Facility Operations Specialist.

Duties

• Manage the facility maintenance program using automated systems to plan, schedule, track, and analyze preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment records, work orders, costs, and lifecycle requirements.
• Coordinates facility maintenance activities with contractors and staff, develops technical requirements and statements of work, and performs delegated Contracting Officer's Representative duties to support effective contract execution.
• Executes Government Purchase Card purchases in compliance with Federal acquisition regulations and USACE policies by obtaining quotes, processing purchases, tracking deliveries, reconciling transactions, and maintaining required documentation.
• Maintains current facility management records, including operational and maintenance manuals, codes, as-built drawings, project files, technical references, and online resources.
• Develops weekly maintenance schedules, tracks work status and outages, provides management updates, and contributes technical information to facility planning and the Five-Year Master Plan.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license to operate government-owned or leased vehicles in the performance of official duties.
• This position is subject to a one-year probationary period, unless the appointee has previously met the requirement.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 40 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.

Qualifications

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.

• Current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) employees with competitive status.
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• 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
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Manage facility maintenance operations by using automated facility and equipment maintenance or work management system; AND/OR 2) Coordinate facility maintenance, repair, and service activities with contractors, maintenance personnel, facility managers, and other stakeholders; AND/OR 3) Manage facility-related acquisitions and resources by obtaining and evaluating requirements, researching sources and costs, coordinating purchases of supplies or services. Must meet two out of the three specialized experience statements to meet specialized experience. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Education Substitution: Successfully completed a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Combination of Education and Experience: Have the specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and have at least one year of graduate education as described above, but less than the required two years. Compute the percentage of the requirements that you meet by dividing your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

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-07).

Qualification Requirement: Qualifications must be met within the closing date of the announcement.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.