Building Management Specialist
What you'd do
This position is in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of the Commissioner (OC), Office of Operations (OO), Office of Facilities Engineering and Mission Support Services (OFEMS), Division of Operations Management and Community Relations (DOCMR), Facilities Management and Operations Branch (FMOB). Building/Facility Manager manages and operates the laboratory facility(ies) at each location to ensure continuity of operations and support to FDA's workforce.
Major duties
Serves among agency workforce, tenants, and Operation and Maintenance (OM) Contractor’s facility teams with responsibility for ensuring adequate, timely and quality service delivery by Operation and Maintenance (OM) and their subcontractors. Coordinates facilities planning and project development for the Agency and provides oversight on specific projects to ensure that data collection, analysis and project implementation are complete and accurate. Meets with all levels of the client base to resolve problems, presents required course(s) of action (COAs) to management/leadership, when required, and represent senior management, as needed. Facilities Management Reviews ERIC facility tickets and consults with requesting organizations to ascertain or clarify specific requirements, time schedules, special material, manpower requirements, labor cost, material cost, and other cost factors.
What you need to qualify
The position of Building Management Specialist falls under the 1176 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-13, you must meet https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/pay/time-in-grade requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 07/30/2026. Minimum Qualifications: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience , or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. GS-13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 which includes; Performing and coordinating facilities planning and project development; provides oversight on specific projects; ensures the data collection analysis and project implementation are complete and accurate; and coordinates with all levels of the client base to assist in resolving problems. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. If you are applying based on some other qualifying eligibility (i.e. you are not applying as a current Federal employee), you must meet the specific requirements of the eligibility you are claiming, and must have sufficient past experience to demonstrate that you are minimally qualified for this position. See https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths on USAJOBS for more information about various ways you may be eligible to apply! PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps may apply online to this announcement. Candidates will be referred to (CC) personnel and not as candidates for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://secure.login.gov/ select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. 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. 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