Duties

Summary

The General Services Administration is interested in attracting the best talent for our diverse cadre of SES members from within GSA, the Federal government and the private sector. Please be sure to read this announcement in its entirety on how to apply.

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Responsibilities

The Assistant Commissioner (AC) serves as senior advisor to the Administrator, GSA, and the PBS Commissioner on all program and policy matters concerning PBS's global project management (gPM) approach for delivering design and construction projects in federal and leased space nationwide. The AC provides visionary, national leadership and high level policy direction for the agency regarding the national project delivery program. The AC for Project Delivery reports to the PBS Commissioner.

Furthermore, the AC;

• Is responsible for executive level oversight and direction of the PBS project delivery program and related services through a staff of subordinate supervisors and associates comprised primarily of capital design, construction, and project management professionals who work in conjunction with a team of primarily design and engineering professionals located under the Chief Architect.
• Oversees numerous contracts with professional firms that evaluate and make recommendations on design criteria and guidelines, construction cost estimates, constructability of designs, and up-to-date evaluations of the performance of construction firms and other related services to support the capital program.
• Responsible for all programmatic, administrative, and financial functions associated with the capital construction program and provides support to the Chief Architect for design functions as needed.
• Appraises the quality of the capital construction and leasing program through technical overview of operational units and informs the PBS Commissioner of building construction issues and the means of correcting deficiencies or potential problems in the capital construction program. He or she ensures the appropriate funding reviews are conducted during the pre-project planning phases and at other critical milestones of projects. Ensures senior management is apprised of projects that are off schedule or budget, and is responsible for facilitating with PBS Regional Commissioners the development and implementation of appropriate recovery action plans and strategies to improve overall program performance.
• Responsible for justifying, defending, influencing, negotiating and informing senior management officials within GSA, key officials from other government agencies, officials at OMB, members of Congress and their staffs, industry leaders and representatives, the heads of professional industry and trade associations, lobbyists, news media, foreign governments, state and local governments, and the public, about policy, legislative, and programmatic considerations that significantly impact the nationwide design and construction of projects in federal and leased space. He or she must develop and maintain partnerships and relationships, balance the sensitivities of stakeholders, and serve to coordinate often conflicting requirements when particularly controversial issues arise (i.e. with OMB, Congress, other agencies, private industry, state and local governments, and the public).
• Responsible for coordination, integration, and deployment of functional specialty resources to support projects, research, and programs determined to be critical to the success of the Office of Project Delivery and PBS. The AC ensures that functional specialties maintain their preeminence in their field and that the Office of Design & Construction optimizes its use of functional specialty resources across office programs, projects, and initiatives. The incumbent provides expert advice and input into research and programs to ensure that the Office of Design & Construction design, construction, and project management expertise continues to be recognized and valued within and outside PBS.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Resume-based hiring method.
• Resume must not exceed 5 pages, including optional cover letter.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Veterans preference is not applicable to the SES
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Apply online (See 'How to Apply' section.)

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• This position is a critical-sensitive national security position and appointment requires that you undergo a single scope background investigation and that the GSA security office grant you a Top Secret national security clearance. Applicants do not need this level of clearance in order to apply. If you are not a GSA employee, the security office must grant the clearance before you are appointed to this position unless a pre-appointment waiver of this requirement is approved.
• If tentatively selected, you will be required to submit a Declaration for Federal Employment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 will be required to complete a certification document confirming their selective service status.
• Persons selected for their initial appointment to an SES position must have their executive qualifications approved by the Office of Personnel Management before being appointed to the position.
• If selected, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously successfully completed a one-year probationary period in the Senior Executive Service.
• Veteran's preference does not apply to positions in the Senior Executive Service.
• If selected, you must file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) upon appointment in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• This position has been designated under Executive Order 12564 as being subject to random drug screening. If tentatively selected for this position, you may be required to submit to a urinalysis screen for illegal drugs prior to appointment. Appointment will be contingent upon your receiving a negative test result.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration. Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicant's training and experience are of the scope, quality and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

Your resume must show possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's) listed below but must not address the ECQ's through separate narrative responses.

You must submit a supplemental statement that separately addresses each of the Mandatory Technical Competencies (MTC's) listed below. Your resume should also corroborate your possession of the MTC's. Your application will not be considered if you fail to submit this supplemental statement.

Please see the "Required Documents" section below for complete instructions on the content and format of your application package.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (MTC):

1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the construction of complex, multi-million dollar capital projects; innovative in applying advanced, cutting-edge principles and practices of project management, construction management and engineering to large, complex construction projects, as well as implementing these requirements across a national real estate construction program.

