Building Management Specialist

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• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

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The GS-11 salary range starts at $73,889 per year

The GS-12 salary range starts at $88,562 per year  

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

To qualify at the GS-11 level: 

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience assisting in the management of a multi-level commercial office building (or equivalent non-housing high rise building) consisting of building mechanical system (i.e., HVAC, alarm systems, elevators, etc.). This experience typically includes:

• monitoring occupant space utilization, energy and water conservation, sustainability and environmental hazards programs;
• coordinating alteration and renovation projects;
• gathering information to assess the level of customer satisfaction, i.e., surveys, interviews with tenant contacts, focus groups;
• monitoring real property budgetary and financial data; and,
• administration of repair and/or operation and maintenance contracts.

OR

Education may be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level:

Applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;

or

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

or

Have an LL.M., if related.

If you are using education to qualify, applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. 

To qualify at the GS-12 level: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience assisting in the management of a multi-level commercial office building  (or equivalent non-housing high rise building) consisting of complex building mechanical system (i.e., building automated systems, centralized HVAC, alarm systems, elevators, etc):  This experience typically includes:

• monitoring occupant space utilization, energy and water conservation, sustainability and environmental hazards programs;
• directs and coordinates minor alteration and renovation projects;
• maintaining customer satisfaction programs including feedback mechanisms used to evaluate the effectiveness of services provided; and
• managing or monitoring real property budgetary and financial data.
• contract administration and oversight (i.e., janitorial, mechanical, elevator contracts)

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-12 level.