Architect

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/24/2022-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

Basic Requirement for 0808 Series: This position requires a professional degree (Master's or higher) from an accredited college or university in architecture plus, at least two years of full-time experience in architecture, OR A State license to practice architecture. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position.
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To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level performing the following: 1) Assist with the identification, research, planning, treatment, and preservation maintenance of historic and prehistoric structures; 2) Support the identification of research needs and suitable research designs and conduct small portions of documentary research and field investigation; 3) Conduct on-site investigations of project sites to assist in determining the feasibility of proposed projects, including the development of design alternatives and subsequent analysis to ensure the project is consistent policies, guidelines, and standards; 4) Conduct and coordinate segments of historic and prehistoric structure research projects; 5) Maintain a list of classified structures; 6) Assist with preparing historic structure reports; 7) Assist in negotiating various cooperative agreements/instruments; 8) Perform initial review on contractor shop drawings, samples, and materials for contract and performance compliance and recommends them for approval or rejection; and 9) Perform limited professional review and assessment of plans, designs, studies, and layouts prepared by another office.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level performing the following: 1) Personally conduct the identification, research, planning, treatment, and preservation maintenance of historic and prehistoric structures; 2) Identify the identification of research needs and suitable research designs and conduct small portions of documentary research and field investigation; 3) Conduct on-site investigations of project sites to assist in determining the feasibility of proposed projects, including the development of design alternatives and subsequent analysis to ensure the project is consistent policies, guidelines, and standards; 4) Conduct and coordinate segments of historic and prehistoric structure research projects; 5) Prepare and maintain a list of classified structures; 6) Prepare historic structure reports; 7) Negotiate various cooperative agreements/instruments; 8) Review contractor shop drawings, samples, and materials for contract and performance compliance and recommends them for approval or rejection; 9) Perform professional review and assessment of plans, designs, studies, and layouts prepared by another office; 10) Prepare or oversee the preparation of scopes of work that clearly define the objectives and requirements of the project for Architecture/Engineering design or documentation services; and 11) Train and/or present building documentation, evaluation, and condition assessments to non-professional staff.

Volunteer Experience: 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). 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.