Chief Architect

Chief Architect

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $151661 - $228000 Per Year

Job Summary: The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.

Major Duties:

• This position serves as the Deputy Administrator for Capital Projects and Chief Architect at the National Gallery of Art (NGA), and reports to the Administrator. The incumbent is the principle authority on all matters related to architectual design, facilities master planning, program management, project development, major renovation, capital constuction, and contract administration. The incumbent provides direction and coordination in the development and execution of agency-wide facilities planning and programming for major capital projects, including long-term space planning necessary to ensure the long-term care and upkeep of the Gallery's infrastructure, buidlings and leased space. Serves as principal advisor to the Administrator on comprehsneive campus planning, planning for relocations, and the capital construction projects which the NGA is undertaking to meet long-range (10 years) facility requirements, when funding is sought, and how projects are executed in conjunction with the Administrator, develops policies and procedures for the administration and execution of capital improvements, new construction, major repair, alteration, modification, renovation and restoration programs of the Gallery. Maintains liaison with senior management to provide information on the condition of existing facilities, and to ensure the timely development of facilities projects to support program changes. Directs studies to assess facilities requirements and prepares an integrated series of documents which present in graphic, narrative, and tabular form the findings, proposals and recommendations of the planning process. The comprehensive campus facilities plan wo;; consider: architectural, structural, mechancial, electrical, utilities, fire protection, telecommunications, transportation systems, visitation, food service, and circulation. Serves on Gallery Architectural Engineering (A/E) Services Evaluation Boards established to rate capabilities of professional A/E consulting firms for contracted technical services. Provides expertise in planning, design and construction management. Analyzes A/E submissions. Coordinates A/E evaluation panel procedures. Serves on or leads negotian committees that evaluate cost and time proposals. Prepares scopes of work and cost estimates for the acquisition of A/E services and coordinates contracting processes. Provudes leadership, oversight and management of planning, design and construction activities undertaken by contracted professional architects, engineers and designers for assigned projects. Activities include design, analysis, estimating and preparation of contract documents, bidding, award and construction. Serves on Gallery technical evaluation panels and source selection boards for construction services established to select construction contractors based on their technical capabilities. The incumbent is responsible to ensure that conracts are carried out within established timeframes and authorized funding and that completed work conforms to engineering and architectural criteria, practices and local/national codes.

Qualifications: Basic Qualification Requirements for 0808 (Architecture series): Architecture Series 0808 You must submit transcripts as proof of education or certification to be considered for this position. You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying specialized experience. Specialized 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. In addition to meeting the basic education requirements, applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications. Specialized Experience Statement: While not required by regulation, agencies may require that at least 1 year of the specialized experience must be at least equivalent to experience at GS-15 (5 CFR 319.301(c)(2)) To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, candidates must possess a minimum of one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to grade level GS-15. Specialized experience is defined as the demonstrated ability to perform the duties of the position, including progressively broad and complex experience directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) below. OPM Qualifications Standard: General Schedule Qualification Standards Individual Occupational Requirements: Architecture Series 0808 Associated Group standard: Job Family Standard for Professional Work in the Engineering and Architecture Group, 0800 MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must address the following mandatory qualifications separate from their resumes. Statements must provide specific examples that address relevant experience, accomplishments and evidence that you possess demonstrated superior technical qualifications. You will not be considered for this position if you fail to submit qualification statements specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification requirement. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): Maximum of two pages per MTQ. EACH MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ) MUST BE ADDRESSED AND TITLED SEPARATELY AND MUST NOT EXCEED TWO PAGES PER STATEMENT MTQ 1. Demonstrated experience leading a team of architects and engineers in delivering capital projects, architectural design, campus planning, program management, and major renovation or repair initiatives, including setting priorities, assigning work, and providing technical oversight. MTQ 2. Demonstrated experience managing an annual budget of $10 million or more, including administering multiple funding sources with varying restrictions, ensuring compliance with obligation deadlines, implementing financial controls, and using budget or financial management systems to plan, track, and report expenditures. MTQ 3. Demonstrated experience overseeing contract administration and coordinating project execution activities in support of capital projects and related initiatives. MTQ 4. Demonstrated experience in organization-wide real property planning and long-term space management to support the maintenance, modernization, and utilization of infrastructure, buildings, and leased space. Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: Requires availability for domestic and international travel up to 10%. Your responses to the MTQs will be evaluated based on how clearly and concisely you emphasize your level of responsibilities, particularly, the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of actions taken. You are required to submit separate narrative statements for each MTQ to receive consideration for this position. Please see the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section for complete details regarding the page limitation and formatting requirement. Applicants must carefully review the information in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position. Time-in-grade requirements do not apply to SL positions, so applicants do not need to have spent a certain period of time at the GS-15 or equivalent level (see 5 CFR 300.603(a)). Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. If you have questions about this job, please contact the HR Office representative listed in the "Agency Contact Info" section of this vacancy announcement. If you need assistance in applying on-line, please refer to the How to Apply section below and explore the Federal Application Process information on the USAJobs website. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. Read the Eligibility questions carefully. The questions address if you are eligible to apply to this JOA. Your responses will affect your consideration for the position. You may qualify for more than one eligibility, so please choose carefully. You will only be considered under the options you have selected. If you respond that you do not meet any of the eligibility questions, you will not be considered for this position. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. If experiencing a significant hardship which hinders your ability to apply on-line, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this announcement at least two business days before the closing date, to discuss your situation. Failure to contact us within sufficient time may result in your hardship request being denied. The National Gallery of Art receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content (e.g. SSN or DOB), your resume will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you will not be considered for this vacancy. Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-08