This is a developmental position description, classified at less than the full performance level of GS-13 for recruitment and training purposes. The overall duties and assignments of this position are similar to those covered in the target PD# RE01533, Facilities Operations Specialist, GS-1640-13, however, certain factors have been revised to reflect the developmental nature of this position.

Duties

As a Facilities Operations Specialist, GS-1640-11, your typical work assignments may include the following: Serves as the primary contact for assigned building(s) on all aspects of facilities management. As the liaison with GSA, plans, organizes and directs bi-weekly tenant meetings to brief senior level managers about ongoing and future projects that often include presentations related to upcoming projects with proposed schedules, impact to tenants, and approximate funding required to complete the project. Advise and respond to tenants within the assigned buildings on matters such as, upcoming facilities and construction projects, schedule for projects and daily maintenance management. Coordinate with GSA to resolve building matters and emergencies in relation to elevators, HVAC, electrical and plumbing and troubleshoot facility problems. Initiate action items in JIRA and work with GSA to resolve and complete the task. Conduct regularly scheduled inspections of assigned buildings both in common areas and interior offices. Provide space redesign/set-up and move coordination support to customers. Organize and implement the various facilities' customer services and project management activities for the FMD. Serves as an advisor to the tenants on upcoming projects, changes in schedules for current projects, and daily maintenance management. NOTE: Position requires responding to calls and emails after normal working hours as well as occasional weekend work.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national
• Selective Service registration is required if you are a male born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Executive Office of the President will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• May be required to successfully complete a one year probationary period.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
• Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• The agency requires 30 days on site before being eligible to participate in the telework and/or alternate work schedule program.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the qualification requirements outlined below to be considered minimally qualified for this position. The qualification requirements are in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards. ALL QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must meet one of the following criteria listed below in order to meet the basic requirement for Facilities Operations Specialist: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. -OR- 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 small construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of 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. -AND- TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band in Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the next lower grade or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector that demonstrates: 1) Implementing various facility customer services and project management services 2) Assisting with overseeing building inspections 3) Serving as the point of contact for the customer and leadership on facility related matters to the buildings assigned. OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR A Combination of Education and Experience.

Contacts

• Address Office of Administration 725 17th Street Washington, DC 20503 US
• Name: Client Services EOP - OA
• Email: [email protected]