FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Description:

This position is part of the The John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. The incumbent will serve as the appointed Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to manage and advise on all aspects of Federal maintenance contracts related to the upkeep of the Presidential Memorial.

Requirements:

Applicants must carefully review the information in the " How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position.

At the GS-11 level , you must meet one of the following qualifications:
A. Successful completion of three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in an accredited educational institution or LL.M., with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, business administration, cultural resources or closely related field. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education).
OR
B. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes experience managing contractors and contractor performance; performing inspections; assisting in the administration of policies and procedures of the functional and administrative areas such as contracting, i.e. federal acquisition regulation (FAR), finance, accounting, budget, counsel, and information management and others to coordinate, facilitate, and resolve issues; life-cycle management of projects to include planning, monitoring, operating and implementation of those projects in order to execute assigned projects and resolve problems or issues; facility maintenance and restoration program planning, including evaluating the condition of all facility components; financial planning and control, including determining funding requirements for facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization, justifying budget requests; facility requirements planning, including evaluating future use patterns; experience with building trades to include carpentry, masonry, painting, and/or general construction; and adapt to an evolving work environment to be responsive to the changing needs of the organization.
OR
C. A combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as defined above which equals 100%. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education).

At the GS-12 level , you must meet the following qualification:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes the use of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analytical methods of assessment, and development of new approaches in identifying workload factors and performance quality levels to determine accurate measurement techniques; administer policies and procedures of the functional and administrative areas such as contracting, i.e. federal acquisition regulation (FAR), finance, accounting, budget, counsel, and information management and others to coordinate, facilitate, and resolve issues; life-cycle management of projects to include planning, monitoring, operating and implementation of those projects in order to execute assigned projects and resolve problems or issues that impact the project; solve complex facility technical problems through application of non-traditional theories and new developments; facility maintenance and restoration program planning, including evaluating the condition of all facility components; financial planning and control, including determining funding requirements for facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization, justifying budget requests; facility requirements planning, including evaluating future use patterns; experience with building trades to include carpentry, masonry, painting and general construction; adapt to an evolving work environment to be responsive to the changing needs of the organization; and manage multiple service contracts and contractors while performing a variety of duties to include recurring inspections for contract compliance.

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.