Facility Operations Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Serve as a Facility Operations Specialist at Langley AFB, VA with the responsibility to establish and maintain a safe, secure, clean, accessible, functionally reliable, aesthetically suitable, appropriate for the mission, and compliant with applicable codes, standards, and regulations. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

• •Oversee facility management resources including personnel, service contracts, financial programs, space utilization, and information resources.
• •Serve as the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for service contracts.
• •Prepare performance work statements (PWS), identify deficient service contract or civil engineer performance, assess operational impacts, and initiate timely corrective action.
• •Implement programs to manage medical safety risks, fire safety risks, facility response to emergencies, and to manage risks associated with physical security, hazardous materials, and waste.
• •Collect, compile and analyze safety data for executive staff decision making.
• •Attend staff meetings to keep informed of hospital policies and activities and to provide information on facility operation and maintenance activities.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes schedule facility maintenance services, conduct inspections to ensure compliance with safety standards, and use automated systems to maintain and update facility records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.