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Summary About the Location: Sacramento a progressive city with great pride in its ethnic and cultural diversity and emphasis on quality in the provision of governmental services. Sacramentoans enjoy professional ballet, theater, outstanding museums, one of the best small zoos in the country, and the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Home to the world's second largest urban forest (behind Paris), Sacramento sits just two hours between both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Responsibilities Serves as District Value Program Analyst, serving as the District Value Officer (DVO), and advises, manages and directs on all matters on the District’s Value Program. Ensures compliance with Value Engineering statutory and regulatory requirements, policies and procedures. Actively maintains a viable Value Program by reviewing and evaluating results of the program, measuring progress toward assigned goals, investigating any problem areas, and providing feedback to District and Regional Leadership. Actively participates in the Value Community of Practice (VCoP). Ensures proper documentation is maintained for quality assurance, audit, internal controls purposes, and upward reporting of District performance measurements. Adapts precedents to unusual conditions and projects. Provides training, mentoring, guidance, and support on Value Program policy and guidance to District staff. Severe as the local SME on Value Management/Value Engineering application. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing as a value engineering officer, exercises responsibility for guidance, direction, execution, and ongoing evaluation of the value engineering programs; using experience to evaluate complex and diverse engineering activities through application of value engineering techniques that enhance project function and reduce life-cycle project costs; performing special assessments; and leading teams of engineers, architects, and others in the performance of value engineering studies to develop cost models. Provides training, mentoring, guidance, and support on Value Program policy and guidance to District staff. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you MUST meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is an Engineers & Scientists (Construction) Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances MAY BE authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Incentives MAY BE paid if the selecting official determines it is in the best interests of the government. Further consideration from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing date of the announcement. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire