Facilities Services Leader
Smithsonian Institution
FreshPosted Feb 18
✓ Fresh Listing
Posted: February 18, 2026 (3 days ago)
This job was posted recently. Fresh listings typically have less competition.
Facilities Services Supervisor
Smithsonian Institution
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Salary
$32.60 - $37.97
per hour
Type
Full-Time
More Management & Supervision jobs →Closes
March 4, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves overseeing the daily operations of building maintenance, cleaning, and material handling in a specific zone of the Smithsonian's facilities, ensuring everything runs smoothly for museums and the zoo.
You'll manage teams of staff, coordinate special events, and use software to track work and resources.
It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in facilities management who enjoys leading teams and solving operational challenges in a high-profile cultural setting.
Key Requirements
- Experience planning, coordinating, and implementing building and facilities services, including cleaning, labor, and materials handling operations
- Supervisory skills to direct and manage staff in custodial, laborer, and materials handling roles
- Ability to monitor and oversee large-scale cleaning operations and special event coordination
- Proficiency in using maintenance management software for timekeeping, purchasing, work order management, and reporting
- Strong organizational skills to handle day-to-day operations in a multi-zone facilities environment
- Relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work, demonstrating leadership in facilities-related tasks
Full Job Description
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.
This position is located in Smithsonian Facilities (FM), The Office of Facilities Mangement (OFM).
The Office of Facilities Management (OFM) is responsible for providing the full range of buildign services through eight mantenance and operational zones.
In order to be rated qualified, an applicant's overall experience and training must indicate possession of the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position.
Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position.
Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.
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).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:
The Facilities Services Supervisor is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementation of all building/facilities services, laborer, custodial and materials handling operations within the zone/building.
In this position, you will: Plan, direct, monitor and manage the operations of a zone/building in the day-to-day oversight of a large cleaning operation, labor and moving services, and special event coordination.
Perform the full range of supervisory functions for Building and Facilities Services, Custodial, Laborer, and Materials Handling staff.
Use a maintenance management computer software system (Facility Center) for timekeeping, purchasing, work order management and reporting.
Check your resume before applying to catch common mistakes