Facility Services Assistant

Summary

You will serve as a Facility Services Assistant for the US Fish & Wildlife Service in Lodi, CA. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Facilities Management Liaison: Serves as the primary liaison among the landlord's facility manager, the General Services Administration (GSA) Lease Manager, and station personnel to coordinate, communicate, and facilitate the resolution of facility-related repairs, maintenance requirements, and operational concerns. Completes the facilities management component of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) annual self-certification process. Facility Inspections and Compliance Monitoring: Conducts routine inspections of facility conditions. Identifies deficiencies, documents findings, and communicates required corrective actions to the landlord's site manager and GSA representatives, as appropriate, and coordinates annual facility inspections. Hazardous Waste Management and Regulatory Compliance and Recycling Program Administration: Coordinates the handling, collection, transportation, and disposal of hazardous waste in accordance with applicable regulations. Prepares and maintains required documentation and reports and coordinates with disposal vendors. Initiates Acquisition Requests (ARs) for disposal services, and processes payment upon approval of the AR and completion of the disposal process. Administers the station's recycling program. Coordinates recycling activities, maintains accurate program records, and prepares required reports to support environmental stewardship, resource conservation, and compliance with applicable recycling requirements. Receipt, Accountability, and Distribution of Materials and Equipment: Oversees the inspection, receipt, verification, distribution, and tracking of incoming materials, supplies, and equipment. Ensures deliveries are properly documented, processed, and accounted for. Vehicle Fleet Maintenance and Recordkeeping: Maintains comprehensive maintenance and repair records for the station's vehicle fleet. Collects and reviews vehicle usage logs, compiles monthly mileage data for reporting and system entry, and distributes replacement logs to ensure continuous and accurate recordkeeping. Coordinates with supervisors to schedule routine maintenance, inspections, and necessary repairs while minimizing disruptions to field studies and other essential station operations. Equipment Training and Operational Qualification: Serves as an instructor for station equipment, including forklifts, tractors, and other applicable machinery. Provides equipment-use instruction to promote safe operating practices, ensure adherence to established procedures, and support personnel competency and workplace safety.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/17/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. If you do not provide evidence that you possess the following selective factor(s), you will be rated not qualified. Possession of a current and valid State-issued Driver's License To qualify for this position at the GS-07grade level, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Your resume must include hours per week worked. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Monitoring facility and vehicle repair needs, assisting with inspections and documenting deficiencies, and coordinating service requests and repair activities. Using maintenance, inventory, or asset management tracking systems to prepare reports and maintain facility management records. Monitoring contracts and maintenance/repair projects including tracking budgets, supplies, fuel, and equipment utilization. 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; 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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.