INTERIOR DESIGNER

Interior Designer

Location

2 vacancies in the following location :

Relocation expenses reimbursed

Telework eligible

Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Program Development, Coordination and Support Directorate, Office of Design and Engineering, Interior Design Division (OBO / PDCS / DE / ID).

The incumbent serves as an Interior Designer responsible for planning and coordinating technical requirements pertaining to the design, construction, acquisition, repair, and maintenance of U.

S. Government-owned and operated buildings in overseas countries.

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning and coordinating technical and functional requirements to include space programming, space planning, coordination of interior details and furniture specifications for the design and construction U.

S. diplomatic facilities.

• Utilizes industry software to include AutoCAD, REVIT, Indesign and BIM tools.
• Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative, exerting control over the management of government funds in support of the design of overseas facilities.
• Develops and maintains technical documents to include scopes of work, budgets, schedules, trip reports and narratives.
• Responsible for maintaining the digital furniture catalogue to include coordination of content and brand and interface with website host and overseas posts. Travel Required

25% or less - May require domestic and / or international travel.

Supervisory status

Promotion Potential

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.
• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment. Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.

If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following :

• Experience working in the commercial interior design industry, to develop space plans, specify finish materials, and coordinate technical and functional requirements across technical disciplines.
• Experience in the commercial furniture industry to include furniture specification, GSA Schedule, furniture procurement packages, and competitive bidding.
• Experience in utilizing .commercial design industry software and tools to include REVIT, AutoCAD, Indesign, and BIM tools.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or [email protected].

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify) U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.

S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.

S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility.

If the employees information does not match DHS and / or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem.

If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be evaluated and rated under the Category Rating and Selection procedures. Based on your responses to the job-specific self-assessment questions, eligible candidates are placed for selection consideration into one of three pre-defined quality categories as described below :

Highly-qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications for the position, candidates must fully demonstrate proficiency in all major aspects of the position.

Well Qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all of the major aspects of the position.

Qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of knowledge, skill and ability of the position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume :

• Knowledge of commercial interior design.
• Knowledge of principles, theories, concepts and professional practices of interior design and the design process.
• Knowledge of principles of budgeting, contracting, work scheduling, procurement and associated skills involved in project planning and supervision.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity.

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). Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month / year to month / year) and the number of hours worked / volunteered per week.

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Application of Veterans Preference : The Category Rating Method does not add veterans' preference points or apply the rule of three, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each pre-defined quality category.

Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent (i.

e., CPS and CP) must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be rated Well Qualified for the position to receive consideration for selection priority.

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this announcement.

Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic / specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying.

Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.

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Security clearance

Drug test required

Position sensitivity and risk

Trust determination process

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