Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire, Michigan. Serves as the Chief of Maintenance responsible for leading facility management at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore including analyzing, planning, directing, and controlling the execution of maintenance on complex mechanical systems, natural and cultural resources, visitor facilities, and all other physical assets within the park.
Major duties
Major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Provides facility management leadership & direction for the park and serves as an effective member of the park leadership team. Develops and coordinates plans and objectives to support mission requirements. Uses and oversees use of NPS software systems for management of assets, project development and funding, and construction processes. Develops budget, spending plan and work plans to implement maintenance work group priorities. Develops and implements a comprehensive safety and training program to eliminate at risk behaviors and environments and enforce regulatory policies and mandates.
What you need to qualify
Requirements Continued... As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probation period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probation period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) Effectively leading a facilities maintenance team including planning, coordinating, executing, and monitoring the work of others; 2) Evaluating performance and provides feedback; 3) Planning maintenance activities and preventative maintenance programs for a facility; 4) Estimating materials and labor costs for a variety of maintenance projects or contracts; 5) Collaborating with partners to create and prioritize park projects, plans, and programs; 6) Developing spending plans, contract requirements, complex project proposals, and estimates using project management systems. Volunteer 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. Physical Demands: Most of the work is performed indoors in an office setting. Normally, the employees may sit comfortably to do the work and may walk reasonable distances. Periodically, there may be some extended walking through facilities and grounds, negotiating staircases, carrying of light weight items or driving an automobile. Mentally stressful and taxing situations are frequently present. Working Conditions: The office is located in a leased structure. The work environment involves everyday risks and discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meetings and training rooms, or vehicles.
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