Building Manager (Chief, Building Management Section)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Washington, DC

17h

About The Position

The Building Manager (Chief, Building Management Section) provides guidance and direction to the Building Management Section of the Facilities Management Branch and oversees the section’s operations. The role covers design and construction of new and existing space; space utilization; and building systems, including utilities, heating and cooling, domestic water distribution, waste collection and exhaust, electrical distribution, elevators, life-safety equipment, and building security. The position also oversees occupant emergency planning and evacuation programs, as well as building cleaning, custodial, and commissary operations. The position serves a large tenant population with competing resource needs, requiring attention to cleaning, parking, and renovation requests. The Building Manager uses tact and interpersonal skills to resolve complaints and fulfill service requests. This is a supervisory/managerial position with a one-year probationary period upon initial appointment. The incumbent may be subject to geographic relocation based on agency needs.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
Qualifying experience must be related to the position and equip the applicant to perform its duties; examples include facility management programs, building infrastructure preventive maintenance, design and construction, utility functions, heating and cooling systems, life safety, security, parking and traffic management, GSA real property leasing and lease management, or management of building-management service and construction contracts.
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.
Initial appointment to a supervisory/managerial position requires a one-year probationary period.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation; applicants are also subject to NCIC and credit checks.
The incumbent may be subject to geographic relocation to meet agency needs.
For consideration for secondary law-enforcement coverage, applicants must have three years of primary law-enforcement coverage by the vacancy closing date; this is not required for consideration for a non-law-enforcement position.
Current federal law-enforcement employees who have not completed Introduction to Correctional Techniques (ICT) Phase I and II must complete them after entering the position if seeking the secondary law-enforcement position.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and direction to the Building Management Section of the Facilities Management Branch.
Oversee all aspects of the Building Management Section.
Manage design and construction of new and existing space and space utilization.
Supervise operation of building systems, including utilities, heating and cooling, domestic water distribution, waste collection and exhaust, electrical distribution, elevators, life-safety equipment, and building security.
Oversee occupant emergency planning and building evacuation programs.
Supervise building cleaning, custodial, and commissary operations.
Address tenant needs related to cleaning, parking, and renovations.
Resolve complaints and complete service requests using tact and interpersonal skills.