The Supervisory Facilities Operations Specialist Supervision is responsible to provide supervision, advice, technical expertise, and develop programs for the Maintenance and Operations section of Facilities Management Service (FMS). The incumbent has full supervisory and administrative responsibilities for all wage-grade supervisors. The incumbent provides professional consulting services to the Chief Engineer and the Medical Center clinical and administrative personnel.

Duties

Major duties include but not limited to: Directs, coordinates, or oversees work of supervisors, work leaders, and/or provide similar oversight of contractors; exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with leadership of other units or organizations, or in Executive Leadership; Participates in construction, alteration or modification projects as well as replacement of equipment to increase services to veteran patients or internal customers; Works with the staff to evaluate current and future infrastructure needs and identifies what can be cost effectively repaired and what requires replacement and/or upgrades; Advises the Deputy Chief of FMS and/or Chief of FMS on the status of the major utility systems, associated equipment, and the physical plans to assure compliance with regulations, operating standards and the continuing ability to meet the clinical needs of the Health Care System; Provides guidance and technical reviews for assigned programs and projects. These include maintenance of structures, utility systems, grounds, and associated equipment, operation of heating and air conditioning systems, and boiler/chiller plants; Reads and interprets drawings and blueprints; develop plans and specifications for various construction, rehabilitation and maintenance projects that may be required at short notice; Performs administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised; Adjusts staffing levels or work procedures within their organizational unit(s) to accommodate resource allocation decisions made at higher echelons and justifies the purchase of new equipment; Keeps abreast of the development of new construction methods, materials and equipment, and systems to ensure the most current practices and materials are used; Serves as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) for construction and maintenance projects; Applies knowledge of principles and methods of planning, programming, budgeting, and fiscal analysis and control procedures to assist in the development and monitoring of the Engineering Service budget; Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Facility Operations Specalist/PD14214A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): 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, 07/05/2024. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education 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: 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 support 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. Your resume must document your experience to receive credit. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Acquisition StrategyBudget AdministrationBuilding and ConstructionLead or Supervise 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: The work is a combination of sedentary and requiring physical effort and exertion such as e.g., walking, standing, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle. Long periods of standing, bending, and stooping is also required to observe and study work operations in project construction areas/sites, confined spaces, use of scaffolding multi-stories tall, mechanical equipment rooms, and other spaces that are noisy, dirty and close quarters, and lifting of light to moderate heavy items weighing less than 50 pounds. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Cheyenne VA Medical Center 2360 East Pershing Boulevard Cheyenne, WY 82001 US
• Name: Jessica Wieties
• Phone: 479-443-4301
• Email: [email protected]