Supervisor Facility Operations Specialist
You will serve as a Supervisor Facility Operations Specialist with National Park Service. The Facility Operations Specialist is responsible for providing facility management for a Park Unit with widely diversified infrastructure and operational complexity. This position manages a multi-faceted organization through the management of subordinate supervisory staff, multi-year/operational budgets, and the utilization of new information technologies.
Major duties
At the full performance level (GS-12) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as the facility management expert and member of the park management team to develop and implement management strategies. Actively involved in decisions affecting overall park management policy and operations and contributes to the development and implementation of park management documents. Performs and maintains asset inventories and condition assessments for the purpose of developing deferred maintenance costs for annual and multi-year plans. Responsible for plannin, development and implementation of projects, and development of alternatives for facility modifications when infrastructure capabilities cannot support mission requirements. Responsible for the development and management of the maintenance division's budget, utilizing the NPS financial management programs
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Experience at this level must include all of the following:
- Plan, schedule, assign direct work of subordinates.
- Plan, develop, and execute a complex maintenance program with annual and long-range planning.
- Operate asset management program with Facility Management Software to plan, document, and evaluate maintenance operations.
- Manage projects such as construction of buildings, installation of utilities, renovation of existing structures, or replacement of building components.
- Manage service and construction contracts as a Contracting Officer Representative.
- Develop project scopes of work, objectives, cost estimates and identify compliance requirements for maintenance projects.
- Develop a multi-year operation budget program with manpower needs, materials, and equipment needs, including work projects. You must include hours per week worked.
Volunteer 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.
Education
This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. Obtain, Hold, and Maintain COR 2 (Contracting Officer Representative) credential. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.