Architect - Los Angeles, United States - General Services Administration

Description

Summary

As Senior Architect, you'll be responsible for all aspects of project management comprising of major, politically sensitive & complex initiatives.

Location of position: Design and Construction Division, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, OR San Diego, CA.

The Division provides expertise & technical support for repair and alteration, modernization, build-to-suit of leased facilities & federal buildings.

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

Duties

Project Management Duties:

• Overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, execution, and closure of leasing, design, or construction projects, which comprise the most major, politically sensitive, and complex initiatives.
• Responsible for leading multidisciplinary team(s) through the project lifecycle. Sets team direction, coordinates activities across different organizational functions, and assigns roles and responsibilities for the project.
• Ensures that projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Establishes baselines for scope, schedule, and budget, monitors progress, takes action to correct deviations from the baseline, and reports project status.
• Leads project team in developing, monitoring, and adjusting the project scope throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Ensures project team reviews the design of architects and engineers for programmatic conformance, customer needs and compliance to industry codes and standards. Makes detailed study of each project, considers method of achieving assignment, and decides on best final solution.
• Establishes project budgets, monitors progress, implements cost controls, and reports budget status. Reviews estimates prepared by contracted or government resources, reviews contractor's proposals, and participates in negotiations with contractors.
• Assists the Contracting Officer in the preparation of statements of work, determinations and findings and solicitation documents. Oversees detailed analyses of all elements of cost in proposals and recommends competitive range determinations to the Contracting Officer. In conjunction with the Contracting Officer, develops negotiation plans and objectives; holds conferences; and conducts discussions and negotiations. Participates in the A/E, Contractor and/or Lessor selection process and in negotiations for Construction Management, and design post-construction contract award services.
• Manages all aspects of the project's finances with the client including preparation, negotiation, presentation, approval, and communication of pricing, occupancy agreements, reimbursable work authorizations, and project budgets.
• Leads discussions with client agencies regarding project requirements to determine the best solution based on available funding, technical recommendations and operational needs of end users.
• Presents options to the customer based on derived knowledge of customer's current and future requirements. Negotiates and coordinates project plans, budget objectives and schedules with customer agencies to establish and/or manage customer expectations.
• Project Closeout - Ensures the completion of project documents and makes certain they are uploaded into all necessary systems of record in order to track established performance metrics and historical trends. Conducts and documents lessons learned analysis.

Contracting Officer's Representative Duties:

• Represents GSA and the Contracting Officer (CO) on A/E, Construction Management, lease and Construction contracts as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). As the COR, exercises full delegated authority from the CO reviewing, inspecting, and directing the work as it proceeds in compliance with contract requirements. Recommends payment for services received or appropriate action where non-conformance with the contract is discovered.
• Construction inspection responsibilities include all facets and phases of construction engineering covering each of the building trades. Prepares statements of work and detailed instructions for guidance to architects and consulting engineers. Assists in evaluations, election panels, and negotiations. Reviews technical reports and evaluates assumptions, formulas, and calculations. Manages the development of plans, specifications and cost estimates for building alterations, repairs, improvements, and new construction. Reviews cost estimates for accuracy and technical adequacy.
• Analyzes contractor claims. May perform special services and investigations as required to evaluate claim documentation
  and provide recommendations on cost and schedule impact.

Professional Architectural Duties:

• Conducts site surveys to determine condition of structures and systems, evaluates requirements and recommends incorporation, modification or exclusion of various project features to best meet long-term needs of the government in consideration of such factors as urgency of needed repairs or redesign, useful life of building components and systems, and cost/benefits involved.
• Reviews complex architectural problems and provides recommendations to GSA management. Prepares technical reports on highly complex architectural matters that influence current and future regional programs.

Customer Service Duties:

• Serves as the primary point of contact for the customer, and has overall responsibility for providing customer technical guidance and sound business practices.