Construction Analyst

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Construction Analyst for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center East or West.

This position provides services to the Operations Manager in the planning, directing, managing, coordinating and evaluating the damage assessment/loss verification functions within the Continental United States (CONUS) and outside the Continental United States and its territories (OCONUS).

Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below.

To be minimally qualified for the position, you must meet the Basic Requirements (Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR).

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -architecture, engineering, building construction, or other fields related to the position.

OR Specialized Experience: Experience in the preparation or review of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and costs for the construction, extension, alteration, or repair of buildings.

Applicants should have knowledge of the residential construction field, and experience in the development of plans and specifications, and in negotiation work.

This experience may have been obtained working as a contractor or as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm.

However, any drafting experience must have provided an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge.

Appropriate experience includes working with diverse construction materials (brick, lumber, reinforced concrete, steel) and types of structures (housing, single-family dwellings and multi-family apartment units, and industrial and commercial structures).

Applicants should be familiar with matters such as planning a subdivision, laying out traffic flow in a multi-family apartment structure, or working out specification problems in plans.

You may qualify based on experience, education or a combination of both. A combination of education and experience as indicated above.

Qualification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, you must also meet the specialized experience requirements listed below.

Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer.

Average work hours must be stated on resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.

GS-12: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position.

This specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Estimating quantity of materials and costs for constructing or repairing homes and businesses; and Estimating costs to repair or replace machinery, equipment, and inventory; and Leading teams or projects to accomplish goals and objectives; and Provide concise, clear written communication to local, state, and federal stakeholders.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions.

It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Construction Analyst Series 0828 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work.

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

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on (Insert closing date). Major Duties:

As a Construction Analyst at the GS-0828-12, some of your typical work assignments may include: Approving the Preliminary Damage Assessments ( PDAs) and survey reports.

Verify cause and extent of damage to residential and business structures and facilities characterized by complex design features. Determines pre-disaster condition of all disaster damaged property.

Performs or coordinates disaster damage surveys (PDAs), in coordination with FEMA, state and local officials.

IMPORTANT NOTES: This is a permanent position, which is a competitive service status position with a full-time work schedule. The salary will be based on your official duty station.

WHICH CAN BE ONE OF THREE CENTERS LOCATED IN ATLANTA, GA; CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA; WILLISTON, VT.

Mandatory Overtime: To respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required during heightened disaster activity.

If required to travel to a disaster site, you may encounter hazardous working and/or living conditions, for example, no water or electricity and/or minimal lodging facilities.

A valid driver's license may be required.

By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance, you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date.