This position is located in the Reservation Engineering Operations Branch (REO), Facilities Operations Group (FOG), Facilities Operations and Services Division (FOSD), Facilities Services Directorate (FSD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS).

Duties

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 1109 of FY 2020 NDAA; P.L. 116-92 and Section 9905 of Title 5, U.S.C. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Serves as a Supervisory Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist providing direct staff assistance and support to the Reservation Engineering Operations Branch and the Branch Chief, where they lead a team of Quality Assurance Specialist for all QA and building management issues. Some duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, task complexity, employee capabilities and provides technical oversight and resolves technical and personnel issues. Develop performance plans and ratings for various employee series, including subordinate supervisors, and coordinates tasks using coaching, facilitation, and consensus-building techniques. Develops and effectively communicates QA requirements in terms of: 1) technical requirements, procedures, and methods of quality verification which includes specifications, plans, and reports; 2) economical costs; 3) equipment testing; 4) building systems deficiencies; and 5) audit requirements. Evaluates work of service providers for technical quality and acceptability; ensures adequacy and progress of work commensurate with amounts requested; documents instances that service providers failed to comply with contractual provisions and validate contractual services rendered to process claims for service providers payment as applicable; recommends payment/nonpayment to the Contracting Officer (CO) in response to service providers assessment of additional charges; and reviews service providers quality control plan to ensure adequacy

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration) Total salary varies depending on location of position.
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program.
• Required to obtain and maintain a non-critical sensitive SECRET security clearance.
• Required to pass screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and subsequent periodic drug screening thereafter.
• Required to occasional travel away 5% from your normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft.
• Required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, shift work, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• Mission essential employees may be required to report for, or remain at, work in dismissal or closure situations due to adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, or other emergency situations causing disruptions of government operations.
• Mission essential employees are required to maintain contact with their supervisor during any dismissal or closure situation unless specifically excused by their supervisor.
• Required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the dates of employment for each position listed on your resume (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. It is recommended that applicants also include their hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability to define problems and provide alternative solutions to quality control matters and gather data to prepare management findings. Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas. Examples include: Reviewing production activities and capabilities in light of contract quality requirements. Reviewing written quality or inspection procedures for adequacy and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of quality/inspection systems, including sampling plans. Analyzing quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality/inspection system. Verifying by test or inspection, using sampling inspection or intensive product inspection techniques, that products comply with requirements prior to acceptance. Identifying inadequacies and requesting corrective action. Computing data, summarizing results, and preparing reports or charts depicting pertinent relationships using statistical methods. Investigating customer complaints and deficiency reports and providing identification of causes to appropriate authorities. Reading, interpreting, and applying technical data such as blueprints, engineering drawings, product specifications, or technical manuals. Reviewing and evaluating supply systems operations and procedures through periodic audits and surveillance inspections. 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; religious; 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and, Beginning and ending dates of appointment. All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address WHS Facilities Services Directorate Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Email: [email protected]