Supervisory Facility Management Specialist
Job Summary
This position is located in the Midwest Regional Office in the Directorate of Facilities Planning and Infrastructure.
This temporary promotion or detail assignment is limited to a maximum duration of 180-days.
The employee serves as the manager of the regional Facility Management Division. The Division supports parks in the management maintenance repair and construction of park facilities including buildings railroads utilities trails roads and other physical assets. The employee reports to the Associate Regional Director (ARD) for Facilities Planning and Infrastructure and provides leadership guidance and direction to 62 parks with over 7000 constructed assets with a current replacement value of over $7 billion. The employee possesses leadership and management skills and broad expertise in facility management including project development estimating and management to supervise fund source managers in meeting program goals.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Provides daily leadership and direction to regional facility management staff and branch chiefs ensuring alignment with National Park Service policies regional priorities and safety requirements.
- Oversees execution of facility management programs and fund sources monitoring project progress resolving issues and ensuring effective use of resources across multiple park units.
- Coordinates regularly with park leadership regional programs and national offices to communicate guidance address operational needs and support project development and asset management activities.
- Reviews and approves facility management actions including work planning priorities project proposals funding allocations and performance metrics for regional programs.
- Monitors asset management data and reporting systems ensuring accuracy compliance with national data calls and informed decision-making for maintenance repair and capital investments.
What is a Detail A detail refers to a temporary assignment of an employee to a different role for a defined period. Once the assignment ends the employee resumes their regular responsibilities. During this time they maintain their official position as well as their status grade and pay.
- You must be a U.S. Citizen.
- You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination.
- You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
- You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire.
- Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See Only experience obtained by 07/27/2026 will be considered.
Minimum Qualification GS-14
Applicants must possess at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes:- Performing program management duties such as developing evaluating and executing multi-year financial plans; carrying out position management activities; and conducting both long-range and short-term planning for facility programs.
- Managing a workforce engaged in facility management engineering and/or design for a large park or multiple park units including oversight of projects funded by multiple fund sources.
- Providing leadership and technical direction in the planning design construction repair and maintenance of buildings utilities roads trails parking areas and other constructed assets.
- Supervising a large professional staff including subordinate supervisors and directing interdisciplinary teams responsible for facility operations project development and asset management.
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.
Temporary Promotion Requirements - Career or career-conditional candidates applying for a temporary promotion must meet all qualification requirements including time-in-grade qualification requirements.
Detail Requirements - Candidates are required to meet minimum qualifications. They are not required to meet time-in-grade requirements of this position. While on detail the employee continues to hold their official position from which detailed and keeps the same status and grade.EducationThere is no substitution of education for experience for this position.
Additional informationApplicants who include vulgar offensive or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.
As a condition of employment for accepting a temporary promotion assignment you may be required to serve a supervisory 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.
Telework:
This position is suitable for telework only in an emergency or natural disaster.
Physical Demands: The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing or recurring and walking stooping bending crouching and climbing such as in performing periodic construction activities field inspections or to observe and study work operations in an industrial storage or comparable work area. Employees may carry light items such as books instruments and other similar materials. The work may require travel of up to five continuous working days and driving a motor vehicle long distance to reach remote parks.
Work Environment: The work is usually performed in an office setting. The work area: - - Normally involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring safety precautions typical of offices or meeting and training rooms; or May involve occasional exposure to conditions in production facilities laboratories or construction sites requiring normal safety precautions. The employee may be required to participate in safety training such as fall protection respiratory mask fit testing or confined space entry training as required to allow safe and thorough assessment of existing facilities and/ or new construction.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): Department of Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy. CTAP provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus displaced or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming CTAP eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal proof of eligibility and most current SF-50 noting position grade level and duty location with their application. To be considered under CTAP applicants must be well-qualified (i.e. meet the minimum qualification requirements including any selective placement factors; education and experience requirements) score at least 85 on the assessment questionnaire and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For information on CTAP visit: should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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Required Experience:
Manager