Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Compensation

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Summary This position is located in the Indian Affairs (IA), Deputy Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs (DASM), Office of Facilities, Property and Safety Management (OFPSM), Division of Facilities Management and Construction (DFMC) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The incumbent serves as a General Engineer/Architect within one of the Engineering Services Branches of DFMC. Duties Help • Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Awarding Official's Technical Representative (AOTR), and/or the Grant Awarding Official's Technical Representative (GAOTR) for DFMC managed projects. • Incumbent prepares complete solicitation packages (e.g. statement of work, statement of objectives, statement or requirement, conceptional drawings) with design guidelines for projects to be designed by A-E services or design-build contractor. • Conducts project management responsibilities such as: developing architectural and engineering (A and E) statements o work; project schedules, cost estimates, budgets; technical design reviews and analysis of drawings and specifications. • Ensures project compliance with contract provisions and standards; proposes contract changes and modifications; recommends final acceptance of work and prepares closeout documents. • Coordinates and secures archaeological, historical preservation, environmental, and other clearances prior to construction and monitors project compliance with building and safety codes and standards through document reviews and site visits. • Responds to inquires and attends meetings with Tribal leaders, law enforcement officials, private interests, state officials, and other federal officials to present projects, describe impacts and to ensure adherence to schedules and designs. Requirements Help Conditions of employment • U.S. Citizenship Required • 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 your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated • A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. • If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. • Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA-4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference. • You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit. • Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for situational telework. • All applicants must submit a full set of transcripts or copy of professional license with their application to verify qualification requirements. • Incumbent is required to travel occasionally by plane or motor vehicles. The anticipated travel frequency is less than 25%. • Employees will be required to maintain eligibility for a government charge card for travel. • This position is required to annually complete the OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report and have the document approved by the ethics officer. • Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Contracting officer Representative (COR) Level 1 certificate within 4 months of employment. • Failure to meet any conditions of employment may result in removal from the Federal Service. Qualifications GS-11: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent to the next lower grade level performing the following: 1) Assisting in managing construction projects from the planning and design phase to the close out phase; 2) Preparing or reviewing cost estimates and schedules for design and construction projects; and 3) Preparing project information materials for briefings. OR: Three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or a L.L.M. in a related field of study. OR: A combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement. GS-12: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent performing the following: 1) Managing construction projects from the planning and design phase to the close out phase, (2) Preparing cost estimates and/or budgets and schedules for design and construction projects, (3) Preparing and presenting project information orally and in writing; and 4) Coordinating work with staff in an engineering or architectural field. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Education If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the 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. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION Additional information All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2025 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Albuquerque, New Mexico. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the "rest of U.S." chart. The full performance level of this position is GS-12. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed. The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your [probationary period -OR- trial period] your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) OR Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Programs provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF50 noting position, grade level, duty location with their application. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, applicants must be qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY: Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more information, visit the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Information Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/. 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