Duties

Summary

You will serve as an Interior Designer in the Public Buildings Service (PBS), Office of Planning and Design Quality, providing technical design advice to other GSA personnel in response to customer's need for design and delivery of workspace that is a cost-effective solution for the client agency's challenges.

Location of position: Public Buildings Service, 1800 F Street, Washington, DC

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

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Responsibilities

• Monitors project results and program success in relation to milestones met, budget compliance, and overall customer and project/program objectives, including quality assurance and expected outcomes.
• Independently performs duties in accordance with industry standards, principles, theories, concepts, methods and techniques for interior design.
• Executes contract administration and management roles, obtaining customer input on deficiencies and other contractual issues as they arise. Oversees contract activities and resources to proactively identify, mitigate and manage risk.
• Makes recommendations to the contracting officer regarding changes in scope or performance standards to improve service delivery, meet customers' needs, contract termination and/or to respond to changing work needs.
• Personally or through other means, performs final inspections of work required, with the authority to approve or reject the product in whole or in part.
• Reviews inspection reports submitted by GSA and/or contractor personnel (e.g., professional engineers, lessors, GSA customer service representatives, FAS quality assurance employees, etc.) to assure that completed projects comply with established specifications (as modified during project/construction phases) and safety codes and that the quality of work has been certified as meeting GSA standards.
• Analyzes and monitors impact on building interior space design and overall building aesthetics to determine facility capability in meeting customer needs. Reviews and considers lifecycle condition analysis and similar assessments and from those findings, integrates and quantifies requirements into a scope of work for the project.
• Leads the process of identifying tasks and potential problems and determining the parameters of a viable solution, and task completion in relation to space programming/interior design requirements and objectives.
• Develops customized programming, technical specifications, budgets, space planning as well as the goals and objectives of the project. Designs layouts to meet customer program requirements developed from initial programming effort while accounting for fire safety code requirements and within general design principles.
• Researches, prepares and/or approves (if contracted out) technical specifications such as computer rooms, special electrical, heating ventilation and air conditioning, physical security requirements, special construction such as courtrooms, cells, vaults and cafeterias, for use by realty employees for inclusion in the Solicitation for Offers.
• Utilizes AutoCad computer drafting system to generate design documents.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - May be required to travel occasionally.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
12

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Register with Selective Service, if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 1 investigation level).
• Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

If you are eligible under Merit Promotion, you may also apply under Vacancy Announcement # 21NRCA074LBMP. You must apply separately to each announcement to be considered for both.

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The GS-12 salary range starts at $87,198 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is assisting in preparing hardline drawings for required design intent documents, e.g., demolition/renovation plans, furniture plans, etc.; surveying an agency's space, equipment, workflow, communication and organizational requirements; developing an agency's space and related requirements; specifying furniture and related furnishings; reading and interpreting basic architectural drawings; coordinating and designing total interior finish schemes and materials. OR

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design; OR passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination.

College transcripts: If you are using some or all of your college education to meet qualification requirements for this position, you must submit a photocopy of your college transcript(s). If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. For education completed outside the United States, also submit a valid foreign credential evaluation that substantiates possession of the required education.

Education

Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

If you are eligible under Merit Promotion, you may also apply under Vacancy Announcement #21NRCA074LBMP. You must apply separately to each announcement to be considered for both.

Bargaining Unit status: NFFE

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed; through other means; or not at all.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

We will use a method called Category Rating to assess your application. Here's how it will work:

You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge of interior design, interior construction, commercial real estate and space planning to program requirements and translate special technical requirements into workplace solutions.

Knowledge of a wide range of real property management principles, concepts, and practices, as well as a thorough understanding of building tenants and customer agencies' needs, requirements, and customer satisfaction drivers.

Ability to develop and make project/program recommendations and engage team members in efforts.

Knowledge of contract administration, procurement regulations, design and construction projects, policies, and processes.

Skill with AutoCad software and other related operating systems to generate space plans, assignment drawings, design intent drawings, and graphic presentations.

• Your answers to the questions will be used to place you in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified
• We will verify your answers to the questions in your resume. If your resume doesn't support your answers, we may lower your score, which could place you in a lower category.
• Within each category, veterans will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

Additional assessments may be used, and, if so, you will be provided with further instructions.

If you are eligible under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan or GSA's Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP) , you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit.

If you are claiming veterans' preference:
(a) Copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 that shows the dates of your active duty service. If selected, a DD-214 showing your type of discharge (member 4 copy) will be required prior to appointment.

(b) If you are claiming 10-point preference or derived preference (a spouse, widow or widower, or parent of a deceased or disabled veteran), submit both of the following in addition to the DD-214: (1) completed SF-15 form; and (2) proof of your entitlement (refer to SF-15 for complete list).

If you are active duty military- Certification on a letterhead from your military branch that includes your rank, character of service (must be under honorable conditions) & military service dates including discharge/release date (must be no later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted).

If you are ICTAP / CTAP eligible - submit a, b, and c: (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Submit SF-50.

College transcripts: If you are using some or all of your college education to meet qualification requirements for this position, you must submit a photocopy of your college transcript(s). If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. For education completed outside the United States, also submit a valid foreign credential evaluation that substantiates possession of the required education.

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.