Lead Facility Operations Specialist.

US Army Corps of Engineers; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans seeks a qualified supervisor to direct regional facility operations, using FEM and OCA systems to guide maintenance and improve reliability.

You will oversee workloads, set priorities, and coordinate with agency management to deliver timely, high-quality services. The role emphasizes data quality, SOPs, and effective cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience leading, scheduling, or distributing work for facility operations or maintenance projects.
• Experience managing data within a computerized maintenance database to plan maintenance or audit data quality.
• Experience formulating or justifying operations and maintenance budgets.

Responsibilities

• Direct regional maintenance strategies using FEM and OCA systems.
• Enforce data quality standards and establish SOPs for maintenance workflow.
• Distribute workloads, set priorities, and establish deadlines for timely deliverables.
• Represent the team as liaison to resolve conflicts and negotiate with agency management.
• Diagnose FEM data discrepancies and implement corrective workflows.
• Formulate technical solutions for facility deficiencies and present findings to leadership.
• Evaluate and authorize IT/software solutions to automate and optimize field operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Data management

Budget analysis

Tools

FEM (Facility Equipment Maintenance)

OCA (Operational Condition Assessment)

Job description

Duties

• Direct regional maintenance strategies using Facility Equipment Maintenance (FEM) and Operational Condition Assessment (OCA) systems.
• Enforce data quality standards and establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for maintenance workflow.
• Distribute workloads, set priorities, and establish deadlines to ensure timely team deliverables.
• Represent the team as primary liaison to resolve conflicts and negotiate with agency management.
• Diagnose systemic FEM data discrepancies and implement corrective operational workflows.
• Formulate technical solutions for complex facility deficiencies and present findings to leadership.
• Evaluate and authorize IT/software solutions to automate and optimize field operations.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• Temporary travel (TDY) of up to 10% of the time may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See

• Current US Army Corps of Engineers employees with competitive status
• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

Specialized Experience Requirement:

One year of specialized experience which includes at least two of the following: 1) leading, scheduling, or distributing work for a team executing facility operations or maintenance projects; OR 2) managing data within a computerized maintenance database to plan maintenance or audit data quality; OR 3) formulating or justifying operations and maintenance budgets, such as drafting cost-benefit analyses for facility upgrades. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Time in Grade Requirement:

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent. For the GS-12 you must have 52 weeks at the GS-11 level.

With regards to time-in-grade validation, if you held a position other than a GS pay plan, be sure your resume includes the pay plan and the salary you earned during the assignment. Without this information, your time-in-grade validation may not be able to be verified and will result in your not meeting the time-grade requirement for this vacancy. A further explanation of the required time in grade documentation can be found under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Qualification requirement:

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a(n) Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.