Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist

National Park Service • Baker, NV

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About The Position

The Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist serves with the National Park Service and is responsible for facility operations and maintenance at Great Basin National Park. The role oversees park infrastructure, supervises facility staff, and manages budgets, technology, projects, and maintenance priorities to support visitor enjoyment while protecting natural and cultural resources. The position advises the superintendent’s office and division managers on facility operations and maintenance issues, needs, priorities, and management actions, and contributes a facilities perspective to park decisions and planning documents.

The specialist plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates facility operations and maintenance; develops work plans, schedules, scopes of work, and cost estimates; and directs subordinate staff. The position serves as an agency technical representative on contracts or agreements, ensuring projects are completed within scope, schedule, and budget. It also formulates and administers an annual operating budget, seeks funding through National Park Service, grant, and private-sector sources, and prepares requests for proposals or statements of work. Work must comply with applicable National Park Service policies and regulations, state, county, and federal laws, and the park’s enabling legislation.

The position is supervisory and may require completion of a supervisory probationary period. Work is mostly sedentary in an office setting, with occasional walking, hiking, climbing, bending, and moderate lifting. It involves recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with operating, repairing, and maintaining park infrastructure and equipment, as well as occasional risk situations. The employee must wear a uniform, maintain a valid driver’s license, and be able to lift 45 pounds.

Requirements

• At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, gained in the public or private sector.
• Specialized experience leading facility operations and maintenance activities involving building maintenance, repair, and restoration.
• Specialized experience planning maintenance activities and developing preventive maintenance programs for a park, recreation area, or similar operation.
• Applicants must document hours worked per week; federal employees may need to provide a non-award SF-50 to validate work schedule and qualifying experience.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements if a current Federal employee.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must pass a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if a male born after December 31, 1959.
• Must participate in Direct Deposit and pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license within 30 days of appointment and throughout employment.
• Must wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards.
• Must be able to lift 45 pounds.
• Must complete required 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; supervisory probation may also apply.
• Education cannot substitute for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all facility operations and maintenance at Great Basin National Park.
• Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate facility operations and maintenance.
• Provide the superintendent’s office and division managers with information and recommendations on facility operations and maintenance issues and management actions.
• Identify facility operations and maintenance priorities and needs, and provide a facilities perspective in park management decisions and planning documents.
• Develop positive working relationships with staff at national, regional, and local levels, and relate to people from varied backgrounds with courtesy, tact, empathy, and concern.
• Supervise subordinate facility staff in accordance with applicable law, policy, and best management practices.
• Develop work plans, schedules, scopes of work, and cost estimates, and direct subordinate staff in program management activities.
• Serve as the agency’s technical representative on contracts or agreements and ensure projects are completed within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Formulate and administer an annual operating budget covering staffing, materials, equipment, projects, costs, and yearly work schedules.
• Seek funding for facility operations and maintenance priorities and projects through National Park Service, grant, and private-sector sources.
• Prepare requests for proposals or statements of work for facility operations and maintenance projects and priorities.
• Ensure work follows applicable National Park Service policies, guidelines, and regulations; state, county, and federal laws; and the park’s enabling legislation.

Benefits

• A uniform allowance is provided.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

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