Facility Operations Specialist

Duties

As a Facility Operations Specialist, GS-1640-12, your typical work assignments will include the following under supervision:

• Manages project execution, to include project initiation, scope development, cost estimates, design coordination, DSRM review, construction oversight, inspection scheduling, punch list development, and project closeout.
• Manages complex, multi‑phase construction, renovations, and deferred maintenance projects using advanced knowledge of facilities management and engineering support principles.
• Uses Maximo or equivalent CMMS/DMWO systems to validate deferred maintenance backlog, develop project priority sequencing processes, track execution, cost escalation, and lifecycle planning.
• Determines the maintenance and upkeep requirements of assigned facilities elements, programs, and activities, and manages procurement, projects, and contracts for these and other programs. Develops and communicates emergency scenario plans and schedules routine safety inspections and drills.
• Conducts routine site safety inspections, hazard analyses, risk assessments, and incident investigations. Ensures all construction and maintenance projects incorporate safety plans, job hazard analyses, and contractor compliance requirements.

Conditions of employment

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• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• As a condition of employment, you will be required to serve a 2‑year trial or 1‑year probationary period during which your fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12‑31‑1959, you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act and the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).
• Driving requirement (required only at time of appointment):
  Incumbent may be required, as an incidental duty, to operate a government‑owned or leased motor vehicle; therefore, a valid driver's license is required.
• Possess a FAC COR Level II certification at the time of appointment or obtain certification within 18 months of entry. Failure to obtain/maintain the certification within established time frames may result in removal from position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
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Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

1‑year of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS‑11 grade level in the Federal service. Examples include:
1) 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.
2) 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.
3) 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 types of structures ranging from one‑ or two‑story buildings to larger structures), directing actual work operations, and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding…