Interior Design

Responsibilities

• As an Interior Designer you will serve as a technical specialist in interior design (FFE and SID) for projects designed by the Middle East District or architectural‑engineering (A‑E) firms under Government contract.
• Responsible for making the final detailed check and review of the work; providing recommendations for technical sufficiency; coordinating details and design features; and ensuring adherence to design criteria and established policy.
• Responsible for design of projects which are extensive in scope and complexity, requiring skill, ingenuity, creativity, and/or knowledge of advanced principles, techniques, and procedures.
• Analyze, edit, and coordinate any request for design or construction changes of any size or cost after award of contract.
• Assist architects and engineers in preparation of contract documents, which include drawings, specifications, and design analysis for a variety of complex military and civil facilities.
• Make field trips to overseas project sites to advise on the feasibility and scope of improvements to existing facilities, from the standpoint of existing practices, materials, and cost considerations.
• Keep abreast of development and use of new materials, their cost and fabrication through literature published by manufacturers, news articles, and contacts with manufacturers, reports, and recommendations concerning use of such materials.
• Prepare Comprehensive Interior Design (CID) packages inclusive of both Structural Interior Design (SID) and Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FFE) packages.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Work may involve periodic long and short TDY to overseas locations in the Middle East District area of responsibility (AOR).
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non‑Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non‑Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

• FOR GS‑07 Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • Analyzing, editing, and/or coordinating any request for design or construction changes of any size or cost after award of contract.
  • Using experience and initiative in applying and adapting practices where significant departures from established practices and precedents are required.
  • Developing technical guidance for use by installations and other design disciplines.
• Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
• Superior Academic Achievement:
  • Class Standing – Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class.
  • Grade‑Point Average – Applicants must have a GPA of either (a) 3.0 or higher (B or better) or (b) 3.5 or higher (B+ or better).
  • Honor Society Membership – Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in an approved national honor society.
• Combination of
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  A combination may be used if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100% (months of experience /12 + graduate semester hours beyond the first year /18).
• FOR GS‑09 Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • Assisting architects and engineers in preparation of contract documents, including drawings,…