Deputy Director, Construction Management

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must clearly demonstrate the necessary level of managerial and leadership skills and competence to perform successfully in this Deputy Director, Construction Management position. In order to qualify for this position, SL-0801/0808-00, applicants must meet the Basic Qualifications (listed in I or II) AND the specialized experience requirement noted below. This is an interdisciplinary position, and qualifications may be met through one of the following professional occupation series. I. Basic Qualifications for Engineer, SL-0801: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience — college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure — Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board’s eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test — Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses — Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum — Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive. II. Basic Qualifications for Architect, SL-0808: A. Degree: architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR B. Combination of education and experience — college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. Registration as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect is desirable. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the Basic Qualifications in one of the above occupations, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-15 level. Specialized experience is defined as the demonstrated knowledge and skills to provide leadership, vision, and coordination of construction management for a large facilities program. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria: 1. Leadership experience at a managerial level that includes visioning, strategic planning, goal setting and metric development for large facilities construction and revitalization programs. 2. Demonstrated skill in managing major construction projects within time and cost perimeters. 3. Demonstrated ability to apply the latest technology and /or industry best practices to manage a complex multi-facility construction program. 4. Skill in leading, supervising and managing a multi-disciplined and culturally diverse workforce, including fostering teamwork and high morale; attracting, retaining, motivating, and providing guidance to a diverse workforce; and implementing EEO/Affirmative Action policies and programs.
The Deputy Director directs the Construction Management Division of the Office of Planning, Design and Construction (OPDC), with responsibility for providing leadership, vision, strategic direction, policy, advocacy, and coordination of construction management for the Smithsonian Institution. The incumbent is responsible for the safety, cost effectiveness, efficiency, and overall quality of all construction projects for the Institution.