Maintenance Management Specialist.

Duties

• Inspect contractor maintenance to verify the reliability and service ability of ground tactical equipment.
• Evaluate work performance to determine whether contractor maintenance meets contractual and technical standards.
• Analyze quality trends to identify adverse conditions requiring investigation and corrective action.
• Review maintenance documentation to validate the accuracy and completeness of work orders/technical records.
• Monitor government property to ensure proper control and safeguarding of equipment/materials in contractor custody.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This is a Term position scheduled to last 13 Months. A term position may be extended to a maximum of six years depending upon the needs of management.
• Term employment is subject to a one year trial period.

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. See 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans, Current Department of Army Civilian Employees, Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan, Military Spouses under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473, Priority Placement Program (DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible), or Reinstatement.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1. Inspect contractor maintenance operations to verify compliance with technical standards; 2. Evaluate inspection data to identify adverse quality trends; 3. Monitor government property to ensure proper control and accountability; 4. Advise senior maintenance officials on contractor performance to support contract oversight. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, Quality Assurance, Maintenance Management, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Systems Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or other closely related applied technical fields.

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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-09).

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.

Additional Information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• This is a Logistics Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized.
• Term Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 13 Months. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years.
• Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.