Facility Operations Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in Alexandria, VA. All candidates must reside within the local commuting area where the position is located.

Local commuting area is defined as the geographic area surrounding a work site that encompasses the localities where people live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily to work based on the generally held expectations of the local community.

(5 CFR 575.203) Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Competitive Service Civilian DoDEA Employee within the Commuting Area Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing facility operations programs such as: Prioritize a large number of building construction, maintenance, and repair projects in facilities located throughout multiple geographic areas in the United States or overseas; Perform Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution of funds for facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization of a large inventory of administrative, educational, medical, and/or other facilities; Communicate orally and in writing with professionals of varying backgrounds and functions at all levels of an organization and with external organizations by preparing and delivering reports and presentations; Develop and manage government facility services, architectural/engineering or other similar contracts.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Major Duties:

• Serve as the Facilities Operations Specialist, reporting to Chief of Facility Operations, DoDEA HQ Facilities Division, and responsible for several global facility programs and initiatives.
• Support DoDEA leadership and regional offices in determining operating and maintenance requirements, accomplishing programs, and evaluating program effectiveness through inspections, budget controls, and management improvement studies.
• Support the DoDEA military construction (MILCON) program through advice and assistance on major system recapitalization requirements to support maintenance of facilities at an acceptable OSD condition rating.
• Develop annual funding targets for demand and preventive maintenance based on industry standards for maintenance and manufacturers' recommendations for property and equipment.
• Coordinate on work plans for facilities being revitalized through sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) funding. Oversee and report progress in preventive maintenance and demand maintenance programs for all DoDEA facilities.
• Oversee management of the facilities database to ensure availability and accuracy of facilities data to include facilities condition ratings, floor plans, and facility usage.
• Direct and assist regional facilities offices in determining the most appropriate means of maintaining DoDEA facilities.