Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist (Facility Manager)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System in the United States seeks corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment while ensuring public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

This position requires meeting comprehensive basic requirements in education and specialized experience, including reading blueprints, planning maintenance, and supervising contractor work.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate/Graduate education in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.
• Specialized experience includes managing a maintenance program for buildings, planning maintenance activities, and developing preventive maintenance programs.
• Experience reviewing construction plans, supervising contractor work, and ensuring conformance with project plans.
• Experience estimating material and labor costs for construction or maintenance projects and directing actual work.
• There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.
• You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Education

Engineering major

Industrial arts major

Property management major

Business administration major

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.
• OR Specialized Experience: Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: 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.
• Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the 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: Ability to read blueprints and make corrections and changes on records for building, grounds, and utilities. Experience analyzing construction and maintenance changes and providing ongoing safety programs to meet the changing needs and security issues. Experience reviewing purchase requests originating in the department to determine the suitability and adaptability of completing them and the maintenance of supplies, materials, and equipment. Experience making periodic inspections and surveys on roadways, buildings and grounds, preparing complete reports as needed on hazardous conditions, utility problems, equipment maintenance and other situations which may cause serious disruption of services. 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.