PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY POSITION AND CAN BE FILLED BY EITHER SERIES 801 (ENGINEERING) OR SERIES 808 (ARCHITECTURE). If you are applying under series 801, please apply under announcement number OD-05-09SES.

Announcement No.: OD-05-10SES

Opening Date: December 12, 2005

Closing Date: February 10, 2006

Position: Director, Office of Research Facilities Development & Operations ES-808

Organization: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Management

Location: Bethesda, Maryland

Salary Range: $107,550 - $162,100  (Annual salary limit is subject to OPM and OMB certification of the HHS SES Performance Plan at the time of appointment. Certification is an annual event.)

A recruitment bonus of op to 25% of base pay may be available to a non-Federal applicant selected for this position, subject to individual approval.

A relocation bonus of up to 25% of base pay may be available to a permanent Federal employee who must relocate to accept this position, subject to individual approval.

Area of Consideration: Applications will be accepted from all qualified persons. Current SES employees, individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates should also apply to be considered for this position.

Duties and Responsibilities:   The incumbent supports NIH’s biomedical research mission and related activities by providing executive leadership and direction to the entire facility management program for the NIH that extends to all NIH organizational components on campus and within other counties and states. NIH property includes over 82 buildings on the Bethesda campus, including a 250-bed research hospital, situated on over 300 acres. The types of facilities used by NIH consist predominantly of special purpose space such as hospitals, multi-disciplinary clinics and biomedical research laboratories, facilities that house computers, animals, and unique testing devices, and general office and support space. The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to the NIH Deputy Director for Management, NIH Director and NIH Deputy Director on all phases of facility planning, acquisition, construction, operation, and management, to include environmental protection. Provides senior level communications with such offices and agencies as the General Services Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Congress, and senior Department of Health and Human Services and NIH management. The incumbent provides overall direction and expert advice and guidance for the facilities management and technical engineering programs of the NIH including operating and maintaining hospital, clinical, and laboratory buildings and support facilities, and an infrastructure consisting of complex central plant equipment and utility distribution systems. Also oversees the establishment of program policies and goals covering design, construction, alteration, preventive maintenance, and renovation projects covering all NIH facilities. The Office of Research Facilities Development and Operations has a budget of approximately $200 million and a staff of approximately 600 including engineers, architects, craftsmen, project managers, contract specialists, real estate specialists, industrial chemists and various other technical and administrative specialists.

Qualifications Requirements:

Applicants must meet the requirements for the Architectural Series, GS-808, as defined by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards Manual for General Schedule Positions.

For GS-808 qualifications, please review the following:

http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS0800/0808.HTM

Executive Core Qualifications (Mandatory): Please note that unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service appointment, are eligible for reinstatement in to the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by U.S. OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below. The narrative should demonstrate the necessary level of management skills, characteristics, qualities, specialized knowledge, and technical competence that would indicate successful performance in the SES. Your examples should be clear and concise and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of the programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives, and level of contacts. It is recommended that you limit your narrative to two pages per ECQ. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), including the key characteristics and leadership competencies associated with the ECQs, and information on writing effective ECQ statements, is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses.

1. Leading Change – Please describe your leadership skills in developing and implementing an organizational vision, which integrates key national and program goals, priorities, values and other factors. Inherent to it is the ability to balance change and continuity, to continually strive to improve customer service and program performance within the basic Government framework, to create a work environment that encourages creative thinking, and to maintain focus, intensity and persistence, even under adversity.

2. Leading People – Please describe your leadership skills in designing and implementing strategies, which maximize employee potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the organization’s vision, mission and goals.

3. Results Driven – Stresses accountability and continuous improvement. Please describe your ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies. Describe your ability to develop long-term strategic plans and translate them into tactical plans and operational activities.

4. Business Acumen – Please describe your skills and abilities in acquiring and administering human, financial, material, and information resources in a manner which instills public trust and accomplishes the organization’s mission, and to use new technology to enhance decision making.

5. Building Coalitions/Communication – Please describe your experience in explaining, advocating, and expressing facts and ideas in a convincing manner, and negotiating with individuals and groups internally and externally. It also involves the ability to develop an expansive professional network with other organizations, and to identify the internal and external politics that impact the work of the organization.

Additional Professional/Technical Qualifications:

To be considered highly qualified, candidates must possess, in addition to the executive core qualifications listed above, experience at the GS-14/15 level or equivalent in the following professional/technical qualifications:

1. Ability to provide direction and leadership for a large comprehensive facilities program including such components as general purpose buildings, special purpose facilities such as technically oriented buildings, acquisition and construction programs, utility operations/environmental protection, facility planning and design, and maintenance.
2. Technical knowledge of facilities areas including: acquisition, construction, planning and design, utilities operations/environmental protection, and maintenance. The most recent, up-to-date knowledge of new developments and technologies must be evident as well as the ability to plan long-term strategies incorporating facility and financial aspects.
3. Knowledge of resource and risk management/internal controls including: management of human capital and the ability to direct and develop a diverse subordinate staff and design human resource strategies to meet the organization’s mission; ability to manage the fiscal resources of the organization and to plan and manage within allocated budgets; and management of risk and the evaluation of program performance.

Standards of Conduct/Financial Disclosure: All employees of the Federal Government are subject to the conflict of interest statutes and regulations, including the Standards of Ethical Conduct, that govern activities with outside organizations and reporting financial holdings. This position will require that the incumbent complete a financial disclosure report. Applicants are encouraged to review the NIH Ethics Program web site at: http://ethics.od.nih.gov.

Evaluation Method:

Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of the quality and extent of total accomplishments, experience, and education. All applicants must meet the mandatory executive core qualifications to be eligible for further consideration, and must provide detailed evidence of how they meet the additional professional/technical qualifications requirements. Applicants must show that they possess the required experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other personal characteristics, and must show how and when they were used. This evidence must include clear, concise examples that demonstrate the level of accomplishment and degree of responsibility. Qualifications determinations will be based on information provided. Applicants who are determined to be highly qualified by the Search Committee will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview, at which time, your will be contacted.

How to Apply:

Applicants must submit a resume, curriculum vitae, Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612) or any other written format (e.g., SF-171;) and a detailed written statement addressing all the executive core qualifications and additional professional/technical qualifications listed above. Failure to comply with the required application procedures will result in non-consideration of your application. Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide the names, titles, and phone numbers of four or five references. Applications must be received by the closing date and sent electronically, via E-mail, to: seniorre@od.nih.gov

Applicants with access to the Internet’s World Wide Web may browse the NIH Home Page under the Executive Jobs Section to view this announcement at http://www.jobs.nih.gov.

Please contact Ms. Lynnita Parrish at seniorre@od.nih.gov for any questions you may have regarding this vacancy announcement.

Benefits:

Information regarding NIH employee benefits may be accessed at: http://www.jobs.nih.gov/Benefits/permanentemployeesinfo.htm. Additional information on Federal employee benefits may be accessed on the Office of Personnel Management’s website at: http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/new_employees.asp.

Other Information:

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Travel and Transportation expenses may be authorized in accordance with applicable Federal Travel Regulations governing the relocation of current Federal employees and new appointees.

A one-year probationary period must be served by the individual selected if not currently or previously in the career Senior Executive Service.

Public Health Service Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of the position within the Commissioned Corps may submit a resume to the above address.

NIH provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation during any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

If you are a hearing impaired individual seeking assistance with the application process, you may contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in this announcement by phoning a relay operator at 1-800-735-2258. For additional information see http://www.mdrelay.org or http://www.consumer.att.com/relay/.

All application forms are subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act and become the property of DHHS.

SELECTION FOR THIS POSITION WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON MERIT, WITH NO DISCRIMINATION

FOR NONMERIT REASONS SUCH AS RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,

NATIONAL ORIGIN, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, AGE OR MEMBERSHIP

OR NONMEMBERSHIP IN AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION.

**DHHS AND NIH ARE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS **