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Construction Representative

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Architect of the Capitol

Washington, DC (In Person)

$140,053 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 3 days ago (Updated 17 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/12/2026

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Construction Representive Legislive Branch Architect of the Capitol Summary This position is loced in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Engineer, Construction Division, Construction Branch. The selectee oversees and manages the work of construction management teams. Projects involve renovion, restorion and improvement of structures in assigned jurisdictions which are of gre historical significance and requires the use of specialized construction methods to accomplish the work. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Engineer, Construction Division, Construction Branch. The selectee oversees and manages the work of construction management teams. Projects involve renovion, restorion and improvement of structures in assigned jurisdictions which are of gre historical significance and requires the use of specialized construction methods to accomplish the work. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today
  • Apply by 06/26/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 26, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Architect of the Capitol Washington, DC 2 vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Telework eligible as determined by agency policy Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785
  • $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential 13
  • Full Performance Level is GS-13 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
  • Excepted Service position (does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus) Travel Required Not required Appointment type Temporary
  • Temporary (Not to exceed 24 months); Full Time; Day Shift (4:00 a.m.
  • 2:30 p.
m).
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT MAY BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE 24 MONTHS TIME FRAME AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE AGENCY.
Occupions and job series 0809 Construction Control Technical Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
OCE-2026-234
Control number 872641700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted from all US Citizens.
Note:
Please be advised th federal retired annuitant candides may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in th capacity. Duties Help
  • This position is temporary in nure and is not to exceed 24 months.
This is strictly a temporary appointment where there is no permanent need or permanent funding available for the work involved. This position is subject to the project needs of the Agency. Therefore, the appointment could be termined any time due to shortage of work or shortage of funds without any advance notice. If project work continues however, it could be extended beyond the 24-month time frame the sole discretion of the Agency. As a non-permanent employee, you may also be separed for failure to meet management's expections, with no advance notice. •
TWO SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE FROM THIS VACANCY.
Day Shift:
4:00 A.M.
  • 2:30 P.
M. Hours may change due to
Operional Needs of Management Major Duties:
  • Performs constructability reviews and collabores with consultants, architects, engineers, and estimors in advance of demolition, renovion and construction projects.
  • Directs construction teams composed of in-house and/or external construction teams. Provides technical guidance and clarificion as needed to resolve technical difficulties.
  • Monitors AOC staff and contractors' safety protocols and fully enforces all applicable safety standards and regulions. Complies with all OSHA safety rules and regulions to ensure th work progresses in a safe manner.
  • Schedules meetings to identify action items, milestones, reasonableness of construction schedule, and phasing requirements.
  • Participes in the review of proposals and selection of contractors as a technical evaluion panel member.
  • Contributes to the development of construction specificions by reviewing draft contract documents for practicability, accuracy, risk management, and completeness. Assists in preparing documents for bid and award process.
  • Monitors and inspects in house trades and contractor performance to ensure th the entire scope of the contract is performed and all quality requirements specified are in strict compliance.
Develops effective quality assurance and surveillance plans to proactively identify and correct any deficiencies in work and merials. Takes approprie actions to correct non-compliant and deficient work by initiing issuance of notices to comply and letters of concerns. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstre the job-reled KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the cegories below: A citizen of the United Stes; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declarion of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United Stes (nionals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nionals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United Stes." Qualificions You must meet the United Stes Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualificion requirements (including specialized experience and/or educional requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualificions requirements by the closing de of the job announcement. Additional informion on the qualificion requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualificions Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site OPM qualificion standards Specialized experience: is experience th has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and th is typically in or reled to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to least the next lower grade level. Candides for the GS-13 grade level must have least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as the following: (1) Overseeing and monitoring new construction, renovions, infrastructure improvements and building upgrade contracts. (2) Working with project managers, jurisdictions, consultants and in-house resources to determine risks and making recommendions through changes in scope of work, construction documents and proactive oversight utilizing risk mitigion planning and/or removal of these risks. (3) Recommending improvements in design and efficiencies, reducing changes to the contract and enhancing operions. (4) Monitoring and inspecting contractor performance to ensure th the entire scope of the contract is performed and all quality requirements specified are in strict compliance. Educion No educion substitution Additional informion Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislive branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separed under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documention of disability, if applicable. For more informion, please OPM vet guide If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System . If you are exempt from registrion under Selective Service Law, you must provide approprie proof of exemption. Please the Selective Service System website for more informion.
DRUG TESTING
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candide tentively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Sisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candide must test negive prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide, and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and sisfactory adjudicion to be eligible for employment the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an
E-VERIFY
Participant.
E-VERIFY
