Construction Analyst

Agency: Veterans Benefits Administration

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location: Multiple Locations

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Requirements: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this job opportunity announcement, 08/03/2026. Note: All applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and the Specialized Experience as defined below: Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study — architecture, engineering, building construction, or other fields related to the position. OR Specialized Experience: Experience in the preparation or review of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and costs for the construction, extension, alteration, or repair of buildings. Applicants should have knowledge of the residential construction field, and experience in the development of plans and specifications, and in negotiation work. This experience may have been obtained working as a contractor or as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm. However, any drafting experience must have provided an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge. Appropriate experience includes working with diverse construction materials (brick, lumber, reinforced concrete, steel) and types of structures (housing, single-family dwellings and multi-family apartment units, and industrial and commercial structures). Applicants should be familiar with matters such as planning a subdivision, laying out traffic flow in a multi-family apartment structure, or working out specification problems in plans. In addition to the IOR above, applicants must possess specialized experience described below: Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level: At least one year (52 Weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade level of GS-11 in the Federal, state, local, public, or private sector. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Manages residential and commercial construction projects independently, based on approved contracts, plans, and blueprints; Oversees project progress, pro