Construction Analyst

**Duties**:

- Assist Veterans and/or contractors, architects, drafts persons with required design changes, differing site conditions, variations in quantity estimates, changes in specifications and drawings, etc.
- Lead design review discussions, in person, by phone, or electronically to inform the Veteran, contractor, architects, draftsperson, et al, on VA minimum property requirements for residential property use.
- Perform all administrative and technical functions of the SAH, Special Home Adaptations (SHA), and Rehabilitation grant programs for assigned grants.
- Notes and decides upon such matters as suitability of completed work, adequacy of construction materials, reasonableness of schedules and estimates, adequacy of inspection and control procedures.
- Process and recommend administrative sanctions for industry stakeholders.
- Manage appeals submitted to Value Stream leadership for grant cases assigned which requires the SAH Agent to complete a higher-level review of decisions to include reviewing the facts and evidence submitted to support the appeal.
- Establish and maintain the SAH case file from eligibility established through final accounting and grant closure.
- Coordinate with contractors, architects, and draft person for the creation of documents that successfully convey all SAH grant requirements: description of materials, scope of work, contracts, disbursement schedule, plans and blueprints, etc.
- Coordinate with the Veteran and contractor throughout construction to ensure all parties are informed of project progress and problems, issues and their resolution and disbursement of project funds.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- A probationary period may be required for employees and supervisors.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- May be required to travel overnight and to off-site locations.
- A valid driver's license and ability to operate a motor vehicle.
- This is an Out-based position.

**Qualifications**:

- To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/24/2024.This position has an **Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR)**. All applicants **must** meet **BOTH** the requirements of the **IOR**, and the required **Specialized Experience** as stated below for the appropriate grade levels of GS-11 and 12.
- **IOR**:"Education**:_Undergraduate and Graduate Education:_ Major study - architecture, engineering, building construction, or other fields related to the position.
- **OR**
- Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5):_ Experience in the preparation or review of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and costs for the construction, extension, alteration, or repair of buildings. Applicants should have knowledge of the residential construction field, and experience in the development of plans and specifications, and in negotiation work. This experience may have been obtained working as a contractor or as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm. However, any drafting experience must have provided an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge.
- Appropriate experience includes working with diverse construction materials (brick, lumber, reinforced concrete, steel) and types of structures (housing, single-family dwellings and multi-family apartment units, and industrial and commercial structures). Applicants should be familiar with matters such as planning a subdivision, laying out traffic flow in a multi-family apartment structure, or working out specification problems in plans.
- **AND**

**Specialized Experience**:
**GS-11 **Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-09) in federal or other services, in the normal line of progression for the occupation within the organization. **Specialized experience is defined as**:1)Supporting clients considered to be in high risk/need groups, supporting grant programs, utilizing available information to analyze and address unique needs of program beneficiaries, as it relates to the construction plan/project;** AND** 2) performing professional work directly related to residential construction, remodeling, and/or adaptations for individuals with unique physical or other needs.
- **OR**

**Applicants may substitute education in place of the experience required to qualify at the Grade level GS-11**: With3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree _or_ with the completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. This graduate education (or completed degree) **must have a Major area of study in architecture, engineering, building construction, or other fields related to the position**.**

**OR**

**Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-11**. Only graduate level educat