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Supervisory Facility Operations Specialists (Regional Facilities Administrator)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

Department of Justice

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Salary

$133,007 - $172,915

per year

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April 15, 2026More DOJ jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves overseeing the design, construction, maintenance, and renovation of federal prison facilities across a region, ensuring they meet safety and compliance standards while supporting secure operations.

The role provides expert guidance to prison staff and contractors on building projects and programs.

It's a good fit for experienced professionals in facility management or construction who have worked on large-scale projects like buildings or institutions and understand regulatory requirements.

Key Requirements

  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration, or equivalent specialized experience in managing maintenance programs for complex facilities
  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, including directing construction, maintenance, and renovation projects in correctional or similar institutions
  • Knowledge of correctional institution design, construction principles, and practices to provide guidance and interpretation
  • Comprehensive understanding of building codes, standards, laws, and regulations related to construction and maintenance in federal facilities
  • Experience in planning, estimating costs, and supervising maintenance activities, including preventive programs and contractor oversight
  • Ability to articulate project details, costs, and concepts to regional staff, directors, and external professionals
  • Experience in energy conservation programs and participating in policy planning for facilities development

Full Job Description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.

OR Specialized Experience: Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing a maintenance program for office or apartment building complexes, hospitals, recreation facilities, military, or other special-purpose installations, including planning maintenance activities, and developing preventive maintenance programs.

Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of private contractors, including reviewing project plans and specifications for workability, informing contractors of construction and reporting requirements, and supervising operations for conformance with project plans.

Performing maintenance or construction work, including estimating material and labor costs for a variety of construction or maintenance projects (such as construction or maintenance of brick, frame, structural steel, reinforced concrete, and other type structures ranging from one- or two-story buildings to larger structures), directing actual work operations, and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding the project.

AND In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must have the following: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in advanced concepts, principles, and practices of correctional institution design and construction to provide definitive interpretation and guidance to institution facilities departments as well as the regional office.

Experience in illustrating and articulating concepts, details, and costs of ongoing correctional institution design and construction projects.

Experience in possessing a comprehensive knowledge of the various manuals, codes, standards, laws, and other regulations that pertain to the construction and maintenance programs throughout the region in order to assure compliance with such requirements, and to instruct and advise others.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

This position serves as the Facilities Administrator for a region within the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Director, the Regional Facilities Administrator is responsible for directing the facilities programs for the regional office, and for providing guidance and f=direction related to facilities development and maintenance programs at institutions throughout their respective region.

Provides authoritative counsel to the Regional Director, other federal prison system staff, other agencies and various professional colleagues regarding the design and construction requirements of federal correctional institutions.

Participates along with other Regional and Central Office staff in various mission and policy planning and execution activities.

Guides new construction, renovations, maintenance and energy conservation programs throughout the region.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/25/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/26/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SER-2026-0152