GSA ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY SERVICES LABOR RATE DESCRIPTIONS
NOTE: Advanced education may be substituted for experience on a case-by-case basis.

Experience: Recognized for achievements and technical expertise in a specific subject matter with twenty-five years of experience in a related field.

Position Description: Possesses unique experience, skills, and expert knowledge in highly specialized technical, functional, and/or process areas within the environmental, safety and occupational health discipline or across the engineering or law and regulatory compliance disciplines. Applies best industry practices and standards, leading-edge technology, and innovative solutions to difficult problems. Works directly with customer management to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and develops comprehensive solutions to complex problems.

Education: Ph.D or equivalent, with professional certification and national recognition in broad subject areas.

Experience: Recognized for achievements and technical expertise in a specific subject matter with twenty years of experience in a related field.

Position Description: Possesses unique experience, skills, and expert knowledge in highly specialized technical, functional, and/or process areas within the environmental, safety and occupational health discipline or across engineering or law and regulatory compliance disciplines. Applies best industry practices and standards, leading-edge technology, and innovative solutions to difficult problems. Works directly with customer management to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and develops comprehensive solutions to complex problems.

Education: Masters degree or above with professional certification and national recognition in broad subject areas.

Experience: Subject matter expert with over fifteen years of relevant experience and a minimum of ten years experience in project development from inception to deployment.

Position Description: Brings unique experience and skills in a particular subject matter. Expert in the management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms, manages multi-task contracts and/or subcontracts of various types and complexity. Serves as the authorized interface with the Government Contracting Officer (CO). Responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor and subcontractor schedules; reviewing work discrepancies; supervising contractor and subcontractor personnel; communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates; and responsible for the overall contract performance. Reviews incoming customer requests for proposals, identifies proposal requirements, reviews terms and conditions for acceptability, coordinates proposal development, and authorizes submittal of proposals to customer. Establishes and alters (as necessary) the corporate management structure to direct effective contract support activities. Negotiates and makes binding decisions for the company.

Education: Masters degree and above or equivalent years in experience.

Experience: Subject matter expert with over ten years of relevant experience including five years of supervisory or management experience.

Position Description: Serves as the project manager for a large, complex task order (or a group of task orders affecting similar program areas). Expertise in the management and control of funds and resources. Provides management and technical direction to project personnel. Works directly with the contract-level Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), the task order-level COR(s), government management personnel and customer agency representatives. Accountable for project planning, execution and performance. Increasing responsibilities in the reviews and preparation of incoming customer requests for proposals and secures senior management approval for submittal of proposals to customer.

Education: Advanced Degree in associated discipline or equivalent years in experience.

Experience: Information technology subject matter expert with over five years of relevant experience.

Position Description: Provides high-level expertise concerning complex software applications involving new technologies, methods, concepts, or approaches. Based on functional and technical, administrative and information management functions, performs general programming support to implement corrections or enhancements to application software. Runs diagnostics on computer hardware, assigns and manages passwords, forms computer network administration and loads application programs on desktop computers. Provides technical support in the areas of network administration and configuration, Email, modems, computer system software and hardware evaluation, selection, installation, maintenance, and problem solving. Analyzes network characteristics (e.g., security, traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput) and recommends procurement, removals, and modifications to network components. Performs database management for a specific project. Plans and uses appropriate software and hardware for technical support to customers in a responsive and cost effective manner. Maintains a variety of databases.

Education: Advanced Degree in computer science and associated disciplines or equivalent years in experience.

Experience: Subject matter expert with ten years of relevant experience including two years of supervisory or management experience.

Position Description: Leads a medium to large team performing tasking in areas of related expertise, or independently performs highly complex tasks in area of subject matter discipline. Plans, organizes, and directs all project level activities. Ensures goals and objectives of program are accomplished within contract terms and conditions. Interfaces with client management personnel and is adept in oral and written communications. Exercises independent judgment and a high level of analytical skills in solving technical, administrative and managerial problems. Accountable for project planning, execution and performance. Assists in the reviews and preparation of incoming customer requests for proposals.

Education: Advanced Degree in related discipline or equivalent years in experience.

Experience: Recognized for achievements and technical expertise in a specific subject matter with five experience in a related field.

Position Description: Develops and applies advanced methods, theories, and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex concept, planning, design, or implementation problems.

Education: Advanced degree in related discipline or equivalent years in experience.

Experience: Five years of relevant experience.

Position Description: Serve as the senior technical advisor to the project managers for developing strategies and implementation of complex programs in the areas of environmental, safety and occupational health. Knowledgeable of state-of-the-art or emerging technologies and methodologies.

Education: Advanced Degree in the associated technical discipline or the equivalent years in experience.

Experience: Three years of relevant experience.

Position Description: Performs project support as directed. Assists in developing strategies and implementation of complex programs in the areas of environmental, safety and occupational health.

Education: Advanced Degree in related discipline or equivalent years in experience.

Experience: None required.

Position Description: Performs project support as directed. Assists in developing strategies and implementation of complex programs in the areas of environmental, safety and occupational health.

Education: Associates Degree or completion of a technical school program in related area or the equivalent years in experience.

