Construction Control Representative

As a Construction Control Representative, you will be responsible for the technical, financial, and business management of designated design and construction projects.

Location of position: Public Buildings Service (PBS), Property Management Division. The duty station will be a Region 3 building located in Norfolk, VA. Philadelphia, PA. or Harrisburg, PA.

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

The major duties listed below are at the full performance level GS-12:

• Serves as a technical manager and has overall responsibility for designated projects, from the project initiation stage through the planning, design, construction and closeout phases.
• Meets with contractors, manufacturers’ representatives, Lessors, and/or Government agency representatives to establish construction requirements.
• Determines project risk and assesses project activities and resources to mitigate risk.
• Performs progress and final construction inspections checking in detail all phases of contract compliance with contract documents, identifies deficiencies and follows up to ensure correction of same. 
• Develops scopes of work for designated construction projects, which includes a written narrative, plans, sketches, specifications, and / or other design documents necessary to communicate the project intent to the customer, the design firm, and/or the general contractor. 
• Represents agency in the management of construction contracts for the preservation, restoration, alteration, and/or rehabilitation of public buildings and/or leased federal space. 

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. 

The GS-11 salary range starts at $80,665 per year.

The GS-12 salary range starts at $96,684 per year.

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.  

To qualify for the GS-11: you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 level or higher in the Federal service. 

Specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 level is experience applying engineering methods and techniques and construction practices related to building systems (e.g. heating, ventilation, air conditioning, architectural finishes, electrical systems, fire protection systems, or plumbing systems, etc.); defining requirements with customers; assisting with the development of construction cost estimates; assisting or leading in the inspection of construction; and reading and interpreting engineering and architectural plans and specifications. Such experience must also include assisting with managing projects and/or large portions of projects (balance scope/quality, schedule, and budget) requiring the services of multiple disciplines from project initiation phase through project closeout.

To qualify at the GS-12: you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service. 

Specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level is experience applying engineering methods and techniques and construction practices related to building systems (e.g. heating, ventilation, air conditioning, architectural finishes, electrical systems, fire protection systems, or plumbing systems, etc.); defining requirements with customers; developing construction cost estimates; inspecting construction; administering construction contracts; and reading and interpreting engineering and architectural plans and specifications. Such experience must also include independently managing projects and/or large portions of projects (balance scope/quality, schedule, and budget) requiring the services of multiple disciplines from project initiation phase through project closeout.

We are also accepting applications from all U.S. Citizens and Nationals under Vacancy Announcement #3P-2025-0010.  You must apply separately to each announcement to be considered for both.