About the Position: You will serve as the Facility Operations Specialist for the US Army Corps of Engineers. You will direct, coordinate, and provide guidance on programs related to facility operations, energy conservation, facilities improvements, and operations and maintenance of facilities. If you are not an internal Army employee, but would like to be considered for this time-limited appointment, please apply under Announcement SWRG2306491716995HW

Duties

Direct, coordinate, and provide guidance on programs related to facility operations, energy conservation, facilities improvements, and operations and maintenance of facilities. Conduct detailed inspections to determine structural deficiencies, proper use, supervision of service contracts and compliance with public law, federal and state regulations. Develop and issue instructions according to Army and Corps of Engineers policies and programs, on facilities management, repairs, and construction. Initiate contracts and purchase card requests for services and repairs. Prepare annual budget estimates and utilize a financial management system to create service contracts and maintain a Purchase Card.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Business Travel / TDY is 15%.
• Please see "Additional Information" for conditions of appointment.

Qualifications

This position is situational telework only, including emergency telework. The duty station is Galveston, TX. 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 Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian Employees In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing a facility management program including planning and directing a program for operation, maintenance, repair and improvement of facilities; determining facilities and maintenance requirements; inspecting facilities; monitoring contracts for conformance with project plans; and preparing cost estimates for requested work. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR 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: engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. OR 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Facilities ManagementFacilities Operations and MaintenanceFacilities Procurement and Contract ManagementFacilities Reporting and Record-Keeping 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).

Education

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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RG-W6KCAA USACE LOGISTICS ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Millington, TN 38054 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk