Exhibition Project Manager

About the role

The Library of Congress shares its vast collections of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, audiovisual materials, and priceless artifacts to cultivate curiosity and spark imagination. We engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity.

We seek highly talented professionals to join a vibrant and collaborative community. Your work here will have lasting impact on the Library and its users well into the future.

What you will do

• This position serves as an Exhibition Project Manager in the Exhibit Office (EO), Center for Exhibits and Interpretation (CEI), Chief of Staff , Office of The Librarian, at the Library of Congress (LOC) and reports to the Chief of Interpretation.
• The incumbent will facilitate and manage project from all aspects of an assigned portfolio of new permanent exhibitions, changing exhibitions, collections-based installations, exhibit rotations, and other special projects from the point of their approval by the Center for Exhibits and Interpretation and Library leadership, through design, bid, fabrication/installation, maintenance and project closeout.
• As the Exhibition Project Manager, you will: Lead the day-to-day project management activities related to exhibit development and installation.
• Collaborate with Exhibit Directors and other EO staff to identify phases of exhibitions to be provided by contractors; prepare and justify requests for contract resources and pre-award documents such as statements of work (SOWs), cost estimates; manage the post-award phase of contract assignments and monitors progress and work of exhibit production related contractors.
• Lead project planning and implementation efforts in accord with project requirements.
• Conduct research to gain understanding of business environments, customer and operational requirements, agency limitations, decision making processes, and strategies to create an effective project and program planning and implementation strategy.
• Coordinate, integrate and monitor project activities.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs and goals.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders both internal and external; lead cross-functional teams of exhibit specialists, and Library vendors (i.e. design services, media development services, AV systems, fabrication and installation services, graphic production services, and mount making services) from within and outside the Library in project design, implementation, and closeout.
• Serve as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), performing all required duties of a COR, including not limited to overseeing contractors, approving or recommending payments and modifications, and ensuring that contractor provided services are effectively integrated with inhouse work.
• Create and maintain detailed project scheduling (near and long range), managing each project to schedule and approved working budget, coordinating and facilitating cross-EO departmental planning and logistics meetings.
• Maintain proper storage and organization of digital and physical exhibit related files and documentation.
• Create and contribute databases, spreadsheets, project management software, and other automated tools/records for the purpose of documenting, tracking, presenting, and analyzing information.
• Perform other duties assigned.
• The position description number for this position is 470651.
• The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.
• The incumbent of this position will work a Compflex work schedule.
• This is a non-supervisory, non-bargaining unit position.
• Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Requirements

• Conditions of Employment Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana.
• The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library.
• In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.

Education

There are no education requirements for this vacancy.

How you will be evaluated

The Library of Congress evaluates applicants through an applicant questionnaire and a structured interview. Applicants may also be screened for some jobs through licensing, certification, and/or education requirements, a narrative/application review, and/or a preliminary telephone interview.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk (**) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the most critical for a position.

To be considered for final selection, applicants must demonstrate fully acceptable experience in these designated KSAs in the narrative/application review, preliminary telephone and/or full structured interview.

The various assessment tools listed above are designed to verify or explore applicants' experience, knowledge, and training directly related to the job in order to identify the best qualified applicants for selection. You may preview questions for this vacancy.

Documents you must provide

• Current or former federal employees must submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent).
• Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an appropriate certificate of eligibility when applying for this position.
• The proof or disability/certification may be issued by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant's college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• The letter must verify that the applicant has a severe disability and must be dated within three years of the date of the application.
• The program does not accept certification from health care providers.
• For more information contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at *** or email ***.
• FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

What to expect next

Please review our evaluation process under Evaluation. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My USAJOBS" tab and clicking on "My Applications." You will receive final notification via e-mail when the vacancy has been filled.

Additional information

Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade. The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.

Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation. For more information, please see: Vetting Process This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email ***.

The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an appropriate certificate of eligibility when applying for this position.

The proof or disability/certification may be issued by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant's college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The letter must verify that the applicant has a severe disability and must be dated within three years of the date of the application.

Certification from health care providers are not accepted. For more information contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at *** or email ***.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

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