Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist

• Department: Department of Homeland Security

This position is located in Region One Mission Support Division. The ideal candidate for this position will be experienced in building systems, safety codes, contract oversight, maintenance, and inspections. Strong communicator and team leader who manages priorities, resolves problems, and provides excellent customer service.

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you serve as a Supervisory Facilities Operations Specialist. Typical assignments include:
Providing facility management leadership & direction for the operations and serves as an effective member of the facility management leadership team. Collaborating on maintenance and operations decisions regarding mechanical equipment repair/replacement, and maintenance.

Developing and draft guides and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all building systems and equipment. Maintains documentation, guides and SOPs of all building systems and equipment ensuring accuracy. Working with Contracting Officer to draft and review contracts; develop Statement of Work for standard service contracts or unusual or new construction repair and alterations; and prepare project scope, descriptions and justifications.

Evaluating bids or proposals; and provides management oversight of awarded contracts and services. Planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work; and assigns work to subordinates based on priorities; evaluates work performance of subordinates. What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.

All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.

Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

Education substitution:
This position permits applicants to qualify based on education (or a combination of education and experience), as outlined in the "requirements" section. If you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) with your online application. Once selected and prior to appointment, applicants must provide official college transcripts.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S.

college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. Visit the Department of Education's Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision,…