Experience: Four years of relevant experience including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.

Position Description: Performs administrative project support in areas of program management, project control, report generation, financial management, security requirements, employee benefits and worker compensation programs. Maintains project files and coordinates schedules to facilitate travel, completion of proposals, contract deliverables, task order reviews, briefings/presentations, and meetings preparation. Works independently or under general direction and uses judgment and initiative in general office management and problem solving.

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience: Two year of applicable experience including familiarity with available commercial software tools.

Position Description: Creates graphic design, artwork and documentation layout including on-line, interactive, Internet and World Wide Web documents. Conceptualizes, designs, and develops a wide variety of information materials (technical, promotional, informational), such as forms, labels, brochures, meeting and conference handouts, slides, posters, and other presentation aids. Designs other visuals such as logos, and illustrations for reports and contract deliverables.

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

GSA MISSION ORIENTED BUSINESS INTEGRATED SERVICES (MOBIS)
NOTE: Advanced education may be substituted for experience on a case-by-case basis.

Minimum/General Experience: Licensed to practice law in one or more states (and/or the District of Columbia) in the United States of America and at least seven years of experience as a law practitioner.

Functional Responsibility: Has supervisory skills to manage complex legal matters and oversee the professional performance of associates, of counsel and legal assistants. Has superior knowledge of the law and has excellent writing and oral skills.

Minimum Education: Graduate of a fully accredited law school located in the United States of America or commensurate jurisdiction.

Minimum/General Experience: Prominent top-level technical/administrative professional with at least 20 years of experience and an advanced technical degree(s). Skillful in senior executive level management and leadership ability. Relevant experience in areas appropriate for the work undertaken, but not limited to, the following discipline areas: information systems, decision sciences, planning, design, meeting facilitation, political science, international relations, business or management, economics, or other social sciences.

Functional Responsibility: Capable of planning and directing organizational policies, objectives, and initiatives. Experienced in planning and accomplishing company set goals, and assessing large-scale projects and providing expert analysis.

Minimum Education: Advanced technical degree(s) at the Master's level.

Minimum/General Experience: Supervisory or management experience. Specific experience areas include requirements definition, work planning, control of budget, schedule, and task execution, and personnel management and supervision. Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience.

Functional Responsibility: Provides management, doctrine, and policy analysis support, and assists in or performs analysis of alternative courses of action for planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling program functions. Provides options for developing organizational and procedural strategies for implementing new programs/business functions. Develops new or improved mechanisms to support interaction with external organizations. Develops strategic and implementation plans and other mission-critical documents using knowledge of specific agency mission and goals. Performs independent research on agency requirements, communications and management information systems planning requirements and other efforts using strong oral and written communication skills. Evaluates business plans, policies, organization, and implementation. Supplies knowledge of systems management from a business viewpoint, including staffing, budgeting, costing, process improvement, and acquisitions. Financial management duties can include the preparation of monthly profit and loss presentations, budgeting and forecasting, task order and proposal pricing, and various internal financial reports.

Minimum Education: Advanced degree at the Master's level.

Minimum/General Experience: Served on multiple medium and small projects and served as the lead analyst with 10 years of experience, at least 2 years of experience on progressively larger, more technically complex projects.

Functional Responsibility: Responsible for integrating results from multiple subtasks.

Minimum Education: Advanced degree at the Master's level.

Minimum/General Experience: Supervises multiple large-scale, complex technical projects with minimum 15 years of experience. Significant management experience with projects of increasing size and difficulty.

Functional Responsibility: Responsible for allocating resources among tasks and is the principal liaison with customer for business and technical matters.

Minimum Education: Advanced degree at the Master's level.

Minimum/General Experience: Served on multiple medium and small projects and served as the lead analyst with 10 years of experience, at least 2 years of experience on progressively larger, more technically complex projects.

Functional Responsibility: Responsible for integrating results from multiple subtasks. Provides specific technical expertise in business, economics, or other disciplines.

Minimum Education: Advanced degree at the Master's level.

Minimum/General Experience: Four (4) years of progressive experience in MOBIS-related analytical activities. Relevant experience in areas appropriate for the work undertaken, but not limited to, the following discipline areas: information systems, decision sciences, planning, science, engineering, design, meeting facilitation, political science, international relations, business or management, economics, or other social sciences.

Functional Responsibility: The Research Analyst performs high-level analytical and operational MOBIS implementation consulting assignments. He or she is responsible for research and analysis functions, collects specified research data, interprets basic research data, and reviews research publications for MOBIS-related projects.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree

Minimum/General Experience: Served on multiple medium and small projects and served as the lead analyst with less than 2 years of experience.

Functional Responsibility: Provides specific technical expertise in business, economics, or other disciplines, performing entry-level analytical assignments.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of three years experience in a professional office environment is required. Must have knowledge of word processing and at least two software packages (Microsoft word, Excel and Power point preferred).

Functional Responsibility: Conducts a variety of clerical and administrative activities. Maintains program/project/task files. Plans and coordinates meetings and makes travel arrangements for staff. Provides word processing/spread sheet/graphics as directed; other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education: H.S. Diploma.