This position serves as the Maintenance & Repair Section Chief for Facilities Management Service Line and reports directly to the Facilities Management Deputy.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Furnish technical advice on desirability of contemplated changes and developing and planning new programs or procedures to be used in the activations, maintenance and operations, and administration areas. Prepares data and may routinely represent the Service Line at committees and/or group meetings in which service is involved. Consult direct reports in the areas of advanced concepts, principles, practices of Maintenance and Operations engineering and general principles, and practices of other related programs. Performs functional tests, interpreting and applying a broad range of technical data by observing and analyzing waveforms, voltage/current/power indications, computer software or printouts, optical presentations, and instrument readings. Presents and/or defends program requirements and recommends acceptance or rejection of changes to directorate programs and policies. Evaluates available resources and makes recommendations to the Leadership regarding resource needs, use and proper distribution. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm; Subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Compressed/Flexible: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Telework: Not eligible for telework. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist/PD037470 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/01/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individual Occupational Requirements: Education: Applicants must have an undergraduate and graduate education in a major field of study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. OR Specialized Experience: 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. In addition, must also meet the below specialized experience. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience at a facility with plant operations/engineering department with systems of electronic monitoring of air handlers/HVAC systems and utility operations systems. Involvement with maintenance, plant, and operations at the facility department. Oversee all maintenance, repair, and operation issues related to project, planning, design, construction, and activation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationProblem SolvingTechnical Competence 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: There are no special physical demands involved in performing the work of the position. Work is primary sedentary although some light physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 US
• Name: Kaitlyn Schmidt
• Phone: 319-333-6474
• Email: [email protected]