The Center Operations Directorate Facility Services Division is seeking a qualified applicant to serve as AST, Experimental Facilities Techniques. This role involves operations oversight, systems, facilities, and equipment maintenance, development and improvement of procedures, techniques, and equipment operations methods; design of facility modifications to meet changing requirements; and continuous monitoring of facilities, systems, and equipment for compliance with contractual requirements.

Duties

Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Screen and select proposed projects, provide direction and monitor contractor operations, including conducting evaluations of work performed. Develop and improve procedures, techniques and methods of equipment operations; participate in the design of facility modifications to meet changing requirements, and support safety objectives and environmental requirements. Track and manage major activities for site wide infrastructure, systems and facilities; including preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, operations and oversee construction and modification activities. Perform multiple functions to include planning, design, evaluation, cost analyses, project management, risk assessments and quality management. Work alongside, and communicate effectively, with other engineers, operations and maintenance personnel, project managers and a diverse group of stakeholders to perform various duties. Perform area walk downs/inspections and evaluate findings for maintenance priorities and contractor performance assessments. Conduct special studies for systems, facilities and equipment for NASA and its partners. Serve as NASA?s point of contact for assigned facility tenants.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, the incumbent may be required to complete a financial disclosure statement at the higher/full performance grade level of the position.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement. To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal sector: Participating in the planning or development of facility modifications; Coordinating facility operations, maintenance, or upgrades to meet project requirements; Conducting studies, analyses, or assessments related to facilities, systems, or equipment. To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal sector: Performing continuous monitoring of facility projects and contractor performance for compliance; Tracking and managing infrastructure activities such preventative maintenance or facility modifications; Performing inspections and providing recommendations to resolve problems or issues related to facilities operations, maintenance, or upgrades Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs
b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science
c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus.

If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.

Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.

Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.

Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords. These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs. MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions. For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.

Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be 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. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address Stennis Space Center Hlass St Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]