Facility Operations Specialist

National-Oceanic-; Newport (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Newport, Oregon, seeks a qualified candidate for a position in OM AO/MO to support facility budgets and maintenance. This vacancy, OMAO-26-13070329-ST, is open to Status Candidates and requires knowledge of federal qualification standards.

Education: no formal requirement; specialized experience outlined below. Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-2 or GS-09 level, including budgeting,

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.
• Specialized experience must include: developing, controlling and tracking facility operating and maintenance budgets.
• Also must ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental requirements; and collecting, analyzing or preparing information about equipment.
• Substitution of education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education.
• Combination of education and experience may be used as described.

Responsibilities

• Developing, controlling and tracking budgets for facilities operations and maintenance.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, health and environmental requirements.
• Collecting, analyzing or preparing information about equipment and its operational maintenance.

Job description

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Marine Operations (MO), with one vacancy in Newport, OR.

This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-26-13070329-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.

To qualify at the ZA-3 or GS-11 level

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

• Developing, controlling and tracking facility operating and maintenance budgets;
• Ensuring compliance with safety, health and environmental requirements; and
• Collecting, analyzing or preparing information about equipment, and its operational maintenance.

OR

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.

OR

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and specialized experience may be used to meet the total experience requirements. Note: Only graduate-level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.