Facility Operations Specialist

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), Operations, Management and Information Division (OMI), with 1 vacancy in Newport, OR or Seattle, WA.

Major duties

As a Facility Operations Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Provide oversight of all work with the Facilities Team and Maintenance Engineer in the implementation of facilities maintenance services and efficient utilization of building, utilities, and storage operations. Lead meetings with the property manager, and collaborate with facility owner or manager on facility management projects including plumbing, electrical, elevators, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), and other critical systems. Oversee facilities safety checks and walk through inspections, resolve customer problems pertaining to various aspects of facilities management, and regularly communicate facility operations to customers. Collect and develop annual and recurring facilities contract requirements. Track the field office's rent, taxes, and parking leases (as it applies), and add to the Budget Operating Plan (BOP) for future planning. Manage divisional personal property as property custodian for pool of Government Owned Vehicles, and coordinate risk assessment, internal review, root-cause analysis and corrective action tracking for the maintenance of regional office facilities and occupant safety. Oversee building security and access, including the issuance and collection of Building Access Cards, Common Access Cards (CAC), and Keys. Prepare building access and security reports, as well as building access by Foreign Nationals. Responsible for the retrieval and return of departing employee's CAC cards.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. This position requires the incumbent to travel to various sites or transport government vehicles, and must obtain and maintain a valid U.S. driver's license.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This position has physical requirements. Position requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as long periods of standing; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or reaching; crawling in small spaces and/or lifting moderately heavy or heavy equipment or other items weighing more than 23 kilograms (i.e., over 50 pounds) such as small hydraulic pumps and bulk office supplies; requires visits to other sites within the region for a variety of inspection activities.

Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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.

To qualify at the ZA-4 or GS-13 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

• Planning and scheduling maintenance for facilities to ensure effective utilization of the facilities; and
• Performing safety checks and walkthrough inspections to identify and address any deficiencies in facilities safety.

Education

Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy.

Requirements

This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14.

Key Requirements:

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Proof of ICTAP/CTAP eligibility required.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
• More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
• Qualification requirements must be met by closing date of the announcement.
• If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Additional Considerations:

• One year probationary period may be required.
• Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized.
• Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives may be authorized.
• Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only.
• This position requires Low Risk Security Clearance.
• Background investigation will be required.
• Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period, we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
• Your performance and conduct;
• 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 then Federal service.
• 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.