Community Planner-General Engineer-Architect-Direct Hire Authority

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a facility space planning professional at an Air Force installation responsible for managing activities related to human as well as physical aspects of facility planning, to include utilization, optimization, and project planning/programming in support of an installation.

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Community Planning Series, all Professional Engineering Positions, and Architecture Series.

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Basic Requirements for 0020: Degree: community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.

OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirements for 0801: You must meet one of the following qualification requirements described in Education below in order to qualify for the 0801.

All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institution.

Basic Requirements for 0808: You must meet one of the following qualification requirements described in Education below in order to qualify for the 0808.

All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institution.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems.

Specialized experience includes professional knowledge of engineering/planning concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to effectively apply theories, principles, and concepts to installation facility space management, planning, and optimization programs..

NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Ideal Candidate: The idea candidate serves as a facility space planning professional at an Air Force (AF) installation responsible for managing activities related to human as well as physical aspects of facility planning, to include utilization, optimization, and project planning/programming in support of an installation.

The idea candidate should have knowledge of the following tasks: Developing the Installation Facility Space Optimization Plan (FSOP) and related space studies Be able to interpret facility space and programming standards Identify opportunities for facility space consolidation/optimization Collaborate with engineers, scientists and other export personnel across the installation Customer authorization/assignment process Attend and present at the Space Management Working Group (SMWG), Facilities Board Working Group (FBWG) and Facilities Board (FB).

Chair the Space AMP meeting Should be able to identify and assign category codes (CATCODE) to facilities and internal spaces Maintain Comprehensive Floor Plan Records.

Assists with the maintenance of comprehensive CAD floor plans, including accurate linework and detailed block attribution, for all facilities and floors, ensuring long-term data integrity Facilitate Efficient Floor Plan Revisions.

Revise floor plans, incorporating linework adjustments, based on the summary of changes captured during the FSAS, ensuring accuracy and timeliness Guarantee Data Quality and Reconciliation.

Conduct thorough data quality control analyses of the Data of Record (DoR) and actively support space allocation reconciliation efforts to identify and correct discrepancies Optimize Data Integration with GIO.

Provide the updated and validated floor plans directly to the GIO for seamless integration and revision of the SUDS/DoR.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Professional knowledge of engineering/planning concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to effectively apply theories, principles, and concepts to installation facility space management, planning, and optimization programs.

2.

Knowledge to gather and analyze facts, draw conclusions, and devise solutions to complex facility space planning problems that require interpretation or extension of policy guides and substantial modification of techniques and procedures.

3. Experience leveraging Air Force Information Technology (IT) innovations and Authoritative Data Sources, such as the AF Geospatial Integration Management Systems, SMS, and NexGen IT. 4.

Demonstrates knowledge and prior use of data collection, analysis and representation tools such as project tracking and data management software programs, field survey technology, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) applications, and data science and analysis platforms.

5.

Skill in communicating orally and in writing with clarity, conciseness, and persuasiveness; and the ability to relate the effect of facility planning decisions on the mission and goals of an installation.

6.

Ability to organize, divide, and distribute portions of work to other professional and expert personnel in order to complete large and complex planning projects and resolve complex planning issues PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Develops and maintains the installation Facility Space Optimization Plan (FSOP) and other facility space studies used as the basis for facility space optimization, and investment decisions.

Implements and manages the installation's facility space planning and optimization program by leading the Customer Authorizations (CA) and Facility Space Planning capabilities, and supporting the management of accurate customer allocations.

Leads the facility space planning function in optimizing the installation facility footprint in support of AF mission and strategic objectives.

Integrates and analyzes data elements to ensure effective planning and optimization of installation facility assets.