Supervisory Architect

The Supervisory Architect coordinates with the lead architects and engineers to accomplish  this position, you will:

Serve as an Architect technical expert in the building design process.  Develop original architectural and/or engineering designs for buildings or renovations of buildings.  Lead and manage project teams of professionals and stakeholders, and contracted architects and engineers.  Lead meetings and discussions with in-house customers, professionals in other disciplines, and representatives of A&E contractors.### Requirements Conditions of employment  Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation  May need to complete a Probationary Period  Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer  Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.  

Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.

Qualifications  Basic Requirement:(You must submit unofficial school transcripts)1. Degree: architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems.

OR2. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following:
1. Related Curriculum:
Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying in full the basic requirements, provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in paragraph

A.  2.

Experience:

An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture

Applicants must meet the basic qualification requirements as described in the Office of Personnel Management’s Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions. These standards may be viewed in its entirety at the following address on the web at http://www.opm.gov/ qualifications/SEC-III/A/0800-NDX.htm.

Architecture Series
- Basic Requirements All Professional Engineering Positions
- Basic Requirements Special Instructions for Foreign

Education:

If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the  Required Documents  section of this  addition to the basic qualification requirement…