Facility Operations Specialist

Washington Headquarters Services

Pennsylvania

On-site

USD 85,000 - 111,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Washington Headquarters Services in the United States seeks a Facility Operations Specialist at the Raven Rock Mountain Complex to manage daily facility infrastructure and ensure continuous operational readiness.

The role requires supervising real-time utility performance, directing emergency responses, and leading commissioning of ICS/PLCs/VFDs to meet stringent DoD standards. Applications are open under Fed Internal Search with a 1-opening slate and a pay range of $85,447 to $111,087 per year.

Qualifications

Education and experience verification required via transcripts or degrees.
Documentation of education must be from accredited institutions per DoD policy.
Official transcripts may be requested prior to appointment.

Responsibilities

Directs and manages daily operation, maintenance, and reliability of facility infrastructure including electrical distribution and HVAC to ensure uninterrupted operations.
Monitors real-time utility performance via SCADA and alarm networks; analyzes load to keep systems within design capacity and applies corrections.
Acts as Watch Commander in BOCC, leads emergency response and dispatches maintenance personnel to maintain mission capability.
Leads commissioning and testing of ICS, PLCs, and VFDs to validate equipment performance and compliance with standards.

Skills

Facility operations

Emergency response

Systems monitoring

Education

Education + experience accepted

Tools

SCADA

Industrial control systems

Programmable logic controllers

Variable frequency drives

Job description

Hiring Agency: Washington Headquarters Services
Department: Department of Defense
Hiring Path: Fed Internal Search
Number of Openings: 1
Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

This position serves as a Facility Operations Specialist located at the Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC). RRMC is on one of the Nation's premier facilities, providing support to various Department of Defense (DoD) tenants in an all-hazards environment.

Key Responsibilities

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Directs and manages the daily operation, maintenance, and reliability of mission-critical facility infrastructure, including electrical distribution, power production, chilled water systems, HVAC/air distribution, domestic water, and compressed air systems, ensuring uninterrupted support for continuous operations.

Monitors real-time utility system performance utilizing SCADA, industrial control systems, meters, and advanced alarm networks; conducts technical utility load analyses to verify systems operate within engineered design capacities and implements corrective adjustments.

Serves as the Watch Commander within the Building Operations Command Center (BOCC), leading emergency response activities, executing rapid troubleshooting of critical system failures, utilizing redundant equipment, and dispatching maintenance personnel or contractors to maintain continuous mission capability.

Leads the commissioning, integration, and functional testing of industrial control systems (ICS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), and motor control centers to validate equipment performance, diagnostic accuracy, and compliance with operational standards.

Requirements & Education

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 $85447 – $111087/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information 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.