Job Summary

This position is located in the Major Projects Service at John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis, MO. The Lead Interior Designer is responsible for assisting with planning, implementation and operational management of a complete Interior Design program.

Job Description

Minimum Requirement: The following are minimum requirements for appointment as a Lead Interior Designer at GS-12 grade in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which all applicants must meet the following. Specialized Experience (GS-12): You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) 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 (i.e., GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs such as: identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment; performing services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings; preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public; coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context; managing projects, developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, participating in on-site construction visits, conducting pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, developing standards for efficient space management, etc. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.) AND SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirement for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Professional experience independently developing and coordinating interior design construction documents using computer-aided design (CAD) software (e.g., Auto Cad, Architecture, 3DS Max, Revit, AutoCAD MEP, Sketch-up, etc.), including space plans, furniture/equipment layouts, finish plans, elevations, details, schedules, and related technical documentation (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: To be credited, your resume must show details of this experience.) For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.