Summary You will serve as a CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE ANALYST in the PLANNING DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTIO (PDC) of NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD WASH. Salary GS-12: $101,401 - $131,826 Salary GS-13: $120,579 - $156,755 Responsibilities You will review contract plans, specifications, and scope to develop recommended construction duration to include in Requests for Proposals or contract solicitations. You will effectively communicate (both orally and in writing) with customers (including senior civilian and military staff, SES and Flag level) to ensure clarity of time impacts and aid in successful completion of a construction project. You will review and interpret construction contract drawing and specification requirements. You will review contractor’s time impact analysis proposals to validate impacts to the approved construction schedule. You will utilize advanced and comprehensive knowledge of network analysis schedules and critical path method. You will review contractors’ progress construction schedules to recommend approval or rejection, or to raise awareness to potential delays in order to mitigate and minimize time extensions. You will communicate NAVFAC requirements and positions during negotiations and recommend decisive actions to field office leadership as the basis for final action. You will develop, maintain, and provide scheduling training to each construction field office and respective personnel to bolster competencies. You will determine impacts to the contractor’s approved construction schedule on critical, high-visibility projects, government’s position on excusable delays, and executed pending modifications. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-13 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: 1) Providing scheduling training to field offices and respective personnel covering basic understanding of network analysis schedules, critical path method, time impact analysis, baseline and progress schedule reviews; 2) Providing assistance in validating impacts to the approved construction schedule and reviewing time impact analysis proposal regarding affected activities on the critical path and assisting in developing the Government's position regarding delays and/or liability; 3) Utilizing scheduling programs (P6, MS Project), forecasting, techniques, and critical path methodology to gather and evaluate contractor schedule and technical performance; and 4) Analyzing and mitigating techniques for schedule variance, schedule adherence, system engineering, integrated logistics, quality assurance, production and contractual management of construction projects. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume. GS-12 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: 1) Providing assistance and technical guidance to engineers/architects during the design phase of construction projects to ensure an appropriate construction duration is established for all construction projects; 2) Developing technical recommendations/solutions regarding construction scheduling issues and time impacts/complex problems during the administration and construction contracts; 3) Participating extensively in the pre-construction and post-construction award support aspects of scheduling requirements and performing Time Impact Analysis (TIA) on projects to ensure programs stay on track; and 4) Maintaining historical and current metrics on schedule growth differentiating types of delays impacting project progress (i.e. slow progress, rework, late procurement, internal delays). NOTE: Incumbent performs all or essentially all duties of the target position under general supervision and this information must be supported in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires. 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. PCS is not authorized. This position is eligible for part time, full time or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management. 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. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center. 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 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. 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.