Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist

U.S. Department of the Interior; Nevada; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service seeks a Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist to oversee Great Basin National Park's facility operations and maintenance, manage staff, budgets, and contracts, and ensure reliable, safe park infrastructure supporting visitor enjoyment while protecting resources.

You will supervise subordinate staff, develop work plans, coordinate with leadership, and serve as the agency's technical representative on contracts to deliver projects on

Responsibilities

• Oversee all facility operations and maintenance at Great Basin National Park.
• Plan and direct facility operation and maintenance activities.
• Provide information and recommendations to superintendent and division managers.
• Develop work plans, schedules, and cost estimates; direct staff.
• Serve as ATR/COTR on contracts to ensure on-scope, on-time, on-budget projects.

Skills

Facility operations

Budget management

Supervisory leadership

Contract management

Interagency collaboration

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist with National Park Service. The Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist oversees diverse park infrastructure, manages supervisory staff, budgets, and technology to ensure smooth operations. The role provides stewardship of facilities, supporting visitor enjoyment while protecting natural and cultural resources.

Major Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Responsible for all facility operations and maintenance at Great Basin National Park. Plans, organizes, directs, and evalutes the facility operation and maintenance for Great Basin National Park. Provide superintendent's office and fellow division managers with information and recommendations on facility operations and maintenance issues and management actions. Identify facility operations and maintenance priorities and needs. Provide a facilities operations and maintenance perspective into park management decisions and planning documents. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with staff at all levels, national, regional and local (e.g. headquarters Washington, regional office, and park). Demonstrate understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern in relating to people from varied backgrounds and situations. Supervise subordinate facility staff following law, policy, and best management practices to support Great Basin National Park. Carry out program management duties by developing work plans and schedules, scopes of work, cost estimates and directing subordinate staff. Serve as the agency's technical representative (ATR or COTR) on contracts or agreements to ensure completion of projects within scope, schedule and budget. Works within all applicable policies, guidelines, and regulations for the NPS; applicable state, county, and Federal laws; and the parks' unique enabling legislations Formulate and administer an annual operating budget involving staffing needs, material equipment needs, and work projects, with related costs and yearly work schedule. Successfully seek funding for facility operations and maintenances priorities and projects through NPS, grant, and private sector funding sources. Prepare requests for proposals or statements of work to accomplish facility operations and maintenance projects and priorities.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license within 30 days of appointment and maintain throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. Must have the ability to lift 45 pounds. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1- year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Evaluations

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the \"Resume\" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Facility Administration Financial Management Managing Human Resources Oral Communication Technology Application Writing To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a structured resume. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.

Other Information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior. A continued service agreement may be required if it is determined you are eligible for a permanent change in duty station (PCS). Physical Demands: Work is mostly sedentary in an office setting. At times, walking, hiking, climbing, bending, and moderate lifting are required. Work Environment: The work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with the operation repair and maintenance of park infrastructure and equipment. There are occasions of exposure to risk situations.