Job opening: Facility Operations Specialist
Salary: $46 696 - 86 780 per year
Published at: Oct 30 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE FMSS - FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICESDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Facilities Management and Security Services Operations East,
Facilities Management and Security Services Operations Mid-Atlantic,
Facilities Management and Security Services Operations West
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
Maintains daily contact with high level executives including the IRS Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, Business Unit Executives and their staffs.
Analyzes maintenance situations that require specific knowledge of the Historic Preservation Act rules and regulations as related to building maintenance in order to make procedural judgments and decisions on the best methods required to resolve Internal Revenue Service maintenance issues.
Performs the basic functions necessary for building management programs and commercial custodial services at an IRS facility. Has comprehensive knowledge of commercial custodial requirements and manages the technical aspects of the custodial requirements for a specific site location. Serves as the point of contact on predetermined technical requirements as related to the facilities within an IRS site such as: cafeteria/canteen, Childcare Center, trash pickup, bathrooms, open public spaces, window washing, floor polishing and carpet cleaning, recycling program, landscaping, snow removal, Credit Union, health unit, etc. Participates in meetings with program officials, customers, and contractors to identify needs, establish guidelines, develop schedules, program coordination, and reply to basic and complex custodial service requests.
Constantly monitors building maintenance to ensure that space is ready and available for executive briefings and public meetings between the IRS Commissioner, Treasury and other federal and private sector executives including elected officials, normally within a short time period for preparation.
Prepares a variety of procurement documents including statements of work and cost analysis to accurately describe requested services.
Monitors the work of commercial custodial contractors at an IRS site location to ensure that all rules, guidelines and regulations are met for a variety of custodial services. Conducts quality assurance inspections of an IRS site with the authority to make recommendations. Progressively monitors work space before, during, and after contractor work is performed to ensure service is in accordance with contract requirements.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
IOR BASIC REQUIREMENT : You must have completed a four (4) year course of study leading to a Bachelor's Degree at an accredited college or university in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration or related field of study.
OR
One (1) year of specialized experience which was equivalent to at least 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.
OR
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.
OR
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. In addition to the above, basic knowledge of custodial requirements to manage limited technical aspects of the custodial duties (such as tracking man hours, preparing inspection logs, office cleaning, floor/carpet cleaning, restrooms, daycare/health unit (clinical cleaning), exterior building grounds, snow removal and pest control).
OR
Combination of education and experience equivalent to that described above.
AND
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-07: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the following requirements. In addition to the basic requirements, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: 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.
OR
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.
OR
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. In addition to the above, your experience must have demonstrated knowledge of custodial requirements to manage limited technical aspects of custodial work to perform effective oversight of operations, custodial work and contractor performance (such as tracking man hours, preparing inspection logs, office cleaning, floor/carpet cleaning, restrooms, daycare/health unit (clinical cleaning), exterior building grounds, snow removal and pest control); Knowledge of the following regulations and policies: Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) and local health department regulations Knowledge of state and local Hazardous Materials rules and regulations as provided by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) and local Environmental Departments in order to determine the proper removal and clean up situation required when Hazardous Materials are identified; Knowledge of analytical and evaluative and techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, sufficient to identify, evaluate, and modify work methods; Experience in assisting with contract administration sufficient to identify problem areas/trends, to ensure contract conditions are met; Experience using basic knowledge of various automated systems and software programs such as: CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
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One (1) year of graduate level education at an accredited college or university in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelors degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
OR
A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to the amount required.
Qualifications to be continued in Education Section
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
Continued from Qualifications Section:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-09: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the following requirements. In addition to the basic requirements, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: 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.
OR
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.
OR
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. In addition to the above, your experience must have demonstrated knowledge of facility operations and the custodial requirements of various structures to perform effective oversight of operations, custodial work and contractor performance (such as tracking man hours, preparing inspection logs, office cleaning, floor/carpet cleaning, restrooms, daycare/health unit (clinical cleaning), exterior building grounds, snow removal, pest control and ensuring space is ready and available for Executive level needs); Experience using knowledge of state and local Hazardous Materials rules and regulations as provided by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) and local Environmental Departments in order to determine the proper removal and clean up situation required when Hazardous Materials are identified; Historic Preservation Act rules and regulations in order to make procedural judgments and decisions; Knowledge of analytical and evaluative and techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, sufficient to identify, evaluate, and modify work methods; Experience in assisting with contract administration sufficient to identify problem areas/trends, to ensure contract conditions are met; Experience using basic knowledge of various automated systems and software programs such as: CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
OR
Master's or equivalent graduate degree in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.,
OR
Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.
OR
LL.B. or J.D., if related.
OR
A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience to the amount required.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address FMSS - Deputy Director
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
- Phone: 866-743-5748
- Email: [email protected]