Facility Management Specialist

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/20/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.


To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: analyzing and evaluating facilities and assets to estimate costs for renovation, maintenance and repair; creating tracking and managing work orders and other features of the Facilities Management Software System (FMSS) Maximo system; developing facility projects within the Project Management Information System (PMIS) for funding requests; providing training to others within a team environment; managing multiple tasks related to accomplishing asset management goals. You must include hours per week worked.

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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree, or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. You must include transcripts.

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Successful completion of a combination of graduate level education and experience as described above. Note: Only graduate education in excess of second year is qualifying for the GS-11. First, determine total qualifying experience as a percentage; then determining the education as a percentage; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: managing the Facility Management Software System (FMSS) data tracking system for a park program with at least medium complexity in size, location, and content; managing a team of people to accomplish the goal of tracking and reporting facility management work accomplished; developing facility projects within the Project Management Information System (PMIS) for funding requests and project edits; analyzing data and creating reports for management; training workers, supervisors, managers, and personnel in the various aspects of a data tracking system; and participating in regional or national meetings and communications to provide direction and feedback to the program. 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.

Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).