Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist
What you'd do
You will serve as a Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist with National Park Service. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Utility Systems Branch Supervisor responsible for the supervision, operation, and management of the utility functions and oversees the planning and scheduling, facility condition assessment, budget development and execution, and coordination and management for utility related projects.
Major duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: - Provides direct supervision to subordinate employees. - Develops, budgets, and monitors expenditures for Branch program areas and ensures that funds are executed as allocated. - Planning, estimating, and scheduling of all maintenance and repair work for the Utilities Systems Branch. - Plans major improvement projects to the water and wastewaters systems - Directs the day-labor construction projects assigned to the Branch, coordinates the preparation of necessary plans and estimates, and prepares for review specifications. - Oversees Branch program administration processes, to include determining requirements, scheduling workloads, meeting deadlines, documenting program assets, analyzing reports, operational budget requests, and corrective maintenance requests, and using automated systems to assist in implementing a preventative and cyclic maintenance schedule for new and existing utilities infrastructure.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications at the GS-13 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: leading, operating and managing facility operation and maintenance programs, planning for construction and rehabilitation projects, and finding solutions to utility and facility management issues. You must include hours per week worked. 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.
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