BUILDING MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Washington Headquarters Services; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Headquarters Services seeks a Building Management Specialist to oversee DoD facilities operations. Responsibilities include coordinating in-house and contractor activities for custodial, waste, and recycling programs, and developing SOPs to improve efficiency.

The role requires managing procurement packages, evaluating contractor performance as a COR, and planning special building service projects for Pentagon-area properties.

Qualifications

• GS-9/GS-11 education substitutions: graduate education may substitute for experience.
• Documentation of education required: transcripts or degrees must be provided.

Responsibilities

• Manages in-house and contractor activities for facility operations (custodial, waste, recycling).
• Plans work schedules, analyzes workloads, and develops SOPs to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Acts as COR for service contracts: develops procurement packages, conducts evaluations, and administers contractor performance.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Washington Headquarters Services

This position is in the DoW Washington Headquarters Services, Facilities Services Directorate, Facilities Operations & Services Div (FOSD), Reservation Environmental Services Branch. FOSD manages DoW-owned/operated facilities and services in the National Capital Region. Under the general administrative supervision of the RES Branch Manager, the incumbent serves as a Building Management Specialist.

Key Responsibilities

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Manages and coordinates in-house and contractor activities for comprehensive facility operations, including custodial services, waste management, and recycling programs. Plans work schedules, analyzes workload fluctuations, develops standard operating procedures (SOPs), and conducts studies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for service contracts, which includes developing procurement packages, providing technical evaluations, administering contractor performance, and resolving contract disputes. Plans and executes specialized building service projects, conducts research and investigations, and prepares detailed reports and recommendations for management.

Monitors and regulates the use of public spaces across the Pentagon reservation and its associated properties to ensure compliance with established facility regulations.

Requirements & Education

GS-9 Substitution of Education for Experience: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education, Master's or equivalent graduate degree, may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. ARE YOU QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION or A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE?

You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume. You MUST provide a copy of official or unofficial transcripts or degrees in your application package. It may also be acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency. If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study 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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $70623 – $91815/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-05.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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