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Summary This position is in the Facilities Operations Team of the Support Services Division (SSD) at the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, Montgomery, Alabama. The incumbent is responsible to the Administrative Officer. The incumbent assists in the management of the Regional Office building, Files Administration building, parking lots and grounds. Responsibilities Perform in-house repairs on areas that include but not limited to all aspects of electrical, plumbing, and carpentry. Formulate policy, establishment of procedures and development of controls to ensure these assets are protected and available. Analyze facility operations to identify inefficiencies and areas/services at risk to unexpected interruption due to operational vulnerabilities. Research building related problems, develop plans for, solutions, and to coordinate with a variety of staff sections and personnel to implements these solutions. Analyze and assess the emergency, contacting appropriate contract or vendor personnel for emergency service, overseeing any work performed, and notifying management of any potential or actual after-hours damage to the facility or of any problems. Practice appropriate inter-personal communication presenting recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations. Monitor Life Safety Code, National Electrical Code, National Elevator Codes, and VA regulations and directives relating to safety issues to ensure continuous compliance. Apply principles and concepts to all types and complexity of equipment operation, control, and repair difficulties. Develop creative and unique solutions to facility related emergency issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/05/2024. The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Individual Occupational requirements and/or group qualification standards covering white collar occupations in the Federal competitive service can be found: Here Note: Applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and the Specialized Experience as stated below. Individual Occupational Requirements Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. - OR - Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing a maintenance program for office or apartment building complexes, hospitals, recreation facilities, military, or other special-purpose installations, including planning maintenance activities, and developing preventive maintenance programs. Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of private contractors, including reviewing project plans and specifications for workability, informing contractors of construction and reporting requirements, and supervising operations for conformance with project plans. Performing maintenance or construction work, including estimating material and labor costs for a variety of construction or maintenance projects (such as construction or maintenance of brick, frame, structural steel, reinforced concrete, and other type structures ranging from one- or two-story buildings to larger structures), directing actual work operations, and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding the project. NOTE: An unofficial or official copy of your transcripts must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. AND In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, the applicant must meet the Specialized Experience as defined below. Specialized Experience: GS-10: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-09) in the federal, state, local, private or other service that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: (1) Providing or performing a variety of functions and services applicable to the position to be filled; (2) Planning, organizing, and controlling work involving diverse activities; (3) Gaining cooperation and coordinating the work of others; and (4) skilled in oral and written communications. -- OR -- Applicants may substitute Graduate Education to qualify for grade GS-10. Applicants may substitute education for experience with two and a half years (45 semester hours or 68 quarter hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (such as an LL.M.). This graduate education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of this position. If you are claiming to qualify based on your education, your application must include an official or unofficial copy of graduate level transcripts that demonstrate this information. -- OR -- Applicants may substitute a combination of graduate education and specialized experience to qualify for grade GS-10. If you have some, but not all, of the graduate education described above AND less than one full year of the specialized experience described above, you may qualify by combining the amount of creditable education and experience that you do have. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-10. To calculate, first identify the education you have earned beyond your first two years of study as a percentage of a total of two and a half years of study. Then identify the number of months of specialized experience you have as a percentage of 12 months. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent in order to be qualifying. For example, an applicant who has 41 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e., 55% of graduate education required beyond the first two years) and who has 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e., 50% of the one year of specialized experience required) would meet 105% and thus be qualified for the position. If you are claiming to qualify based on your education, your application must include an official or unofficial copy of graduate level transcripts that demonstrate this information. Note: 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; religions; 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 you document, to include volunteer experience. Education An unofficial or official copy of your transcripts must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information This is not a Virtual/Remote Position. Work Schedule: Regular office hours, Monday -Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Alternate work schedules may be available. Physical Requirements: The work includes frequent walking, standing, stooping, bending, crouching or crawling in confined spaces, and lifting of heavy objects. Some physical effort may be necessary on the job, requiring the ability to climb steep ladders or stairs, and the ability to enter confined spaces such as equipment closets, air handlers, or crawl spaces. Promotion Potential: The full performance level of this position is grade GS-10. VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility may be discussed during the interview process. Telework is subject to approval by individual supervisors and managers, is considered a privilege not a right, is subject to approval based on performance and other varying factors, and is not guaranteed. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. "Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), https://www.va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf." This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.