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Summary GPO employees possess a diverse array of talent in many administrative fields and trades. We provide other agencies with innovative services for the printing, publishing, storage, and distribution of digital content. If you are an energetic, inventive individual looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career opportunity, GPO may be the place for you. This position is part of the Facilities Management, Government Publishing Office in Washington, District of Columbia. Responsibilities Overseeing the planning and coordination of all facility requirements to include work orders, and projects as outlined in the agency's Master Schedule. Reviewing the approved budget for project plans on the Master Schedule that often require modifications, additions for new equipment, site preparation, and service modifications while preventing waste and abuse in execution. Analyzing facility space utilization to ensure efficient operations; ensures that training and qualifications of contract personnel are appropriate for assigned tasks. Reading and interpreting paper or computer-based engineering drawings and schematic diagrams and uses automated systems to retrieve, maintain, and update documents and records. Working with the facilities staff to ensure proper forecasting and reporting of all regulatory requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for the Facility Operations Specialist, PG - 1640 - 11 , you must meet the following requirements: For the Facility Operations Services Series 1640, qualifications can bet met by an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) or Specialized experience at the next lower grade level in that series: Individual Occupational Requirements Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. or Experience Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Manage and plan the coordination of all facility requirements and projects in the agency Master Schedule. Ensures appropriate standards and maintenance procedures are followed to support various functions, occupancy, technology, and requirements. Ensure the performance of primary and highly complex systems production areas, emergency power systems, complicated heating, and air conditioning requirements and fire suppression equipment that is critical to mission support. Serves as the COR for facility management issues; identifies deficient service from contractors, assesses the operational impact and initiates timely corrective action. Ensure budgeting principles, concepts, and practices to request and oversee budget requirements for maintenance, new construction, alterations projects, replacement of existing equipment. In addition to the above, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the PG-09 grade level or higher in the Federal Service that includes: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for the Facility Operations Specialist PG-11, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the PG-09 grade level in the Federal Service. 1) 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. 2) 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. 3) 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. 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. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement (01/03/2025) to be considered. Education Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used or this grade level. Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts which cites the name of the institution are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades and GPA, semester, year, and credit for the course. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information Employment of Relatives Section 3110 of Title 5, U.S. Code, prohibits a Federal official from appointing, promoting, or advocating the appointment or promotion of a relative in the agency where the official is serving or exercises jurisdiction. In addition, Section 2302(b)(7) of Title 5, U.S. Code, makes it a "prohibited personnel practice" for a person in authority to "appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for the appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement of a relative." For further information visit: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/3110 and https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/2302 Work Life Balance The GPO offers Transit subsidy for commuters using public transportation (Metro Bus/Rail, MARC, VRE, etc.). Background Investigation: For a Suitability: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the GPO requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy; this position requires a background investigation for Suitability. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background check for Suitability. This review could include fingerprints and credit checks, as well as a full field FBI background investigation and tax and bar checks for attorney applicants. The background investigation covers a period of seven to ten years depending on the nature of the position; this process may take 6 weeks or longer. The Agency may rescind the tentative offer, if the candidate is unable to pass the background investigation. The selectee will work shift 1. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.