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The Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Engineer, Project Management Division is seeking an exceptional General Engineer or Architect (Project Management) for managing major constructions projects having agency-wide impact. The selectee will provide overall project management direction ranging from conceptual design through commissioning.

Duties

***This position is temporary in nature and is not to exceed 2 years.*** 

This position is being advertised as an interdisciplinary General Engineer/Architect position which means you may be placed into an Engineer position or an Architect position based on your educational background and/or qualifications. Please refer to the "Qualifications" section of this announcement for additional information. 

MAJOR DUTIES:

-- Provides overall project management direction ranging from conceptual design through commissioning with responsibility to provide professional expertise, coordination, direction and oversight of various design and construction activities and direction and oversight of project managers responsible for similar related projects.

-- Directs and manages significant projects on the Capitol Complex and related facilities. Accomplishes varied and complex project management duties in participation with project teams and makes decisions affecting areas of responsibility that are controversial and precedent setting. Directs a broad range of inter-disciplinary development and design activities.

-- Maintains current information on status of all scheduling issues for design and construction projects to identify actual or potential problem areas, trends, deficiency situations, areas of imbalance or similar factors that could impact the effective management control of these initiatives.

-- Develops methods to track and measure program accomplishments, results and effectiveness. Analytical assignments involve efforts to develop and implement broad changes.

-- Serves as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR), guiding and evaluating contractor efforts and assessing technical progress in relation to the established schedules and resources allotted.

-- Provides leadership and/or participates on joint program or project development teams that represent private, public and government interests. Serves as spokesperson for the AOC during major programmatic reviews and ensures that the team functions in a cooperative manner.

-- Assists with management of the overall budget and approving estimates and funding requirements to assure availability of adequate resources consistent with project objectives; Assisting with the management of the utilization of resources, justifies plans and controls receipt and issuance of project authority and funds.