Supervisory General Engineer/Architect (Director)
Department: Legislative Branch
Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia
Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year
Job Summary: The Architect of the Capitol is seeking a Director to assist the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director in the management, administration, and supervisory responsibility for the preservation, maintenance, and ongoing operations of the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Visitor Center. Oversees and directs the Tenant Services and Facilities Operations Branch (Carpentry, Sheetmetal, Electrical, Plumbing, Insulation, Masonry, Elevator, Paint and HVAC-R), engineers, and fire alarm teams.
Major Duties:
- This position requires professional knowledge as an Architect or Engineer to perform planning and preventative maintenance and repair involving the oversight of contractors. Supports the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director in the overall management of the Capitol Building Jurisdiction. Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday (7:00 am - 3:30 pm) Hours may change due to operational needs of management. Major Duties Leadership Responsibilities Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates. Assigns duties and evaluates performance. Manages the organizational unit's budget and workload. Develops performance requirements for subordinates and ensures a mutual understanding of the performance standards. Resolves complaints and grievances. Provides leadership to ensure support for equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals and requirements. Practices non-discriminatory and non-retaliatory employment actions and prevents unlawful discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, age or disability. Provides for employee skills enrichment through job related coaching, mentoring and training. The incumbent will foster a culture of learning, sharing, cooperation and teamwork that improves efficiency and effectiveness throughout the organization. Facilities Program Management Responsible for 24-7 operations of the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Visitor Center infrastructure and serves as the director for maintenance of building systems. Responsible for developing and executing annual maintenance programs and forrnulating and working with both Capitol building team members and other agency teams / external contractors to develop plans for identified work impacting deferred maintenance and renewal of existing systems. Ensures that operational practices are in line with agency energy management goals and supports sustainability and recycling initiatives within the Capitol Building jurisdiction. Works closely with both shops supervisors, project managers, and other AOC teams to effectively support the facility condition assessments or other means/methods and utilizes the results to develop future project and maintenance plans. Works alongside engineers, architects, technicians and estimators to conduct studies for future work. Works with the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director to proactively manage risk by anticipating potential impacts on the Capitol community and aligning necessary construction or operational activities that are clearly defined regarding time, schedule and cost. Ensures project requirements are clearly communicated with appropriate groups in advance. Responsible for and ensures regulatory compliance with Fire and Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Programs. Manages service agreement contracts in the CB. Assigns Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives (COTRs) or personally serves as COTR. Advises senior management staff and officials at multiple levels of the AOC on contractor performance in support of projects managed by the Division. Ensures managed CB staff keep the Contracting Officer (CO) fully inforrned of any technical or contractual difficulties encountered during performance of the contract and also ensures COTR duties are performed appropriately. Excels in verbal and written communications. Serves as the lead in developing technical reports, presentations, policies and letters and other communications on behalf of the jurisdiction to effectively manage the operations and programs in the jurisdiction. Maintenance, Construction and Repair Exercises responsibility for the planning, direction, execution and control of in-house tasks and associated contract resources involved in modernization construction projects, preventative maintenance and repair of the U.S. Capitol building and Capitol Visitor Center. The scope of construction projects ranges from demand work orders and small in-house projects to multimillion dollar line-item construction programs. Sets programmatic goals for staff and develops plans for project execution that minimize the impact on the Capitol Community while facilitating timely completion of planned initiatives. Exercises full authority to make decisions and commitments within established guidelines. Utilizes professional knowledge of architecture and/or engineering to approve designs and scheduling. Responsible for ensuring compliance with safety regulations, material management, environmental, sustainability, asset management and resource management.
Qualifications: You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. Specialized experience: is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-15 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as having experience in the following areas: Managing and executing complex facilities operations or modernization programs for large historic or commercial facilities. Providing supervision and leadership in guidance to engineering-architect and facility operations and maintenance staff. Planning, formulating, and executing operating and capital budgets; preparing budget justifications. Representing an organization on technical matters at high-level meetings concerning impacts on normal building operations.
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Application Deadline: 2026-05-21