Supervisory Facilities Operations Specialist

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Rome, NY

About The Position

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) seeks a Supervisory Facilities Operations Specialist to oversee facility operations and maintenance. The role plans, reviews, and analyzes the work of general schedule and wage grade employees who operate and maintain buildings, grounds, roadways, and facilities, while also providing administrative support. The specialist serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR), administering utility and construction contracts, developing work statements, and managing project designs. The role evaluates patterns of facility and equipment use to project future needs, assesses the condition of facility components to determine maintenance and improvement requirements, and develops and monitors preventive maintenance programs to keep facilities mission capable. The position requires one year of specialized experience at the next lower federal grade level, or qualifying graduate education or a combination of education and experience as described in the announcement. The role may require access to classified information and a favorable security determination. Telework is limited and based on mission requirements and supervisory determination.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower federal grade level.
Specialized experience providing direction and oversight for facility and maintenance operations.
Specialized experience planning and developing technical facility requirements.
Specialized experience evaluating facility operations and maintenance activities, including building maintenance, repair, and procurement and accountability of administrative supplies and equipment.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be suitable for federal employment and maintain a favorable security determination; access to classified information may be required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or be exempt.
New DFAS employees must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
For GS-11, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may substitute for the specialized experience requirement; qualifying combinations of graduate education and experience may also be used.
Education used to meet qualification requirements must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be evaluated and documented as equivalent to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

Plan, review, and analyze the work of employees operating and maintaining buildings, grounds, roadways, and facilities, as well as providing administrative support.
Serve as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for utility and construction contracts; develop work statements and manage project designs.
Evaluate patterns of use of buildings, equipment, and other facilities to project future needs based on organizational changes or expansion.
Manage and evaluate the condition of facility components, including buildings, grounds, and utilities, to determine maintenance and improvement requirements.
Develop, implement, and monitor preventive maintenance programs to ensure facilities remain mission capable.