SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN DIRECTOR

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory General Engineer or Architect (Design Director) in the Design Division, Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC) Directorate of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF) that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates.

The SPF is current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Architect (RA) from any state, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico.

If you meet this requirement, you must provide a copy of your current registration with your application for verification purposes.

A copy of a wall certificate that does not show current registration status will not serve to verify you meet this requirement.

In addition to the SPF and Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying, expertise in advanced engineering or architectural theories, concepts, principles, standards, methods and practices in project planning, engineering and design; 2) Exercising initiative and leadership through ingenuity, persuasive ability, fairness, integrity, tact and sound judgment to manage teams; 3) Contracting for government services and the contractor selection process; 4) Applying knowledge of organization, budgeting, planning, and project management techniques to review, assess, and resolve design and construction issues; 5) Applying knowledge of NAVFAC facilities acquisition, project funding authority levels and sources, contract requirements, contract documents, proposal and bidding procedures; and 6) Communicating effectively through oral and written expression to conduct formal presentations and briefings to high-level civilian and military leaders.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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. Major Duties:

• You will manage execution strategy, project schedules, technical guidance, coordination, and budget requirements for military construction, facility renovation, and maintenance projects.
• You will direct multi-discipline design teams responsible for studies or design of projects from concept development through completion.
• You will develop objectives and set priorities for personnel to meet strategic direction and agency goals.
• You will brief higher level management on work status, technical decisions, and recommendations.
• You will compose technical correspondence to communicate engineering and architectural designs, plans, and objectives to higher level management, technical experts, and staff.
• You will be responsible for the resourcing of 12 MIDLANT field offices and Planning, Design, and Construction Core.