractors quality control and performance for construction projects and quality assurance surveillance plans; 2. Reviews shop drawings submitted by the contractor for contract compliance; 3. preparing data for processing of pay estimates for construction projects; and 4. reviewing construction project plans, specifications, and oversight of construction safety requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09) GS-10: 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-09). GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1. Monitoring the contractors quality control and performance for construction projects and quality assurance surveillance plans; 2. reviewing cost contracts and proposals for source selection boards; 3. preparing data for processing of pay estimates for construction projects; 4. reviewing construction project plans, specifications, and oversight of construction safety requirements; and 5. Verifying contractor invoices to ensure lump-sum and unit prices are valid prior to payment.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10) Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. GS-11: 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-10). 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. This position may require a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In 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) CP - 18 Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Relocation and/or Recruitment Incentives may be authorized. 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 here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable\Accommodations\for\USA\Hire
