Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist

National Park Service

$80K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in facility operations management or related field.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams effectively.
  • Experience in strategic planning and project management within interdivisional settings.
  • Proficient in overseeing maintenance programs and construction activities.
  • Strong knowledge of federal construction requirements and contract supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee park-wide facility management, including roads, trails, and utilities.
  • Lead a team of over 50 employees across various trades and maintenance roles.
  • Plan and manage multi-year projects with cross-divisional input.
  • Ensure compliance with facility project plans and specifications during construction.
  • Maintain and manage an extensive portfolio of park facilities, including buildings and utility systems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive federal benefits package, including health and retirement plans.
  • Potential for recruitment or relocation incentives on a case-by-case basis.
  • Eligibility for student loan repayment benefits based on qualifications.
  • Higher leave accrual rates for qualifying prior non-Federal experience.
  • Support for telework arrangements with supervisor approval.
Full Job Description
Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Facility Operations Specialistat Crater Lake National Park in Crater Lake, OR.

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This is a Permanent, Full-time, Competitive appointment.

Duties

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At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Serves as a facility management expert and member of the park facility management team, overseeing multiple supervisory staff positions, and is responsible for park-wide Roads, Trails, Buildings, and Utilities units of the Division.
  • Serve on the facility management team providing long-range strategic planning, interdivisional coordination and partnership development.
  • Serve as the team lead for more than 50 permanent and career seasonal employees that perform a variety of trades including skilled craftsmen, equipment operators, and maintenance mechanics.
  • Identify, prioritize and develop multi-year project programs with cross divisional coordination and serve as a key point of contact for federal highways and other complex facilities projects.
  • Manage a diverse asset portfolio consisting of 79 buildings, 94 miles of trails, 45 housing units, 4 wastewater systems, 3 water systems, 7 miles of unpaved roads, and 77 miles of paved roads.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
  • Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Direct Deposit participation required.
  • Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
  • You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
  • A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment.
  • You must be at least 18 years of age or older to operate government vehicles.
  • This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.
  • As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.


This probationary 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 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-08/18/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state:

  1. the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position,
  2. starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and
  3. full and/or part-time and total number of hours worked (i.e., Full Time 40+ hours a week). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Specialized Experience Requirement: 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:

  • 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.


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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience at the GS-13 level.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

Incentives: If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive.

Student Loan Repayment Benefit: If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a Student Loan Repayment Benefit (SLRB). The decision to offer an SLRB will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed.

Creditable Service for Non-Federal Experience: Related Non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630).

Physical Demands: Although most of the incumbent's duties do not involve unusual physical requirements, they are occasionally required to do strenuous physical effort in reconnaissance studies and inspections over steep terrain at high elevations.

Work Environment: The incumbent is required to work outside in all types of varying weather and terrain at various hours of the day and night and for long periods during emergency operations. Will walk for long distances (five to twenty miles) visiting backcountry facilities, water intakes, and inspecting trails.

Ethics: All Department of Interior (DOI) employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, https://www.doi.gov/ethics/ethics-prohibitions.

CTAP/ICTAP: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level.

Telework: The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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