SUPERVISORY FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Summary

This is a Washington National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Technician position: SUPERVISORY FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST Location: 194th Civil Engineering Flight Camp Murray, Washington 98430 Air National Guard Units Appointment Type: Permanent, excepted service Advertised as: Title 5 May be used to fill one or more vacancies. Ensure you read this announcement in its entirety, complete all application requirements, and your USA Jobs profile name is accurate

Duties

A GS-1640-11, SUPERVISORY FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST: Incumbent typically supervises the following personnel and their functions: Production Control (Construction), Production Controller, Power Production Technician, Water & Fuels Maintenance Technician, CE Supply Technician, State Superintendent, Administrative Assistant and all maintenance and state accounting personnel. Through the application of management principles, incumbent interviews applicants, selects employees, and promotes good working conditions. Determines the type of personnel required to operate and maintain facilities, evaluates employee effectiveness and identify training needs, provides formal or on-the-job instruction in building operation and maintenance functions. Develops specific position descriptions and/or performance standards unique to the base facilities, equipment, and mission. Incumbent requires detailed knowledge of the state union contracts, personnel policies and procedures as they may vary between States. Incumbent must have a thorough understanding of the employee programs available. Typically manages Federal Technician/AGR and state employee programs i.e., awards and incentives program, worker's compensation, employee assistance, tuition assistance, recruiting and retention bonus program, retirement systems, Diversity Training programs, and the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program, and any other State or Federally mandated programs. Responsible for the sustained reliability of Real Property Facilities in support of ANG organizations. Establishes and executes work involving the planning and directing of comprehensive programs for the operation, maintenance, repair, and improvement of Government facilities for the wing Operation and Maintenance (O&M) programs. Provides critical input to the Base Civil Engineer (BCE), through the CE Commander Facility Investment Matrix (FIM), Base Master Plan, Space Utilization Plan, Asset Management Plans (AMP), S-Files and Facility Utilization Board (FUB) agendas. Prepares, develops and defends operating and maintenance resources for Fiscal Year Defense Plan (FYDP), requirements to the Planning, Programming and Budgeting Systems (PPBS). Develops and implements long range plans for the maintenance or repair of real property facilities to include, but not limited to the life cycle of roofs, airfield pavements, fuels storage, corrosion control, and utility systems, and Real Property Installed Equipment (RPIE). Functions as the Civil Engineer Federal Resource Advisor and primary representative to the Base Financial Working Group (FWG). Supervises and directs the formulation, integration and advocacy of organizational financial budgets and provides inputs to support PPBS issues. Serves as primary consultant to unit commander for all CE financial issues. Provides financial planning, direction, and determination of funding requirements for facility operation and maintenance programs. Develops procedures and techniques used in develop, present, defend and evaluate organizational financial inputs. Submits and defends budget request to higher headquarters. Directs and supervises recurring maintenance and repair, through customer based work order requests, self-help, and building manager programs. Establishes and executes service contracts that include Custodial, Refuse, Ground Maintenance, etc. Manages, directs and provides oversight for facility surveys, and prepares all documentation for identified requirements. Plays a pivotal role in maintenance, repair and construction activities. The position provides critical direction in contract development and execution. Incumbents input to Statements of Work (SOW), project books, and the design process to ensure successful execution of the Base Master Plan. This position plays a key role and possesses a vast knowledge of all CE regulations, directives and guidance. Ensures compliance with federal standards including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Air Force Occupational Safety and health (AFOSH), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Air Force Instructions (AFI), Air National Guard Instructions (ANGI), Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) as well as, other Federal, State and local standards Knowledge of Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS), Workday Control, Recruiting/Retention, and Professional Military Education (PME) programs is necessary, as directed, to oversee these programs. May direct administration actions such as: Absence Without Leave (AWOL), waivers, and promotions. Other duties as assigned.(temporary, minor, or incidental tasks) Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education, or training which has provided the applicant with a knowledge of equipment maintenance work, or skill in reading engineering drawings and specifications, using test instruments, making computations, and keeping records. Experience using computer and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 36 months experience, education or training which demonstrates the knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices concerning equipment, facility, or service operations with complicated technical requirements that have no clear precedent or plan. Experience overseeing and implementing a program involving the identification and resolution of difficult issues or problems. Experience preparing budgets based on plans for maintenance, repair work, new construction alteration projects, replacement of existing equipment, or increase in services and processes to ensure program effectiveness. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. OR 1-year equivalent to at least next lower grade level ***Note: To qualify under the one-year Specialized Experience (SE) provision (when stated in the SE section), you must provide either: Two SF-50s (or equivalent) showing you were in the same occupational series at the next lower grade for at least one full year. The two SF-50s must span that full one-year period, from the older SF-50 to the newer SF-50 and reflect employment with the same federal agency. -or- One SF-50 (or equivalent) if your resume shows at least one year of continuous employment in the position reflected on the SF-50 (or equivalent).

Education

Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED Degree Required: N/A Degree Required to qualify with Education Only (No Specialized Experience): N/A Combination of Specialized Experience and Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position. If you are selected for a vacancy that requires a specific degree and/or coursework you will be required to provide official transcripts prior to appointment. How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. Your responses must be supported by your application package or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. You may also be excluded from consideration if you indicate that you are unwilling to accept the lower grade and determination is made that you are not qualified at the higher grade. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, as well as the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics). NOTE: You do not have to respond to the KSA's separately but your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate possession of the KSA's. Knowledge of principles, concepts, and methods of facility operations sufficient to design projects, plan approaches to assignments, determine facility and grounds maintenance, restoration, and repair needs, to prepare plans and specifications for alterations to facilities, to serve as a contractors representative to ensure compliance with contracts, to schedule sequence of operations, to coordinate work forces and resources and to negotiate on various issues related to managing facilities and grounds. Knowledge of a variety of maintenance concepts, principles, and practices concerned with planning, design, and maintenance of ANG facilities, utilities, fire and intrusion detection, and for streets and parking facilities to ensure proper maintenance of government facilities and property. Ability to resolve complicated technical issues having no clear precedent, to evaluate, adapt, or modify procedures and practices concerning property facilities, utility systems, buildings, equipment, plans, and grounds; determine deficiencies and prepare packages for unusual or new construction and repair resulting from ever changing missions; prepare initial project scopes, descriptions, and justifications for necessary facility modifications when infrastructure capabilities cannot support valid mission requirements; and prepare work packages that include drawings of the existing areas involved. Ability to direct subordinates and to carry out the full scope of supervisory responsibilities. Other Information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx). - Certain incentive(s) may be available pending funding and approval but are not guaranteed. - Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) categories below are eligible to apply with this preference. (See Required Documents section) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Employees Priority Placement Program, Military Spouse Preference (MSP) REEMPLOYED ANNUITANT: In accordance with Section 9902(g) of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), annuitants reemployed in the DoD will receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They will not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired in accordance with Section 8336(d)(1) or Section8414(b)(1)(A) of Title 5, U.S.C.) appointed to the DoD may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The WA National Guard is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. If you are unable to upload a document online please send the document via email to our WA HRO Distro Box.