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Facility Operations Specialist

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

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$74,678 - $97,087

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GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing maintenance and operations for medical buildings at a military base, ensuring everything runs safely and meets health standards.

You'll plan projects, oversee contractors, and monitor repairs to keep patient care facilities in top shape.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in facility upkeep or engineering who wants to work in a structured government environment supporting healthcare.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience managing maintenance programs for infrastructure, utility systems, or facility equipment
  • Conducting facility inspections to ensure compliance with safety guidelines
  • Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of graduate education in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration (or combination of education and experience)
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-7 or equivalent within the last 52 weeks
  • Eligibility under specific Department of Defense employment authorities (e.g., veterans, military spouses, disabled persons)
  • Ability to prepare project scopes, Performance Work Statements, and oversee contractor performance
  • Knowledge of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards for patient care environments

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at the 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.

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 Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities 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 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing a maintenance program for the infrastructure, utility systems, and/or equipment of a facility, and conducting facility inspections to ensure compliance with safety guidelines.

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 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) 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-09).

Major Duties:

  • Manage all projects for maintenance of patient care buildings to include planning estimates, preparing initial project scopes, producing Performance Work Statements/Statements of Work, and overseeing contractor performance.
  • Monitor preventative maintenance, repairs, and construction work to sustain safe operation of patient care buildings in accordance with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Environment of Care (EC) standards.
  • Oversee facility resource management including personnel, service contracts, financial programs, and space utilization to manage an annual budget for construction projects, service contracts, and utilities.
  • Plan facility programs for physical security, medical and fire safety, and emergency and disaster response.
  • Coordinate with base organizations and federal, state, and local officials to evaluate and improve policies, procedures, and maintenance and repair activities.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/31/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJW-26-12878743-MP