Facility Operations Specialist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Sault Ste. Marie, MI

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About The Position

Serves within the operations function at a complex Civil Works Project Office with numerous critical infrastructure assets and systems, supporting District organizational elements executing multiple business line efforts and missions. The position supports these efforts through administration and oversight of facilities operations service contracts, direct supervision of Park Rangers and recreation program activities, and oversight of the custodial program.

The specialist serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative for facility operations and service contracts, develops contract and quality-assurance documentation, monitors contractor performance and costs, and ensures safety and quality standards. The role also directs public park and visitor center operations, manages recreation business-line budgets, coordinates with organizational and community partners, supervises recreation and custodial personnel, and plans facility maintenance and equipment inspections.

Requirements

• Meet the specialized experience, education, or combination-of-education-and-experience requirements for GS-11 or GS-12.
• For GS-11 specialized experience: one year of experience with a wide range of operation practices, maintenance methods and systems, and construction techniques used to manage operational facilities such as locks, dams, hydroelectric power plants, visitor centers, parks and grounds, warehouses, and workshop facilities.
• For GS-11 education qualification: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M., with major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.
• For GS-11 combination qualification: a combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements, calculated using the stated experience and graduate-semester-hour formula.
• For GS-12 specialized experience: one year of experience with a wide range of operation practices, maintenance methods and systems, and construction techniques used to manage operational facilities, plus scheduling-management knowledge to plan employee work schedules and forecast constraints or requirements arising from work by other organizational elements, contractors, and third parties amid changing demands.
• Meet the time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: applicants who held a GS position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent.
• Hold a valid state motor vehicle operator’s license before appointment and maintain it for the duration of employment.
• Complete a pre-employment physical exam.
• Be able to perform Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) for at least 10% of duty time.
• Be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• Participate in the Civilian Drug Abuse Testing Program and sign DA Form 5019-R.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Submit an OGE 278 Public Financial Disclosure Report or OGE 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entry and annually thereafter.
• Meet one or more of the listed employment authority categories to be eligible to apply.
• If relying on foreign education, provide documentation that it has been evaluated as equivalent to education in an accredited U.S. program or received full credit at an accredited U.S. college or university.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Contracting Officer’s Representative and manage the full lifecycle of facility operations and service contracts.
• Develop Performance Work Specifications (PWS), technical scopes, detailed government cost estimates, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP).
• Enforce safety and quality standards; review Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), inspect deliverables, and calculate performance deductions.
• Record and analyze contract labor, costs, and compliance using PCF, CORT, RMS, and FEM.
• Direct public park and Class A visitor center operations serving approximately 500,000 visitors annually.
• Formulate Recreation Business Line budget packages and manage fiscal execution in coordination with District staff.
• Negotiate agreements and align operational priorities with the Visitor Center Association, USACE contacts, and local officials.
• Directly supervise on-site recreation and custodial personnel, conduct performance appraisals, and determine training requirements.
• Establish job plans, address informal employee and union grievances, and enforce workplace safety protocols and AHAs.
• Schedule routine facility maintenance, verify asset inventories, and coordinate Load Handling Equipment (LHE) and rigging inspections via FEM.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families subject to position type and eligibility.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable regulations and an agency determination.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree