Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist (Regional Facilities Administrator)

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

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System seeks a maintenance and construction-focused professional to manage facility upkeep, coordinate with private contractors, and ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards. The role emphasizes planning preventive maintenance, supervising operations, and controlling costs to support safe, secure prison environments.

Qualified candidates will have relevant education and at least one year of specialized experience in correctional facility design or

Qualifications

• Education in specified fields or equivalent.
• One year of specialized experience in related work.
• Familiarity with codes, standards, laws governing construction and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a maintenance program for prison facilities and related properties.
• Review project plans and specifications for workability, and supervise contractor work to ensure conformance.
• Estimate materials and labor costs for maintenance/construction projects and coordinate with funding sources.

Skills

Correctional facility design knowledge

Contractor coordination & oversight

Cost estimation for construction

Education

Undergraduate/Graduate education in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration

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:

• 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

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 particular 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:

• Experience in advanced concepts, principles, and practices of correctional institution design and construction to provide definitive interpretation and guidance to institution facilities departments as well as the regional office.
• Experience in illustrating and articulating concepts, details, and costs of ongoing correctional institution design and construction projects.
• Experience in possessing a comprehensive knowledge of the various manuals, codes, standards, laws, and other regulations that pertain to the construction and maintenance programs throughout the region in order to assure compliance with such requirements, and to instruct and advise others.

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.**