Seasonal Facility Operations Specialist (Project Manager)

Full Job Description

This position is in the Facility Management division, Planning Facilities and Conservation Program. Open to the first 50 applicants or by 03/09/2026 whichever comes first.

All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. NOT to Exceed: 1039. The typical season entry- on duty period is from April 2026 to October 2026.

Anticipated Enty on Duty; April 2026. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/09/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

This experience includes activities such as conducting research on historic structures to provide input into preservation/restoration plans; preparing drawings or reports to document the condition of historic structures; and applying established techniques to preserve or restore historic materials.

You must include hours per week worked.

Volunteer Experience: 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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS: This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Major Duties:

As a Facility Operations Specialist, GS-1640-12 with the National Park Service (NPS), your duties will include, but are not limited to: Conduct research, archival review, and onsite assessments to determine the original condition, construction methods, and architectural characteristics of historic structures.

Develop detailed restoration and rehabilitation plans, including drawings, specifications, work sequences, and technical instructions that guide preservation and repair activities.

Identify and evaluate period-appropriate tools, materials, hardware, and construction techniques needed to ensure new work is consistent with historic fabric and visually compatible with cultural resource standards.

Monitor and document project execution, ensuring work complies with approved preservation plans, building codes, and agency standards; review and approve contractor work, track progress, and oversee project budgets.

Provide technical guidance and hands-on instruction to craftspeople and maintenance personnel on specialized preservation techniques, historic-period hardware systems, and appropriate repair methods for sensitive materials.

Physical Demands: The work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, or recurring and considerable walking, stooping, bending, crouching, and climbing such as in performing regular and periodic construction activities, field inspections, or to observe and study work operations in an industrial, storage, or comparable work area.

Some light lifting of items such as books, instruments, and other similar materials may be required.

Depending on project assignments, the work may require periodic to frequent travel of up to five continuous working days and driving a motor vehicle long distance to reach remote parks.

Working Conditions: The work is usually performed in an office setting.

The work area normally involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring safety precautions typical of offices or meeting and training rooms; or may involve occasional exposure to conditions in production facilities, laboratories, or construction sites requiring normal safety precautions.

Participation in safety training such as fall protection, respiratory mask fit testing, or confined space entry training, as required by individual projects may be required to allow safe and thorough assessment of existing facilities and/or new construction.