Architect (Team Lead)

Federal Aviation Administration •

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

The Architect serves as the Team Lead in the Architecture and Engineering Division, AMP-400. The Team Lead performs multiple, varying and highly complex and challenging projects under the minimal direction of a manager or other experienced professional.

Duties

The Team Lead directs and assigns work of team members. Approves/disapproves leave requests. Reports to the manager on performance, progress, training needs of employees and on disciplinary problems. Makes suggestions to manager as requested regarding promotions, reassignment, recognition, and personnel needs. Resolves simple informal complaints of employees and refers others to the manager.

Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of architect or engineering principles, theories, concepts applicable to planning, development, design and construction of projects. Applies experience in architecture/engineering design and green building and sustainable design. Evaluate and incorporate the latest developments in design and construction. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.

Assignments and responsibilities include:

1) Has the overall authority, responsibility, and accountability for planning, scheduling, coordination, design and construction of new, or the repair, alteration, or restoration of existing facilities (i.e., advanced automated NAS training and equipment facilities, administrative office complexes, medical research facilities, aircraft hangar buildings, computer/data processing facilities, automated warehousing and NAS test bed facilities, and state-of-the-art simulation facilities and related support structures);

2) Professional review including advising on the technological and economic feasibility of processes, systems, and equipment utilized in the design and construction of new NAS training and equipment facilities and related support structures, including: (a) the resolution of complex design and/or construction problems, and (b) providing the appropriate design direction to agency officials, client agencies, and consulting A&E firms;

3) Oversee analytical studies (many which are of the state-of-the-art) accomplished by others either in-house or under contract to derive new functional designs;

4) Coordinating the preparation of complete design and construction documents, encompassing functional tasks such as planning, scheduling, organizing, controlling, coordinating, reviewing, and approving design and construction work performed by others;

5) Prepare presentations, papers and reports to support a position and to further the objectives of the facilities design and construction program. Prepares reviews and recommends approval of reports on projects, program and other work activities for internal and external distribution. Develop briefings to convey strategic vision and/or organizational policies to internal and external audiences;

6) Prepare budgetary cost estimates with a high level of detail to present to management. Prepares project schedules and reports progress of project milestones;

7) Acts as the Contracting Officer Representative and provides the Contracting Officer with technical oversight of construction activities. Provides subject matter expertise in providing technical guidance and instruction both internally and externally to address diverse complex issues which often involve multiple projects, programs and/or functional areas. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with management to identify and resolve problems;

8) The position is responsible for the interpretation, review and analysis of architectural/engineering design concepts, reviews A/E consultant works for compliance with program requirements, current energy policies, and reviews construction activities for compliance with contract documents.

Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires.

The position requires the incumbent to be registered as a Professional Architect.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
Must be registered as a Professional Architect or Professional Engineer (P.E.).
Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

1. Degree: architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems.

2. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following:

1. Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying in full the basic requirements, provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in paragraph A. The curriculum for a degree in either architecture or architectural engineering covers function, esthetics, site, structure, economics, mechanical-electrical, and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities. The courses required for a degree in architecture generally place emphasis upon planning, esthetics, and materials and methods of construction, while the courses for an architectural engineering degree place equal or greater weight on the technical engineering aspects such as structural systems, mechanical systems, and the properties of materials. Because of this difference in emphasis, persons with degrees in architecture may have a preference for work assignments that offer greater opportunities for them to express their artistic and creative abilities. As a result, they may be more concerned with planning and design aspects of architecture, and persons with degrees in architectural engineering may be more engaged in aspects emphasizing technical engineering considerations.

2. Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.

AND

To qualify for this position at the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level, in addition to the Basic Requirements you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to FV- I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized Experience: includes experience as a registered Professional Architect or licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in either architectural designs or engineering designs; experience performing peer reviews of other licensed Architects and Engineers; experience in facility design, construction, regulatory and code compliance.

AND

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a Selective Placement Factor (SPF) for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

Selective Placement Factor (SPF):Applicants MUST be a registered Professional Architect or a Professional Engineer (P.E.). A copy of this license must be uploaded with your application.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

See Qualifications Required.

Information Regarding KSA’s:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), Professional Architect, P.E. license, and college transcript(s) as indicated below will be accepted in combination with your on-line application and must be uploaded or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

A copy of your license as a registered Professional Architect or Professional Engineer (P.E.) must be uploaded or email to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement.

This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 0800 (Engineering) series.

College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 0800 (Engineering) series with the FAA.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying an 0800 (Engineering) series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

Salary Range: $108,601 - $168,362

Job Ident #: 817597900

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