Supervisory Assistant Facilities Operations Specialist

The Supervisory Assistant Facilities Operations Specialist assists the Building Manager with the oversight of the facilitys day-to-day operations or maintenance needs of the facilities which demands an unusual combination of management skills knowledge of building and public museum operations historic preservation and a particular sensitivity to the needs of the visiting public researchers curators other staff and museum collections.

In this position you will:

• Supervise from 15 to 100 permanent employees as well as contractor services provides services for facilities ranging from 50000 -1.5 million square feet on a 7-day a week 365 day per year schedule including providing services to occupants and millions of visitors annually.
• Ensure and promotes compliance with all mandated programs created to provide a safer environment for employees tenants and visitors.
• Assist in the management and coordination of all activities relating to the physical operation maintenance and in-house repair and improvements of the facilities their grounds parking lots and entry ways.
• Assist in the planning and coordination of small (less than 50 persons) to large (greater than 3000 persons) special events each year.

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing the Required Documents section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionsviewable onOPM Website.

Experience:

For the GS-11: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal Service. For this position specialized experience is defined asexperience in administrative management leadership communications and facility management to include overseeing and providing cleaning and overall building maintenance and customer service for the tenants/occupants.

Or Education:Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in engineering industrial arts property management or business administration may be substituted to meet the experience requirements.

Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see theQualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents see the Required Documents section of this announcement.

For the GS-12: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. For this position specialized experience is defined as facility management to include operations and maintenance communications health and environmental safety project management leadership and property control.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual 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; 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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.