Facility Operations Specialist (Facility Manager)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System in Memphis, TN seeks a facilities maintenance professional to manage maintenance programs for institutional buildings and related operations. The role emphasizes planning preventive maintenance, supervising work crews, and ensuring safety and compliance with project plans.

The candidate will coordinate with contractors, evaluate progress, and ensure workmanship aligns with specifications, while balancing budget and staffing needs in a secure federal

Qualifications

• Experience supervising staff and coordinating maintenance activities.
• Ability to review contractor work and ensure conformance with plans.
• Knowledge of union agreements and personnel administration.
• Experience estimating material and labor costs for maintenance projects.

Skills

Staff supervision

Contractor management

Union relations

Maintenance planning

Education

Engineering

Industrial arts

Property management

Business administration

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements:

• Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.
• Managing a maintenance program for office or apartment building complexes, hospitals, recreation facilities, military, or other special-purpose installations, including planning maintenance activities, and developing preventive maintenance programs. Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of private contractors, including reviewing project plans and specifications for workability, informing contractors of construction and reporting requirements, and supervising operations for conformance with project plans. Performing maintenance or construction work, including estimating material and labor costs for a variety of construction or maintenance projects (such as construction or maintenance of brick, frame, structural steel, reinforced concrete, and other type structures ranging from one- or two-story buildings to larger structures), directing actual work operations, and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding the project.
• AND In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must have the following:

Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience which demonstrates the ability to supervise staff, to include planning, organizing, reviewing work, administering personnel matters, dealing with contractors, employees and union representatives. Experience in resolving difficult or technical problems which arise in connection with the operation of the Facility Department, which include experience in personnel management practices, the National Union Agreement, Local Supplemental Union Agreements and EEO requirements. Experience inspecting projects to evaluate progress and assure workmanship conforms to specifications.

Combination of Education and Experience: If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**