Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist
What you'd do
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in one of the SI facilities serviced by the Office of Facilities Management (FM). The Office of Facilities Management is responsible for all Smithsonian facilities, many of which are designated as historic and all of which are visited by millions of people each year. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
Major duties
The Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist is responsible for delivering a wide range of facility management services for overseeing daily operations and maintenance across a large, complex environment that includes hundreds of facilities, extensive infrastructure and multiple public vehicle bridges. In this position, you will: Manages full-scope facilities operations including life-support (aquatic & terrestrial), BAS, utilities, environmental controls, historic facilities, and high-visitor environments. Ensures facilities, barriers, environments, and emergency plans meet AZA accreditation standards and USDA AWA facility requirements. Manages NBIS-compliant inspection program for public vehicle bridges onsite. Coordinates critical findings reporting. Communicate with senior leadership, regulators (AZA, USDA, FHWA, DOEE), researchers, veterinary staff, and community partners. Ensures Clean Air Act Title V and MS4 obligations are met— monitoring, outage impacts, recordkeeping. Directs subordinate supervisors, workforce planning, training, EEO, performance, and morale.
What you need to qualify
Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as leading facility operations in a zoological or specialized research environment such as Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS), Animal Welfare Act (AWA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) compliance; overseeing construction print and specification reviews; managing life-support systems, utilities, Building Automation Systems (BAS); directing capital & non-capital programs; managing environmental compliance such as Title V and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4); and supervising multi-disciplinary staff through subordinate supervisors. Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual 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. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
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