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Building Manager

National Gallery of Art

Washington, DCFull-time$78–111K/yrPosted 1w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$78–111K/yr
Location
Washington, DC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Contracting Officer Representative Certification

Job overview

The Building Manager oversees housekeeping activities across the National Gallery of Art’s museum facilities and other properties. The role directs custodial operations, manages service contracts, evaluates staff performance, and advises leadership on major work and equipment needs. It also provides guidance on workplace safety, customer service, and operational excellence.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Custodial OperationsBuilding ManagementContract ManagementStaff Performance EvaluationWorkplace Safety

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceContracting Officer Representative CertificationBending, Stretching, ReachingProlonged Standing and WalkingIndoor and Outdoor Work

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Summary

We are the nation's art museum, home to a renowned collection of over 160,000 works of art from antiquity to today. Millions of people come through our doors each year—with even more online—making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Located on the National Mall, admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.

Duties

This position is in the Facilities Management Division's Building Services Department (AFM-BS). The Gallery is comprised of approximately 1.3 million square feet of building space, including the East and West buildings, the Connecting Link and the Sculpture Garden on the National Mall. In addition, there is a warehouse and shop facility, several condominium apartments, leased offices and an art storage facility. This position oversees and directs all housekeeping activities for Gallery properties. Duties for this position include Provides leadership oversight of service contracts for window cleaning, carpet cleaning, trash removal and recycling. Develops performance goals and evaluates work performance of staff Provides leadership and guidance regarding workplace safety, customer service and operational excellence. Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates comprehensive custodial operations throughout museum facilities. Advises leadership on major work needed, including the need for new equipment and replacement of existing equipment Requirements

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this job announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. Qualifications

Specialized Experience Statement GS-10: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service or private sector; discussing complaints regarding custodial services with key stakeholders; planning/directing the various aspects of building management programs; directing the work of a smaller number of subordinate trade/custodial workers and setting work schedules Specialized Experience Statement GS-11: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-10 level in the Federal service or private sector managing the operation of one or more buildings and the surrounding property for an art museum; directing comprehensive building management programs; AND preforming work of building management methods/development of standard building management practices. OPM Qualifications Standard: Individual Occupational Requirements: Building Management Series 1176 Associated Group standard: General Schedule Qualification Standards Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: Requires ongoing certification as a contracting officer's representative Ability to bend, stretch, reach and stand/walk for long periods of time Ability to work indoors and outdoors, in all kinds of weather 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. Merit promotion applicants must meet the time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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. Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.

Education

This position does not have an education requirement. How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses to the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Administration and Management Attention to detail Employee Relations Facilities Building and Construction Safety Engineering A Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official. All qualified non-competitive applicants and all qualified Merit applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. The National Gallery of Art uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements of this position. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits

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

The National Gallery of Art fosters a fair workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The EEO policy is found at: https://www.nga.gov/employment-opportunities/equal-employment-opportunity More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. This position is not included in the bargaining unit. Relocation expenses will not be paid. Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year. 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. EEO Policy: USAJOBS Help Center - Equal employment opportunity policy Reasonable Accommodation Policy: https://help.usajobs.gov/reasonable-accommodation Veterans Information: https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/ Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements visit the following websites: Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities Reasonable Accommodation Requests: To learn more, please consult the following resources: Disability Employment - Reasonable Accommodations (OPM) How to contact an agency

How this job compares

Set against the 2,184 open Facilities Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–111K/yr
  • Washington, D.C. median$126–187K/yr35 salary ranges
  • US median$115–187K/yr1,351 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $94K, is 39% below the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($156K) — in the lowest quarter of Facilities Management salary ranges in Washington, D.C..

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 47 open Facilities Management jobs in Washington, D.C. and 2,184 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Facilities Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,545 postings).
Education
267 of the 2,184 open Facilities Management jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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