Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist

National Park Service • Stillwater, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The National Park Service is hiring a Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist to plan, schedule, and direct work for operating facilities and assets. The role includes maintaining asset inventories and condition assessments to develop deferred maintenance costs, and contributing to park management documents. The specialist establishes scopes, goals, objectives, deliverables, compliance requirements, and alternatives for maintenance projects; implements safety and training programs; maintains cost records; prepares annual maintenance work budget plans; and tracks, analyzes, and reconciles annual funding allocations with administrative staff. The position also prepares completion reports, as-built documents, and operations and maintenance manuals.

This supervisory position is primarily based in an office setting, with some outdoor exposure. Work is mostly sedentary, though crouching, stooping, stretching, and lifting moderately heavy items may be required. Overtime may be required, and overnight travel away from home may be required up to two nights per month. The employee must maintain a valid driver's license, wear a uniform, complete required training, and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. A uniform allowance is provided. The appointment may include a one-year probationary period and may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Applicants must meet the stated specialized-experience, education, or combined experience-and-education qualifications by the announcement closing date of November 13, 2026. The announcement describes eligibility for current career and career-conditional Bureau employees, Career Transition eligibles, and Bureau of Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act eligibles.

Requirements

• Meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1640 series through at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level, qualifying graduate education, or an allowed combination of experience and education.
• Specialized experience must include qualifying work in maintenance-program management, surveillance of contractor construction or maintenance operations, or performing maintenance or construction work, as described in the announcement.
• For experience-based qualification, include hours worked per week in the resume; current Federal employees may need to submit a non-award SF-50 if hours per week are not included.
• For education-based qualification, submit transcripts; foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs.
• Meet applicable Time-in-Grade requirements if a current Federal employee.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship and pass a background investigation, E-Verify employment verification, and any other stated pre-employment checks.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• Wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards; complete required training; obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• Participate in Direct Deposit.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period and, as a supervisory position, may be required to complete a supervisory probationary period.
• Meet all qualifications by the announcement closing date of November 13, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and direct work to operate facilities and assets.
• Maintain asset inventories and conduct condition assessments to develop deferred maintenance costs.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of park management documents.
• Establish scope, goals, objectives, deliverables, compliance requirements, and alternatives for maintenance projects.
• Implement safety and training programs to eliminate at-risk behaviors and environments.
• Maintain cost records and prepare annual work budget plans for maintenance operations.
• Track, analyze, and reconcile annual funding allocations in coordination with administrative staff.
• Prepare completion reports, as-built documents, and operations and maintenance manuals.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager