Interior Designer

This position reports to Deputy Chief, Facilities Management Service, VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System and is located at Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, Nevada. Qualifications Specialized Experience One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS 9) in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience requires 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, and developing standards for efficient space management. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Substitution of Education for Experience (Transcript Required) Possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. if related, with major study in interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design; or passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one (1) year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours will be considered an academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. Combination of Experience and Education (Transcript Required) Equivalent combination of creditable specialized experience and graduate education as described above to meet the total requirements for the position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. Selective Placement Factor (Mandatory Driver's License) This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to and essential for satisfactory performance of the job). Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. Note: We cannot accept photographs; therefore, please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at #J-18808-Ljbffr