This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Director Capitol Grounds and Arboretum (CGA), Maintenance Division. The Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist performs planning, estimating, coordination and scheduling for the trades, crafts and labor workforce for construction, renovation and installation projects. CGA has continued to grow as a level 3 internationally accredited arboretum and nationally recognized leader of professional grounds management excellence.  

Duties

Position is essential. Required to report to work during emergencies and inclement weather situations. 

Requirements

• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.  Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. To qualify at the GS-14 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Performing administrative and technical supervision of subordinate staff in the performance of facility maintenance and grounds management and repair work to include staffing levels, performance management, training and development and organization and position management;  Managing a maintenance program for large public facilities and grounds for the purpose of 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, specifications for workability and facility condition assessments; Serving as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent.

Education

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

or 

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): 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.

Contacts

• Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United States
• Name: Paulette Ellis
• Phone: 202-615-4203
• Email: [email protected]