Supervisory Assistant Facility Operations Specialist

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Smithsonian Facilities (SF). SF provides the full range of building services through eight maintenance and operation zones.

More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

Duties

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The Assistant Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist serves under the Zone Facilities Manager.

In this position, you will:

• Plan and carry out building management and facilities operations and maintenance.
• Supervise from 15 to 100 permanent SI employees (building services workers, equipment operators, maintenance mechanics, crafts and trades, administrative staff and operating engineers) as well as contractor services.
• Develop and plan staffing requirements, work schedules, priorities, training, and evaluation of all subordinate staff for improving employee skills.
• Strategize and coordinate information from the automated facility system to manager reimbursable work, work tickets and requests for building services for the tenants of units.
• Update and obtain reports and perform analyses through the use of the automated database system.
• Coordinate between occupants and support units for all work requests, including crafts and trades, custodial, laborer, communication services, etc. Provide oversight of coordination for receiving, evaluating, directing, processing, and following up on all work requests from occupants. Review all work requests for consistency with facility standards and policy as regards safety, security, design and appearance, facility engineering and collections management.
• Provide information and liaison regarding physical plant programs and related matters to occupants of facilities, the SI at large, and visitors.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as administrative management, leadership, communications, facility management to include cleaning, and overall building maintenance and customer service for the tenants/occupants..

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Or Education:

Ph.D. or equivalent

or

3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Additional information

• This position is not included in the bargaining unit.

Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.

Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.

Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.

Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/

Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp

Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp

Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp

Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com

Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/

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