Facility Manager

National Park Service • Lakewood, CO

19d

About The Position

The Facility Manager serves within the Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands (PPFL) directorate of the National Park Service (NPS). The position provides bureau leadership, guidance development, external and congressional liaison, program accountability, and budget formulation for Service-wide programs contributing to park planning, stewardship, construction, maintenance, operation, and sustainability of National Park System infrastructure.

The Facility Manager provides administrative and technical supervision to subordinate staff and directs a workforce spanning professional, administrative, and technical occupations. The role leads asset inventory and valuation, business practice development, condition assessment, and program help desk operations. It develops and implements programmatic guidance, policy, and oversight for infrastructure programs intended to improve the condition of the NPS asset portfolio and the visitor experience. The role also develops Service-wide park and facility planning priorities and delivers planning projects.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must pass a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must participate in Direct Deposit and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• Must wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards.
• Must complete training and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• Must submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of appointment.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period; the position may also require completion of a supervisory probationary period.
• Must meet applicable Time-in-Grade requirements for current Federal employees.
• Must meet the basic educational requirement and/or specialized experience requirements for the applicable series; education cannot substitute for experience for this position.
• For the GS-15 grade level, must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the public or private sector.
• Specialized experience must include program management and oversight, including detailed knowledge of financial and budget matters for identifying needs and actions for budget formulation and execution.
• Specialized experience must include assigning and evaluating work, planning and organizing activities, administering personnel matters, and addressing employee management concerns.
• Specialized experience must include knowledge of facility management and life-cycle asset management principles, practices, techniques, and related Federal laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Specialized experience must include knowledge of the principles, objectives, and techniques of park planning and special studies.
• Applicants must document hours worked per week as specified in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and technical supervision to subordinate staff and direct a workforce across professional, administrative, and technical occupations.
• Recruit and hire subordinate staff in accordance with merit staffing procedures and equal employment opportunity guidelines.
• Lead asset inventory, asset valuation, business practice development, condition assessment, and program help desk operations.
• Develop and implement programmatic guidance, policy, and oversight for infrastructure programs.
• Develop Service-wide park planning and facility planning priorities and deliver planning projects.
• Provide bureau leadership, guidance development, external and congressional liaison, program accountability, and budget formulation for Service-wide programs.

Benefits

• Uniform allowance is provided.
• Eligible candidates may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive, at the agency's discretion; an incentive is not guaranteed.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed