Facilities Improvement Specialist

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities and the Major Range and Test Facilities Base Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: See information in the Qualification Section.

About the Position: This position serves as the Project manager for all Installation repair projects and various improvement projects administered by the Engineering Resource Management Division (DEW).

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience Manage project schedules and expenditures to ensure all work is completed within time constraints; Interpret regulatory requirements and operational data to implement effective solutions to operational problems; Evaluate operational productivity and efficiency to identify risks.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M.

in any major field of study which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Establish internal controls and audit programs for projects to ensure resources are effectively utilized.
• Develop data parameters to complete various reports for submission to management.
• Forecast potential delays to determine corrective actions.
• Coordinate project work between Division and other directorates.
• Analyze projects and budgets resulting in expenditures of specially allocated funds.