
Campus Director
Washington, DCFull-time$169–197K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Campus Director provides executive leadership and direction to subordinate staff while managing major components of campus facilities. The role oversees facility strategies and budgets, construction and renovation projects, space delivery, building operations, maintenance, and security. The Office of Facilities Management serves federal tenants across owned and leased workspaces nationwide.
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Summary
As a Campus Director, you will provide executive leadership and direction to a subordinate staff, and in doing so, you will play a pivotal role in managing assigned major components of a campus facility. The Office of Facilities Management is responsible for providing facilities related solutions and services to federal tenants located in over 8,500 owned and leased workspaces across the nation. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.
Duties
Formulates, develops and implements business strategies, plans, objectives, programs, and policies to effectively and efficiently manage campus facilities. Ensures activities are performed within authorized budgets and allowances and in accordance with the goals, objectives and performance criteria. Ensures the delivery of project management and procurement related contract administration services associated with funded new construction projects for major renovation and/or modernization projects, repair and alteration projects, construction contracting, lease purchase and site purchase projects. Ensures the delivery of quality space to meet housing requirements through assignment to federally owned space or the acquisition of lease space, involving all phases of the space delivery process including the identification of housing needs, the development of requirements in conjunction with agencies, the appraisal and procurement of space, space planning, space build-out, and initial assignment and billing. Ensures the delivery of services relating to building operations, maintenance, and security (i.e., cleaning and custodial services and maintenance of building systems and mechanical equipment, physical protection programs, physical security assessments, and compliance with security requirements). Exercises delegated supervisory authorities and responsibilities; uses subordinate supervisors to direct, coordinate, oversee work, establish annual, multiyear, or long-range work plans and schedules. Requirements
If selected, you must meet the following conditions: Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or NonCareer SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Serve a one year probationary period, if required. Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 5 investigation level). You must be granted this clearance before you can start the job. Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment. Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position Serve a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period, if required Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative drug test result. Participate in the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), which includes attending meetings and planning activities; and carrying out mission-critical work at a designated location other than your primary work site (which may be outside of your commuting area). Qualifications
To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement. Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible. If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-15 salary range starts at $169,279 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, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level or higher in the Federal service. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience is experience directing and overseeing business strategies, objectives, programs, and policies to manage large and complex campus facilities with multiple buildings and facilities, and multi-disciplinary teams. Such experience must include the following: Providing leadership, strategic planning, and program oversight for workplace strategy; Managing multiyear operational budgets, space utilization and optimization, and safety & security programs; Administering physical protection programs and managing facility operations within high-security or classified environments; Delivering services relating to building operations and maintenance, including overseeing building automation systems, cleaning and custodial services, mechanical equipment and services, and contract administration; and Representing the organization and providing executive-level consultation and negotiation; coordinating with senior or executive leadership and internal and external high-ranking stakeholders.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), and responses you provide on the application questionnaire. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. You will not be considered for the position if you fail to complete the assessment. You will be assessed on the following competencies: Oral Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Customer Service, Leadership, Planning & Evaluating, Influencing/Negotiating, Strategic Thinking, Human Capital Management. Additional hurdle assessments, such as narrative responses or other assessments, may be administered to applicants who meet the requirements of the first hurdle. If additional assessments are used, you will be provided with further instructions. Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so that information will be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If you are eligible under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan or GSA's Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits
You will have access to many benefits including: Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans) Life insurance coverage with several options Sick leave and vacation time, including 11 paid holidays per year Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan) Transit and child care subsidies Flexible spending accounts Long-term care insurance Training and development Other Information
Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Applicants are encouraged to make their resume searchable in their USAJOBS.gov profile. This will allow Federal hiring specialists and hiring managers across agencies to find their resume as part of agency recruitment campaigns or staffing searches. If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage. Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility. On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved: · Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government · Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee · Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal government Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,164 open Facilities Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$169–197K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$126–187K/yr37 salary ranges
- US median$120–189K/yr1,398 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $183K, is 18% above the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($156K) — in the middle half of Facilities Management salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 50 open Facilities Management jobs in Washington, D.C. and 2,164 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
- Oracle13 open
- National Gallery of Art4 open
- Smithsonian Institution4 open
- 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 1,597 postings).
- Education
- 271 of the 2,164 open Facilities Management jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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