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Summary The position is organizationally located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief of Operations, Director, Utilities and Power Plant Operations, Assistant Director, Utility Services Division, Utility Distribution Branch. The incumbent serves as Supervisory General Engineer, Utility Distribution Branch, and provides leadership and management of operations, maintenance and repair of utility distribution systems and tunnels involved in distributing steam and chilled water. Responsibilities The incumbent performs progressively greater responsibility in matters of management on a gradual basis to assist the Director in developing and executing plans to accomplish strategic goals and organizational objectives, setting clear priorities, and coordinating with senior leadership to integrate short and long-range planning goals and objectives and advances the mission of the CPP and the AOC. Supervisory and Managerial Responsibilities 100% Provides supervision of the Utility Distribution Branch staff to ensure all utility distribution systems are properly operated and maintained. Provides guidance on engineering standards and code requirements. Develops engineering solutions to technical problems, which are incapable of being resolved by subordinates. Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates. Assigns duties to and evaluates employee performance. Manages the Utility Distribution Branch’s budget and staffing workload, including scheduling. Develops performance requirements for subordinates and ensure a mutual understanding of the performance standards. Provides for employee skills enrichment through job-related coaching, mentoring, and training. Performs planning necessary to accomplish technical, professional engineering, and maintenance functions for programs essential to utility distribution daily operations. Manages and supports daily maintenance activities such as planning, coordinating, and controlling utility distribution maintenance and repairs in accordance with written requirements, procedures, and schedules. Responsible for the acquisition, installation, maintenance, repair and operation of utility distribution systems and equipment. Performs related management, engineering and other support work. Specifically, this includes: Acquisition, accountability and disposal of equipment; Planning and programming of total requirements for the maintenance, repair and efficiency of utility services; Maintenance and repair of structures and associated equipment; and Furnishing engineering service and activities. Manages contractor support for the Utility Distribution Branch, including duties as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR). Accomplishes long and short-range planning for replacing equipment, including contingency operations for potential emergency conditions. Oversees development and time phasing of operations and maintenance of facility and construction programs to ensure assimilation into the overall installation program. Represents the Capitol Power Plant at meetings and conferences with internal AOC organizations and customer tenant organizations. Determines operational trends and forecast requirements. Determines and coordinates acquisition and use of money, workforce, equipment, and material. Provides technical instructions and information on project management, engineering, and other technical requirements and assigns phases of projects to subordinate engineers, engineering technicians, program managers, and specialists. Establishes technical engineering and operational processes, criteria and functions. Develops and maintains effective operations, maintenance and engineering staff relationships with tenant organizations being served. The incumbent is responsible for utilizing a thorough knowledge of and compliance with all OSHA safety rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner and initiates or takes corrective action on unsafe conditions in managed areas. Requirements Conditions of Employment A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or You must be able to pass a drug test and background check. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. Qualifications You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM website at OPM qualification standards Specialized experience: is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as having experience: (1) Professional knowledge as an engineer performing design, installation, maintenance and repair of systems for the AOC and CPP involving the oversight of contractors and direction for a wide variety of professional, technical, and tradecraft work of in-house engineers and engineering technicians and through subordinate supervisors; (2) Professional knowledge as an Engineer to perform planning, review designs and execute operational maintenance, construction and renovation projects, as well as preventive maintenance and repair involving the oversight of contractors and the direction of contract employees; (3) Demonstrates the ability to develop strategic, long-range plans; (4) Demonstrated skills in managing and supervising subordinates. Education This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in professional engineering from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum OR A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field, such as architecture, physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, provided the applicant has at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision or guidance. Transcripts must be provided if selected. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing if selected. Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit OPM vet guide If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.