Facility Operations Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.

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.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/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.

Basic Requirements for Facility Operations Specialist: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing maintenance, repair, or construction work of facilities or grounds; maintaining maintenance records; and conducting inspections to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.

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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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-07).

Major Duties:

• Implement and evaluate programs to manage medical safety risks, fire safety risks, facility response to emergencies and risks associated with physical security, hazardous materials and waste.
• Oversee the fire safety program to prevent fire risks, provide compliance with Life Safety Code and ensure appropriate response of systems and personnel through inspections.
• Develop plans for building, equipment and utility recovery to support preparation for emergency and/or disaster response.
• Oversee physical security and resource protection program to protect occupants and property from assault, theft or vandalism in medical facilities and surrounding grounds.
• Collaborate with contractors and personnel to ensure compliance with plans and specifications, and to ensure proper training is conducted for emergency response actions.
• Work with installation counterparts to formulate plans for military constructions projects.
• Manage preventive maintenance, repair, and construction work to sustain safe and reliable operation of the clinic, equipment, and utilities.
• Oversee facility management resources including personnel, service contracts, financial programs, space utilization, and information resources.