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Painter-Decorator Assistant Supervisor

Architect of the Capitol · Posted 8 days ago

On-site Washington, DC $45.2 – $52.7/hr Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Painting INFPISFP EngineeringTrades
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About the Role

Our work inspires a nation. We are the artisans, historians, and craftspeople who preserve and maintain the landmark buildings, monuments, art and grounds of the Capitol campus. This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings & Grounds, Tenant Services Division, Projects Branch, Painting Night Section. The Painter-Decorator Assistant Supervisor will perform Painter-Decorator and Decorative-Plasterer duties in an extraordinary artistic and historical environment.

What You'll Do

  • Tour of Duty: Sunday evening to Thursday morning, 6:00 pm through 4:30 am.
  • You will foster a culture of learning, sharing, cooperation, and teamwork that improves efficiency and effectiveness throughout the organization.
  • As the Assistant Supervisor, duties include, but are not limited to: Plan the use of workers, equipment, facilities, materials, and tools on a day-to-day or project-by-project basis.
  • Track and report progress on work assignments and requests authority to adjust worker assignment and to use overtime, equipment, and materials to meet schedules.
  • Recommend changes to schedules, priorities, and work sequences as necessary to overcome problems such as equipment failure, material delays, or unplanned absences.
  • Assign work to individuals and provide technical direction.
  • Observe work in progress and inspect completed work for quality and work order requirements; reporting possible or actual work delays to the supervisor.
  • Manage the unit's budget and workload.
  • Provide for employee skills enrichment through job-related coaching, mentoring, and training.
  • Perform decorative plastering on additions, renovations, patching, and new construction.
  • Perform maintenance and repair on unique and historically significant plaster walls, ceilings, cornices and moldings, taking care to avoid damaging architectural features.
  • Perform decorative and protective finishing work on walls, doors, windows, trim, floors, and other building surfaces to shield them from damage, uphold their condition, garnish their appearance, and refurbish worn or deteriorated finishes.

Requirements

  • There are no educational requirements for this position.
  • You must be a U.S.
  • You must be able to pass a drug test.
  • Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements.
  • Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.

Benefits

  • A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation; training and development opportunities, etc.
  • Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual rate credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience.
  • The amount of service credit will be based on specialized experience or qualifying experience that is provided on the applicant profile submitted.
  • As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important that you provide a work history that lists all directly related positions held, and it must include the dates of employment (month/day/year).

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 7e6d87f7-634c-4e69-8c64-087ca6ae367a

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