Facility Services Officer - Mid Level (Maryland)

National Security Agency/Central Security Service

Fort Meade (MD)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 133,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

National Security Agency/Central Security Service in Maryland seeks a mid-level Facility Services Officer to support the 24/7 watch team. The role focuses on monitoring mechanical and electrical systems, coordinating outages, and ensuring reliable campus operations.

The position requires oversight of CHW and electrical distribution, incident response, and daily log maintenance. Top Secret clearance is needed, with eligibility under Fed Excepted.

Qualifications

Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
Alternative: Business-related field (Economics, Marketing, Accounting, Business Administration, Finance).
Experience in facilities operations preferred.

Responsibilities

Assigned to 24/7 Facilities Watch Team; monitor chilled water and electrical distribution systems.
Oversee operation, maintenance, repair, modification, design, construction, and inspection of Agency facilities.
Coordinate outages with maintenance customers and mission support elements.
Notify personnel of facility emergencies and review daily logs and alarm summaries.
Provide shift coverage and supervise campus utility outages as needed.
Review operations of chilled water and electrical systems; coordinate plant changes.

Education

Architecture degree

Electrical Engineering degree

Mechanical Engineering degree

Business degree

Tools

SCADA

EMCS

Job description

Facility Services Officer - Mid Level (Maryland)

Hiring Agency: National Security Agency/Central Security Service

NSA is in need of skilled/experienced Facilities professionals.

Key Responsibilities

NSA is hiring for Facility Services Officers (FSOs) with knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical Systems to serve on our 24x7 Watch Team in Texas. FSOs are responsible for oversight of the operation, maintenance, repair, modification, design, construction, and inspection of Agency facilities. Specific responsibilities vary based upon areas of expertise.

Facility Services Officers: Assigned to the 24/7 Facilities Watch Team, monitor the Chilled Water and Electrical distribution systems at the NSA complex. Responsible for monitoring the condition of all other facilities systems during scheduled and unscheduled outages, construction projects, and activities that place the facility in an abnormal condition.

Key component services provided to assure reliable operations:

Coordinate all utility outages with other maintenance customers and mission support elements.
Ensure that timely notification of facility emergencies are made to all personnel that are impacted.
Prepare and review daily logs and alarm summaries to ensure that follow-up actions are taken.

Provide shift coverage to maintain the recommended staffing levels needed to operate the campus systems and provide emergency response to facility emergencies.
Supervise Campus Utility outages when needed and assist with shutdown sequences and outage coordination.
Review day to day operations of the Chilled Water and Electrical distribution systems and coordinate plant changes with Building Maintenance & Operations personnel.

Provide accurate monitoring of the Agency's HVAC and Chilled Water Distribution systems through the Agency's Energy Management and Control Systems (EMCS).
Provide accurate monitoring of the Agency's Electrical Distribution systems through the Agency's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System.
Monitoring of the Chilled Water and Electrical distribution systems and coordinate plant changes with Building Maintenance & Operations personnel.

Initiate daily plant status reports and make operator log entries to reflect the health and welfare of the systems.
Maintain Operator logs to reflect any plant reconfigurations, responses to problem areas by tour persons, as well as any impact to Chilled Water distribution, Electrical distribution and Fire alarm operations.

Conduct routine Mechanical and Electrical Systems Tours to inspect and monitor maintenance activities to assure availability of systems are not interrupted.
Respond and/or dispatch facility personnel to emergencies and routine service calls as needed.
Take necessary actions to control or repair the problems and provide follow up details for Watch logs.

Requirements & Education

If qualifying with a degree, degree must be in Architecture, Interior Design, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (for example, Construction Management and Space Planning) or a Business related field (for example, Economics, Marketing, Accounting, Business Administration, and Finance).

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $133142/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.