Chief Administrative Officer

At the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), our employees are passionate about AOC’s mission to serve Congress, the Supreme Court and the public. AOC is entrusted with the preservation, maintenance and construction of the world’s most iconic treasures and buildings on Capitol Hill. The CAO serves as a key advisor to the agency focusing on resource prioritization and allocation for all business support functions, including validating and integrating workforce and budget development requirements. 

Application Method:

Applicants must clearly show possession and demonstrated leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent for each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Professional Technical Qualification (PTQ). Failure to address and meet any of the ECQs and PTQs via the vacancy questionnaire, will eliminate you from further consideration. Review the ECQ competencies guidance and sample resumes in OPM’s Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification.

Applicants currently serving in a Senior-Rated (SR) appointment (other than a temporary promotion), career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and have been certified by the Office of Personnel Management do not need to address the ECQs and must address each PTQ.

Executive Core Qualifications:

ECQ 1 – Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 – Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 – Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 – Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 – Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Professional Technical Qualifications:

PTQ 1 – Demonstrated experience planning and developing innovative solutions in a variety of functional areas such as human capital management, information technology, office services, policies and special programs, acquisition of supplies and services, learning and development and heritage assets.

PTQ 2 – Demonstrated experience overseeing the development, implementation, operation and maintenance of database platforms and enterprise-wide Business Intelligence analytics tools, websites, portals and repositories in coordination and cooperation with enterprise technical and functional partners.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement. A master’s and/or bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience planning and developing innovative solutions in a variety of functional areas including human capital management, information technology, office services, policies and special programs, acquisition of supplies and services, learning and development and heritage assets is highly desired. Therefore, provide only the degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Show a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs have evaluated the education credentials and deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing if selected. For further information, click here.