FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

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The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as the facility operations manager responsible for overseeing all Officer Training School (OTS) training/academic facilities, dormitories, and field training sites.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.

Experience Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing a maintenance program for office or apartment building complexes, hospitals, recreation facilities, military, or other special-purpose installations, including planning maintenance activities, and developing preventive maintenance programs.

Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of private contractors, including reviewing project plans and specifications for workability, informing contractors of construction and reporting requirements, and supervising operations for conformance with project plans.

Performing maintenance or construction work, including estimating material and labor costs for a variety of construction or maintenance projects (such as construction or maintenance of brick, frame, structural steel, reinforced concrete, and other type structures ranging from one- or two-story buildings to larger structures), directing actual work operations, and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding the project.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience includes applying a range of principles, concepts, and methods concerning facilities and equipment operations sufficient to determine maintenance and repair needs, prepare statements of work, and oversee portions of a program involving limited technical issues and well defined objectives.

applying practical knowledge of principles and concepts of facility operations and material requirements sufficient to conduct inspections and evaluations of contractor-performed work.

Knowledge of techniques and processes necessary to prepare statements of work and serve as the contracting officer's representative.

Applying knowledge of budgeting principles and practices sufficient to prepare budget requirements in support of contract services.

OR EDUCATION: EDUCATION: Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.

NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts.

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: 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%.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and practices concerning moderately complex technical requirements for facilities and equipment, to include of safety and security practices for government facilities and organizations.

Knowledge of government purchasing processes to include contracting regulations and best practices.

Skill to determine deficiencies from physical inspection and from submitted requests, sometimes improperly in incompletely filled out by inexperienced users, and prepare complete documentation for new construction or repair and alteration projects.

Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, to include the ability to deal with diverse populations from educationally disadvantaged or vocationally underdeveloped to college graduates and DVs, is necessary.

Ability to quickly and accurately recognize deficiencies and devise corrective actions with limited resources, if needed.

Ability to read and interpret paper- or computer-based engineering drawings and schematic diagrams, and to use automated systems to retrieve, maintain, and update documents and records.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that 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:

Plans and coordinates all work requirements to maintain OTS buildings, infrastructure, and field training sites. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Implements and evaluates programs to manage safety risks, fire safety risks, facility response to emergencies, and to manage risks associated with physical security, and hazardous materials.

Oversees facility management resources including personnel, service contracts, space utilization, and information resources.