Construction Control Representative

Full Job Description

Primary Purpose of the Position: This position requires a comprehensive, intensive, and practical knowledge of applying experience and skill to a wide range of concepts and practices for developing new or modified work methods or practices.

Organizational Location of the position: Development and Construction Team, Engineering Service in Bonham, TX.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/05/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

This occupational series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR).

An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived.

The Individual Occupational Requirement for the Construction Control Representative position is: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Engineering aid or technician or surveying technician performing work directly related to construction.

Construction inspector or construction representative responsible for interpreting plans and specifications, inspecting materials and workmanship, and insuring adherence to safety requirements.

Supervisor of crafts persons, equipment operators, or mechanics engaged in construction work, provided that the experience involved responsibility for interpreting plans and specifications and inspecting workmanship for adherence to such plans and specifications.

OR, Education and Training: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in an appropriate field of engineering, construction, or industrial technology; or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those shown below.

Courses in one or a combination of courses such as drafting, surveying, mathematics, physical science, industrial technology, industrial arts, or technical subjects pertinent to construction; or engineering technician work such as electricity, material testing, or engineering mechanics.

AND, You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Specialized Experience: CONTRACTING/PROCURMENT - Prepares documentation/sketches of contract such as estimates of costs, modifications to procure materials and equipment; PROBLEM SOLVING - Investigates data to determine existing conditions and extent of construction progress and recommend solutions.

; and PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Provides oversight of construction operations to ensure proper quality and quantity of material and equipment, workmanship, adequacy of contractor's methods.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Contracting/Procurement Problem Solving Project Management 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work.

Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Duties include but are not limited to: Participates in design review conferences,!

reviews preliminary plans and specifications prior to advertisement for practicability, anticipated physical obstructions and other construction difficulties and· availability of selected materials.

Attends and participates in pre bid conferences to orient and inform bidders as to features, requirements, and special conditions.

Reviews final plans and specifications for construction feasibility and practical accomplishment, and interprets technical portions for other participate.

Prepares documentation and sketches of contract changes, estimates of costs for modifications, materials, and equipment, evaluating condition at the work site, field measurements, computations, local prices , negotiates changes with contractor's representatives and presentation.

Confers with co-workers on problems of control, administration and safety and makes decision to address specific problems.

Reviews specification packages, design drawings, and independent government cost estimates for bid ability and constructable, assist engineer and/or project manager with preparing modification documents which involve design changes differing site conditions, variations in quantity estimates, changes in specifications.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Construction Control Representative/PD09046A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized