Facility Operations Specialist

Specific duties include:

• Perform in-house repairs on areas that include but not limited to all aspects of electrical plumbing and carpentry.
• Formulate policy establishment of procedures and development of controls to ensure these assets are protected and available. Analyze facility operations to identify inefficiencies and areas/services at risk to unexpected interruption due to operational vulnerabilities.
• Research building related problems develop plans for solutions and to coordinate with a variety of staff sections and personnel to implements these solutions.
• Analyze and assess the emergency contacting appropriate contract or vendor personnel for emergency service overseeing any work performed and notifying management of any potential or actual after-hours damage to the facility or of any problems serious enough to warrant notification of higher VA authority.
• Practice appropriate inter-personal communication presenting recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations.
• Monitor Life Safety Code National Electrical Code National Elevator Codes and VA regulations and directives relating to safety issues to ensure continuous compliance.
• Apply principles and concepts to all types and complexity of equipment operation control and repair difficulties.
• Develop creative and unique solutions to facility related emergency issues. These solutions must be efficient effective timely and cost containing so the facility assets are protected and the facility remains open for use by tenant organizations.

Promotion Potential: There is no promotion potential. The full performance level of this position is GS-10 .

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Facility Operations Specialist GS-10: 42231-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Bargaining Unit: Yes

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the Agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public Conditions of Employment are as follows:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
• Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:08/10/2026.


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.

• For a GS-10 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09.
• If you are a current VBA employee requesting a reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement you must currently hold the GS-10 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-10.

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 this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

GS-10 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level (GS-09) in the normal line of progression that demonstrated knowledge of the methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services applicable to the position to be filled; ability to plan organize and control work involving diverse activities; ability to gain cooperation and coordinate the work of others; and skilled in oral and written communications.

OR

• Education Substitution: You may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in public administration business administration industrial engineering industrial management or other administrative or management fields related to the position which demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work (submit your transcripts).

OR

• Combination of Specialized Experience and Graduate Education: Equivalent combinations of Specialized Experience and more than two years but less than three years of education as described above. To compute the percentage divide your total months of qualifying experience by divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond two years by18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree) the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements: The work includes frequent walking standing stooping bending crouching or crawling in confined spaces and lifting of heavy objects. Some physical effort may be necessary on the job requiring the ability to climb steep ladders or stairs and the ability to enter confined spaces such as equipment closets air handlers or crawl spaces.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at