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Summary You will serve as a Performance Assessment Representative in the Facilities Engineering & Acquisition Division, Public Works Department Little Creek of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC. Responsibilities You will assure adequacy of material or equipment specifications and recommend variations in standard methods and procedures to meet unusual problems or situations. You will interface with service contractors and customers to communicate service concerns and resolution, while maintaining good working relationships, both orally and in writing. You will assess contractor performance on Facility Support Contracts to validate contractors’ services meet contract specifications. You will document contractor performance on applicable Performance Assessment Worksheets. You will apply analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems relating to performance assessment practices and procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications For the GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assessing contractor performance on Facility Support Contracts to validate contractors' services meet contract specifications; 2) Assisting with the development of contract specifications, reports, performance standards; 3) Documenting contractor performance on applicable Performance Assessment Worksheets; 4) Analyzing contractors' work to identify and recommend corrective action to avoid possible issues. For the GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems relating to performance assessment practices and procedures; 2) Reviewing contract specifications for compatibility with the administration of performance assessment methods and procedures; 3) Preparing reports with findings and recommendations by conducting inspections of contractor performance; 4) Interfacing with service contractors and customers to communicate service concerns and resolution, while maintaining good working relationships, both orally and in writing; 5) Assuring adequacy of material or equipment specifications and recommending variations in standard methods and procedures to meet unusual problems or situations; 6) Applying knowledge of technical and legal terminology of contracts involving HVAC, elevators, fire protection, and swimming pools and applying these terms to the assessment and oversight of contractor performance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/general-business-and-industry-series-1101b/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Physical demands requires extended periods of driving, sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, stooping, climbing ladders, entering manholes, carrying light to medium objects, going beneath buildings or on rooftops, and anything else required to properly determine and/or evaluate site conditions and scopes of work, observe the outcome of the work and services to facility systems and grounds. The work requires some physical exertion, such as walking over rough, uneven, rocky, and unstable surfaces of the type found at construction sites or other customer facilities which the employee must visit on a regular and recurring basis. The employee may be required to do some lifting, pulling, or pushing of field equipment and tools, these tools may include but not limited to ladders, odometers, and camera equipment. Routine heavy lifting is not required; however, incumbent is required on occasion to do moderate lifting (15-40 pounds). Full use of hands and legs is required for climbing, good hearing (with an aid), and eyesight (with glasses) is required to perform a satisfactory job. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is usually performed in an office setting with recurring visits to job sites, contractor offices, or customer facilities. The work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high or low temperatures, adverse weather conditions, and there may be occasional exposure to dusty and dirty conditions while conducting on-site facility assessments. The employee may be assigned to observe work in areas where certain potential or harmful physical chemical agents are present. These agents may include, but not limited to fumes, dust, noise, heat, chemicals, etc. Office environment is in a designated non-smoking building. Moderate risks or discomforts may require special safety precautions while in the presence of construction and other industrial operations as well as environmental health risks requiring immunization. Project sites include typical job site hazards requiring personal protective equipment and compliance with AHA site regulations. Employees may be required to use protective clothing or gear (e.g., hard hats, coats, steel-toed boots, goggles, gloves or shields). The office environment is heated and appropriately lighted. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: For the GS-09: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. For the GS-07: Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education OR Successful completion of a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement OR A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.