Maintenance Mechanic General Supervisor

Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Hours may change due to operational needs of management.

***This Vacancy is limited to Current Architect of the Capitol Employees Only

Please Note:The selectee will be designated as an Emergency Essential Employee and will be required to work in emergency situations.

Supervisory and Managerial Responsibilities:

Provides broad instructions priorities policies and time limits for maintenance repair new construction and renovations. Review work to ensure that quality quantity deadlines and safety requirements are met.

Supervises workers through subordinate leaders and/or supervisors in accomplishing the work of the organizational segment or group. Plan use of subordinate workers equipment facilities and materials on a yearly basis. Establish deadlines priorities and work sequences.

Identifies work related problems such as excessive costs or low productivity and determine causes and implement corrective actions to resolve. Recommend solutions to staffing problems engineering requirements and work operations.

Prepares performance standards and formal appraisals for subordinates. Select and/or participate in the selections for vacancies. Recommend disciplinary actions promotions reassignments awards and other personnel actions.

Investigates grievances and complaints; resolve them informally; and notify supervisors of important/serious ones.

Performs administrative and technical supervision necessary for day-to-day significant operations.

Provides advice counsel and instruction to staff regarding work assignments and administrative matters.

Utilizes a thorough knowledge of and compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Office of Congressional Workplace Rights and AOC safety rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner and to initiate or take corrective action on unsafe conditions in managed areas. Provides or receives training either on the job or in a classroom setting to ensure all direct reports know how to use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Routinely checks to verify that subordinates are using all required PPE.

Leadership Responsibilities:

Provides professional leadership and administrative direction through subordinate supervisors and/or team leaders. Outlines overall responsibilities makes assignments sets priorities and provides professional technical and administrative advice and assistance as required. Plans organizational structure and staffing needs determines types of jobs required assigns duties to key subordinate positions. Reviews and approves justifications for personnel requirements reviews and approves job descriptions and selects key employees. Resolves complaints and grievances within scope of authority and refers others to higher authority with appropriate recommendations.

Maintains effective communications with subordinates to ensure a mutual understanding and support of policies procedures and other management actions; seeks suggestions from employees; ensures participation in mandatory training. Advocates actions to provide for employee career growth as well as skills enrichment through continual training. Complies with and trains subordinates on all safety regulations and practices. Provides leadership to ensure support for equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals and requirements. Practices non-discriminatory employment actions to prevent unlawful discrimination based on race color religion sex national origin genetic information and/or disability

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the competencies.
• You must be able to pass a drug test and background check.

To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position an individual must meet one of the categories below:

• A citizen of the United States;
• A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
• A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa Swains Island and the Northern Mariana Islands and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
• A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Managements (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule is available for your review on the OPM web site atGeneral Schedule Qualification Standards.

You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.

You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position:

• Ability to supervise the trades crafts and labor functions of construction renovation installation projects and maintenance and repair projects.

WS-15: Must possess relevant experience and analytical skills to perform on the job as well as the functional and technical skills required of the role to include:

- Knowledge of the facilities management building systems construction and contracting practices used in conducting business process analyses.

- Communicate orally and in writing with people of diverse backgrounds and experience is critically important.

- Evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations; and

- Analyze organizational and operational problems build cohesive coalitions both within internal and external clients and improve morale through leadership.