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Operations Specialist (Facilities Manager)

U.S. Special Operations Command (Army)

Department of the Army

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Location

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Closes

April 20, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing the daily operations of a remote training facility for the U.S.

Army Special Operations Command, including overseeing repairs, safety protocols, security, and training programs to keep everything running smoothly.

The role requires coordinating with various agencies and ensuring the site is safe and efficient for military exercises.

A good fit would be someone with strong organizational skills, experience in facility management or operations in a high-stakes environment, and a commitment to safety and teamwork.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience in developing and coordinating operational, contingency, and training programs for an organization
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility under specific federal employment authorities (e.g., veterans' preference, current DoD civilians, or DCIPS interchange)
  • Competency in attention to detail, decision making, flexibility, integrity/honesty, interpersonal skills, reading comprehension, reasoning, self-management, and teamwork
  • Ability to serve as Safety Officer and Composite Risk Management Approval Authority for training activities
  • Experience in facility management, including modernization, repair, physical security, fire protection, and evacuation planning
  • No substitution of education for experience; must qualify based on relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work
  • Location-specific: Must be able to work at Fort AP Hill, VA, in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S.

Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the US Army Special Operations Command at Fort AP Hill, VA.

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.

10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 5-Point Veterans' Preference Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.

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.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as: Developing and/or coordinating operational and contingency operations and training programs for an organization.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GG/GS-12.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Teamwork Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Serve as the sole civilian Operations Specialist for a geographically separated training facility.
  • Develop, implement, and oversee the plans and programs for overall facility modernization, repair, safety, physical security, key control, access, fire protection, and evacuation.
  • Serve as the Safety Officer and Composite Risk Management Approval Authority for training activities.
  • Develop reports, courses of action and implement changes at the training facility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs.
  • Conduct operational coordination between internal and external agencies in order to facilitate the conduct of training and exercises.
  • Responsible for operations and maintenance of a ballistically secure indoor shooting range facility.
  • Serve as a Facility Manager of a geographically separated training division that supports multiple buildings across an installation.
  • Serve as the Brigade point of contact on matters such as: Operations Security (OPSEC), Antiterrorism and Force Protection (ATFP), range safety, physical and cyber security, equal opportunity, and Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP.)

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAST-26-12925630-DCIPS