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Lead Construction Control Representative

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Closes

April 6, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading and overseeing construction projects on military sites, ensuring contractors follow plans, handle changes like delays or weather issues, and maintain safety and quality standards.

It also includes training and mentoring junior staff and reporting progress to leaders.

A good fit would be someone with several years of hands-on experience in construction inspection and management, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work on-site in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 level, including reviewing plans and specifications during design stages
  • Experience identifying contract changes due to delays, field conditions, or weather requiring modifications
  • Surveillance and monitoring of contract construction projects for compliance
  • Leading safety meetings and providing training to lower-grade Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs)
  • Ensuring contractor quality control compliance on job sites
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-11 or equivalent within the last 52 weeks (Time in Grade requirement)
  • U.S. citizenship; no education substitution allowed—experience required

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: Serves as Lead Construction Control Representative with project lead and Contracting Officer Representative responsibilities for job site construction control of contract work.

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

I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service which includes: 1) Reviewing plans and specifications during planning and design stages; 2) Experience in identifying changes such as delays, field condition weather conditions which may require a contract modification 3) Exercise surveillance over contract construction projects.

(4) Lead safety meetings and provide training for lower grade CORs. (5) Ensure contractor quality control compliance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Major Duties:

  • Serve as Construction Control Representative with project lead and Contracting Officer Representative responsibilities for job site construction control of contract work.
  • Monitor field engineering projects, construction inspection and/or construction management duties involving the erection of a new structure, the installation of equipment and systems.
  • Manage the alteration or major repair of an existing structure and other contract types to include supplies and services.
  • Formulates and presents findings, briefings, project papers, status reports, and correspondence for dissemination to leadership.
  • As a team leader, incumbent ensures that the organizations strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
  • Conducts technical field surveillance in planning, coordinating, inspecting, and reviewing of large and small contract construction projects.
  • Responsible for mentoring, training, developing, and leading lower grade Construction Control Representatives, Construction Inspectors, and Collateral Duty Safety Officers (CDSO’s) in all facets of construction operations.
  • Providing oversite to subordinate Contracting Officer’s Representative’s (COR), pertaining to their duties in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Program.
  • Serve as a Lead Construction Control Representative and may perform duties located in Adelphi, MD at the Adelphi Laboratory Center (ALC).

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFT-26-12927946-DHA