is an Internet-based system th compares informion from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verificion, to da from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administrion records to confirm employment authorizion in the United Stes. If you are selected for this position, the documention th you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 verified through the DHS "
E-VERIFY
" electronic system. For more informion on E-Verify, please http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discriminion on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, nional origin, genetic informion, sexual oriention and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocion expenses are not authorized.
Note:
Please be advised th federal retired annuitant candides may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in th capacity. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All applicion merials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc. The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program. Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year). Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for considerion and qualificions for the position determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions. Your resume evalued based on evidence of your ability to demonstre the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience reles to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions rele to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies: Knowledge of construction practices and techniques. Ability to plan and manage construction projects. Experience in investiging contract change orders or deviions requiring engineering determinions. Ability to communice effectively in writing. Ability to communice effectively orally. Your responses to the self assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial ring. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses evalued by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject mter expert against the informion provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self assessment questions. Falsifying your background, educion, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or disqualificion for further considerion. Please note th a complete applicion is required for considerion. (Please review the "Required Documents" section of this job announcement to see wh must be included in a complete applicion). You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc. The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program. Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year). Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy. To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion. Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des, duties and accomplishments. Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division . If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection. If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form). Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers. If you choose to submit supporting documention with your applicion profile, you may select ONE of the following methods: 1) You can upload your documents when you register or upde your informion on the Architect of the Capitol applicion site which you access through the USAJobs site. Your applicion and all required documention must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing de of this job announcement. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You MUST apply online. 
FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJobs Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJobs user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help setting up an account or for general help using USAJobs, go to USAJobs Help Page .
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk 1-866-656-6831 or by e-mail MGSHELP@monster.com. The help desk is available Monday
  • Friday 7:00 a.
m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times. All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJobs "Saved Documents" feure. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call (202) 226-7000 for directions. Agency contact informion Nyika Hinson Phone 202.718.5736 nyika.hinson@aoc.gov Address Architect of the Capitol United Stes Capitol Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United Stes Next steps You will receive a notice genered by the USAJobs System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into http://www.usajobs.gov . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJobs Account, editing your profile and changing the 'Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within 2 weeks after the closing de of this job announcement. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy. To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion. Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des, duties and accomplishments. Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division . If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection. If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form). Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers. If you choose to submit supporting documention with your applicion profile, you may select ONE of the following methods: 1) You can upload your documents when you register or upde your informion on the Architect of the Capitol applicion site which you access through the USAJobs site. Your applicion and all required documention must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing de of this job announcement. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You MUST apply online. 
FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJobs Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJobs user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help setting up an account or for general help using USAJobs, go to USAJobs Help Page .
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk 1-866-656-6831 or by e-mail MGSHELP@monster.com. The help desk is available Monday
  • Friday 7:00 a.
m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times. All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJobs "Saved Documents" feure. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call (202) 226-7000 for directions. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Nyika Hinson Phone 202.718.5736 nyika.hinson@aoc.gov Address Architect of the Capitol United Stes Capitol Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United Stes Next steps You will receive a notice genered by the USAJobs System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into http://www.usajobs.gov . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJobs Account, editing your profile and changing the 'Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within 2 weeks after the closing de of this job announcement. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today
  • Apply by 06/26/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 26, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Architect of the Capitol Washington, DC 2 vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Telework eligible as determined by agency policy Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785
  • $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential 13
  • Full Performance Level is GS-13 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
  • Excepted Service position (does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus) Travel Required Not required Appointment type Temporary
  • Temporary (Not to exceed 24 months); Full Time; Day Shift (4:00 a.m.
  • 2:30 p.
m).
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT MAY BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE 24 MONTHS TIME FRAME AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE AGENCY.
Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
OCE-2026-234
Control number 872641700