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Supervisory Construction Analyst

Duties:

As a Supervisory Construction Analyst at the GS-0828-13, some of your typical work assignments may include:
  • Planning, supervising, managing, coordinating, and evaluating Damage Verification Center (DVC) loss verifier activities for disasters occurring within the Continental United States (CONUS) and others outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) and in US Territories.
  • Interviewing and recommending candidates for selection; identifying training needs and ensuring training is provided.
  • Analyzing the size and scope of disasters and developing a comprehensive resource plan that includes staffing, supplies, computers, travel, and accommodations.
  • Estimating the quantity of materials needed and cost for constructing or repairing homes and businesses.
  • Reviewing policy issuances and determining if necessary changes will be needed and their impact on DVC operations.
  • Supervising a team of Construction Analysts/Loss Verifiers.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Capital Access, you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster.
  • This position is not included in a bargaining unit.
  • Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required during heightened disaster activity.
  • DVC is located in the business area of Herndon, VA. It is conveniently located near various eateries and shops and is accessible via public transportation.
  • Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date.
  • This position is also being announced under Merit Promotion Procedures, announcement # MP-22-018-DVC-11573717. In order to receive consideration as a status candidate, you must apply to the Merit Promotion announcement.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
  • Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
  • Credit Score must be at least 500.
  • You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period for non-supervisors if you fail to complete the one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period.
  • A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required.
  • Not covered by a bargaining unit
  • You must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date, if applicable.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
  • Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
  • Credit Score must be at least 500.
  • You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period for non-supervisors if you fail to complete the one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period.
  • A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required.

Qualifications:

Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
You may qualify based on experience.

Experience:

To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.
GS-13: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following:
* Supervising or leading projects or a staff/team of employees;
* Analyzing and making recommendations or decisions concerning loss verifier production and/or staffing requirements;
* Identifying training needs, making training recommendations, and/or providing needed training; and
* Determining if damage assessments are complete, accurate, and in accordance with established procedures.

Education:

GS-13: There are no educational substitutions for this series and grade.
Qualification Standards: Construction Analyst Series 0828 (opm.gov)
Additional information
If selected for this position, you will be eligible for benefits. The above link is provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees.
  • Benefits

How You Will Be Evaluated:

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
For this vacancy, the Office of Disaster Personnel will use a Category Rating system to refer qualified applicants for consideration. This is a three-step process. First, your resume or other application is evaluated to determine if you meet the Qualifications, including the Specialized Experience described above, for the grade level(s) that you are applying for. Secondly, if you meet the minimum qualifications requirements, your responses to the questionnaire, including narrative responses, if applicable, will be compared to your resume or other application. If your resume does not support the answers you gave on the questionnaire, you may be rated "Ineligible," or you may be placed in a lower category. Third, your name will be placed in one of the three following categories:

  • Best-Qualified - highly proficient with an overall comprehensive level of knowledge, skills and abilities related to this position.
  • Well-Qualified - competent in the position with an overall accomplished level of knowledge, skills and abilities related to this position.
  • Qualified - an overall basic level of knowledge, skills and abilities related to this position.

Application of Veterans' Preference: The Category Rating process protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-veterans within each quality category. All the veterans must be selected before any non-veterans within each category.

For this position, disabled veterans who meet minimum qualifications for this position and have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% (CPS & CP) are placed at the top of the Best-Qualified category regardless of which category they would otherwise be assigned to.
Preference eligibles who do not have a service-connected disability of 10% or more (XP or TP) are placed at the top of their quality category.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies:

Building and Construction, Computer Skills, Managing Human Resources, Partnering, and Planning and Evaluating