Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in Rock Creek Park, in Rock Creek Park.

The Facility Operations Specialist is responsible for providing facility management for a Park Unit with widely diversified infrastructure and operational complexity characterized by multiple developed areas within a park unit.

This position manages a multi-faceted organization through the management of subordinate supervisory staff, multi-year/operational budgets, and the utilization of new information technologies.

Requirements Continued...

Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience.

For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.

For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess all of 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 must include at least 7 of the following: (1) Develops and implements long range plans for a unit; (2) Conducts analysis of complex data; (3) Manages an effective grounds maintenance program; (4) Develops landscape maintenance plans; (5) Manages an effective buildings and utilities maintenance program; (6) Manages an effective roads and trails maintenance program; (7) Conducts condition assessments on unit facilities; (8) Acts as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for routine contracts; (9) Performs the full range of supervisory duties; (10) Supervises subordinate supervisors to coordinate and direct unit work.

You must include hours per week worked. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience.

One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated.

You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.

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. Major Duties:

The major duties of the Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Through subordinate supervisors, directs a program of horticultural and landscape management activities involving sensitive and complex issues that may impact a wide variety of park resources and operations.

Through subordinate supervisors, directs a program of buildings and other facilities, roads, trails, fleet, and trades that impact the entire park and its operations.

Directly supervises multiple subordinate supervisors. Oversees the supervision of numerous youth groups, volunteer groups, and individuals.

Performs the full range of supervisory duties and performs overall work planning, establishes work priorities, and assigns and reviews work.

Acts as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or Agreements Technical Representative (ATR) for contracts assigned. As COR, responsible for preparation of completion reports on projects.

Carries out program management duties by developing and managing work plans and schedules, scopes of work, cost estimates, and budget proposals and/or grants to justify funding requests and accomplish goals.