Project Manager

at  Clement J Zablocki VA Medical Center Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI and is organizationally aligned under the Facilities Management Division. The primary purpose of the position is to function as a facility Project Manager over work performed at the Milwaukee VAMC campus and four (4) Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Union Grove, Appleton, Cleveland and Green Bay Healthcare Facility. The responsibilities of the position involve direct coordination with U.S. Government staff, architectural/engineering designers, construction and maintenance contractors and the general public.

QUALIFICATIONS

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 grade level or be a current GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: Must have one full year of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in Federal service) 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. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to: knowledge of the full range of principles, concepts, and methodology associated with project management of engineering projects to plan and complete assigned workload; knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or functions related to project management and engineering fields; knowledge of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering concepts, principals, and methods applicable to varied and complex facilities engineering assignments; knowledge of government contracting procedures, regulations, and guidelines; knowledge of Architectural Engineering (A/E) contract procedures and complex construction project management work; ability to communicate in project management terminology necessary for all projects - both verbally and in
• writing; knowledge of Codes, NFPA Guidelines (101 Life Safety Code, 99 Health Care Facilities), The Joint Commission (TJC) Standards, OSHA/EPA regulations, policies and precedents which affect facility operations and construction.
• OR,
• Education: Must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
• OR,
• Combination: Must have successfully completed an equivalent combination of experience and education as described above. Such education and experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Contract Administration
• Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)
• Project Management
• Technical Competence

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; religions; 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.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements: The work is a combination of sedentary and requiring physical effort and exertion such as e.g., walking, standing, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle. Long periods of standing, bending, and stooping is also required to observe and study work operations in project construction areas/sites, confined spaces, mechanical equipment rooms, and other spaces that are noisy, dirty and close quarters, and lifting of light to moderate heavy items weighing less than 50 pounds.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender
identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service,
or other non-merit factor.
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Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 7 AM-3:30 PM and may be required to be present to provide off-hours support for utility outages, maintenance and projects support, etc.