2. Direct knowledge and experience in the planning, management, evaluation, and oversight of high profile, multi-million dollar, real estate design and construction projects within scope and on budget. Must include experience in the management or oversight of a geographically dispersed portfolio with responsibility for continual improvement of design and construction services across the portfolio.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

1. Leading Change - This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2. Leading People - This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3. Results Driven - This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4. Business Acumen - This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions - This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

For guidance on how to address the ECQ's in context of your resume, please refer to page 29 of the "Guide to SES Qualifications" at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf .

Education

Additional information

GSA's Public Buildings Service (PBS) is the real estate arm of the Federal government and a major force for innovation in the design, construction and operation of office buildings and campuses. PBS's national real estate portfolio is comprised of over 370 million square feet of workspace for over one million Federal employees in 2,100 American communities. PBS owns more than 1500 assets totaling more than 180 million rentable square feet, and manages more than 7,600 leased assets totaling over 190 million leased square feet.

OFFICE AND LOCATION FOR THE VACANCY:


Public Buildings Service

Office of Design and Construction

Washington, DC

The 1993 Hatch Act Reform Amendments prohibit oral and written political recommendations for Federal jobs.

TELEWORK: GSA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and keep talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. Telework by Federal employees also reduces energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and traffic congestion. At the discretion of the supervisor this position may be designated as telework eligible.

NOTICE REGARDING SALARY: Current SES members whose salary equals or exceeds the maximum advertised salary for this vacancy ($181,220), will not lose pay if appointed to this position.

THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED SES CAREER RESERVED.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

An SES review panel will evaluate your resume based on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Applicants determined to be highly qualified may undergo an interview, other assessments and a reference check and may be required to provide a writing sample, work plan or other written product. If selected, you must be certified by an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), unless you are a current career SES member, former career SES member with SES career reinstatement eligibility, or have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (SES CDP). You must receive QRB certification before you can be appointed to this position.
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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Please review the following information to determine which documents you must submit in order to complete your application.

All applicants must submit a resume (not to exceed 5 pages, including optional cover letter) which demonstrates your experience, accomplishments, training, education and awards, indicating possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed in this announcement. But​, ​your resume must not address the ECQs in separate narrative responses. Your resume should corroborate your possession of the Mandatory Technical Competencies (MTCs) listed in this announcement, which you must address separately in a supplemental statement as described below.

Information beyond the five page resume and the supplemental MTC statement will not be evaluated. Therefore, p​lease do not submit letters of recommendation, award certificates, diplomas, college transcripts, training certificates (except certificates of completion from an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program - SES CDP), or any other documents not specifically requested in the "Required Documents" section. Any awards, training, or education you wish to highlight should simply be listed in your resume.

In addition, please do not submit: (1) the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612) in lieu of a resume, or (2) separate narrative responses to address the ECQs.

All applicants must submit a supplemental statement that separately addresses each of the MTCs listed in this announcement. Your supplemental statement must be restricted to no more than one page for each MTC. Information beyond one page for each MTC will not be evaluated. YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF YOU FAIL TO SUBMIT THIS SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT.

SES NON-COMPETITVE APPLICANTS: Proof of SES non-competitive eligibility is required. Proof consists of:

(1) an SF-50 showing your status as a:

(a) current Career SES appointee,
(b) former Career SES appointee with career SES reinstatement eligibility, or
(c) current or reinstatement eligible Career SES-equivalent executive who is/was employed in a Federal government agency that has an interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) allowing for movement between the agency's SES-equivalent personnel system and the SES. NOTE: This applies only to current or reinstatement eligible Career SES-equivalent executives of the Government Accountability Office, the Transportation Security Administration, or the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service.

OR

(2) a certificate of completion from an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (SES CDP). NOTE: This applies only if your ECQ's have been approved by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) through the SES CDP.

These documents may be used to determine your eligibility to be considered under this announcement. Non-Competitive applicants must submit a complete application package as noted above. The agency has the option of considering you non-competitively or including you in the competitive process. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE NON-COMPETITVE CONSIDERATION IF YOU FAIL TO SUBMIT PROOF OF NON-COMPETITVE ELIGIBILITY.

CURRENT CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE APPLICANTS: You must submit an SF-50 that shows your current position, title, series, grade and rate of basic pay as well as Tenure Group. This document may be used to determine your eligibility to be considered under this announcement.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.