Supervisory Facilities Operations Specialist

U.S. Department of Agriculture; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks a Facility Operations Specialist to lead and oversee a comprehensive facilities maintenance and safety program, providing technical guidance and oversight to all VS FiOps operations.

Relocation incentive may be authorized and candidates should be prepared to manage complex projects, inspections, and compliance across multiple worksites including office, laboratory, and field settings.

Responsibilities

• Serves as VS subject matter expert for facilities repairs and maintenance costs.
• Formulates and develops VS Facilities safety and maintenance policy.
• Develops guidance materials and procedures for safety standards.
• Advises top management on design options for new construction and renovation.
• Acts as project manager on space and facility management projects.
• Maintains facility plans, blueprints, and schematic drawings for VS facilities.
• Performs evaluations, compliance surveys, and onsite inspections at VS sites.
• Conducts regular inspections of buildings, utility systems, equipment, and grounds.
• Plans and completes assignments involving technical facilities and maintenance problems.

Job description

Summary

As a Facility Operations Specialist, you will lead and be responsible for developing and overseeing a comprehensive Facilities maintenance, safety program, and provide technical guidance and oversight to all of VS FiOps. Relocation Incentive may be authorized

Major Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as VS subject matter expert for facilities repairs and maintenance costs as both an advisor and liaison to the VS Leadership Team.
• In collaboration with senior VS management, formulates and develops VS Facilities safety and maintenance policy consistent with prevailing Federal, Departmental, and Agency and OSHA requirements.
• Responsible for the development of guidance materials and written procedures within VS for implementation of technical safety standards, codes, and safety requirements for a wide variety of operations.
• Provides advice to top management personnel on the best courses of action after evaluating design options for new construction and renovation at service facilities.
• Serves as project manager on complex projects pertaining to space and facility management for VS owned and leased space.
• Maintains facility plans, blueprints, interpretation of schematic drawings and associated documents for use in the management of the VS facilities.
• Performs comprehensive evaluations and compliance surveys and onsite inspections of various VS worksites, in office, laboratory, and field settings.
• Responsible for conducting regular and recurring inspections of buildings, utility systems, equipment, and grounds for effective and economical operation.
• Conducts and/or plans for the completion of assignments, which typically involve technical or complex facilities and maintenance problems.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Evaluations

• Accountability
• Conflict Management
• Developing Others
• Financial Management
• Human Resources Management
• Influencing and Negotiating
• Partnering

Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are determined to be among the best qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Noncompetitive candidates and applicants under some special hiring authorities need only meet minimum qualifications to be referred.

Note: If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, yourscore may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.

Other Information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP):

To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section.

When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.

Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran's Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).

Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Refer to PUBLIC LAW 114-47-AUG. 7, 2015 for more information. First time hires to the federal government normally start at the lowest rate of the salary range for the grade selected.