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Summary This position is in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Engineer. This role serves as a Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) administrator responsible for developing solutions or recommended courses of action to address the needs of system users, managers, and stakeholders. Responsibilities If selected at the GS-9 grade level, you will perform progressively more responsible duties and responsibilities on a gradual basis leading to the full performance level. The selectee works with senior analysts and will perform the following duties (listed as a GS-11): Project Management Information Systems Administration and Management (50%) Facilitates effective construction project management though improvement and implementation of automated systems. Assesses the reliability and effectiveness of Project Management Information Systems (PMIS). Performs life cycle cost/benefit analysis and recommends upgrades to legacy systems or recommends new acquisitions as applicable. Provides user support and training, and develops customized reports and workflow processes for users and managers to facilitate project management procedures and processes. Develops, monitors and updates PMIS training material and user guides to remain current with system features and functionality. Creates and manages user accounts, access, permissions and roles. Data Management and Reporting (30%) Troubleshoots technical issues and provides guidance and assistance with users and AOC business units. Develops and designs new reports and workflow processes as requested by user community and provides design guidance. Ensures reports and processes are completed timely and accurately. Ensures all system generated reports and workflow processes are reliable and without error. Ensures that all material issues, both system-related and other, are promptly communicated to managers and supervisors. Information Technology (IT) (20%) Assists in system development, upgrade projects, and implementation and integration of new systems. Participates in system upgrades, including requirements gathering and documentation, functional design documentation, configuration setup, testing and training; supports and identifies opportunities to implement advanced features. Assists in the development of AOC/OCE policies and procedures for new processes and additional functionalities and contributes solutions and guidance in improving project management processes. Requirements 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 demonstrate the job-related KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. . 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 OPM qualification standards 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. For the GS-09: You must have the following: Specialized experience: Candidates for the GS-09 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates all of the following: Working knowledge of the use of Project Management Information System (PMIS) for building and construction projects (i.e. e-builder, Kahua, Aconex, Oracle Univer, ProjetTeam or equivalent software application). Assist senior analyst with user support. Troubleshoot non-technical issues. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Combination of education and experience: An equivalent combination of the specialized experience and the graduate-level education described above. For the GS-11: You must have the following: Specialized experience: Candidates for the GS-11 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-09 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates all of the following: Broad knowledge of the use of Project Management Information System (PMIS) for building and construction projects (i.e. e-builder, Kahua, Aconex, Oracle Univer, ProjetTeam or equivalent software application). Provide user support and training. Troubleshoot technical and/or non-technical issues. Develop reports and documenting workflow processes. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR Combination of education and experience. An equivalent combination of the specialized experience and the graduate-level education described above. Education Education may be qualifying as indicated in the Qualifications section of this announcement. Transcripts must be provided if selected. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing if selected. Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative 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 separated 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 documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit OPM vet guide If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative 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 satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc\_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.