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Architect (Historic)

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Location

Salary

$90,968 - $118,261

per year

Closes

March 6, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as an architect focused on historic buildings at a U.S.

Army installation in Kansas, where you'll plan and oversee new construction, renovations, and improvements to ensure they preserve cultural and historical value while meeting modern needs.

You'll act as the main contact for the site's cultural resources program, making sure all projects follow legal and environmental rules.

It's a great fit for someone with architecture experience who enjoys blending preservation with practical facility upgrades in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • Degree in architecture or related field meeting the Office of Personnel Management's Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for professional architecture positions
  • One year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent, including architectural design, facilities planning, and construction concepts
  • Knowledge of cultural resources management, including compliance with legal, regulatory, and environmental standards
  • Ability to plan, monitor, and manage large-scale construction, renovation, and improvement projects for real property facilities
  • Experience evaluating and recommending development plans for historic facilities
  • Skills in negotiating and administering contracts as a technical representative
  • U.S. citizenship and submission of transcripts with application

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serve as an Architect (Historic) and engages in planning and/ or designing substantial new construction, renovation and improvement projects for a variety of real property facilities.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.

Basic Education Requirement for Engineers: OPM's Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) is defined as: All Professional Engineering Positions 0800 In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience required: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience in architectural designing; facilities planning and construction concepts; assuring compliance with objective standards and requirements; and, establishing architectural project requirements and priorities in developing strategies to create short or long-term goals.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service or equivalent (GS-11).

NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts to your application package. Application packages received without transcripts will NOT receive consideration. Major Duties:

  • Serve as the installation POC for the Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP).
  • Analyze renovations and improvements needed to meet new mission and environmental requirements.
  • Ensure the legal, regulatory, professional and scientific adequacy of projects meet the CRMP goals and planning needs as defined.
  • Plan and/or monitor large scale facilities projects to ensure compliance with applicable objectives, standards and requirements.
  • Monitor and/or manage substantial new construction, renovation and improvement projects utilizing a professional knowledge of architecture.
  • Evaluate and recommend development plans for construction, renovation and improvements of real property facilities.
  • Serve as technical representative for negotiation and administration of contracts.
  • Evaluate programs and development plans for construction, renovation and improvements of real property facilities.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFS-26-1285019-DHA