Internal Revenue Service

Support Services Supervisor

Internal Revenue Service$80K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in managerial roles within governmental or organizational settings.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of facilities management regulations and building operations.
  • Strong skills in planning, organizing, and controlling diverse activities.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple projects.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and prioritize work schedules for team members to meet deadlines.
  • Assign tasks based on employee strengths and project needs.
  • Evaluate team performance and recommend appropriate recognition or disciplinary actions.
  • Advise and counsel staff on administrative and operational matters.
  • Interview candidates and recommend hires, promotions, or reassignments.
  • Resolve employee complaints and refer unresolved issues appropriately.
  • Identify and arrange for training opportunities to develop employee skill sets.
  • Initiate enhancements to improve production and work quality.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for employees.
  • Potential for alternative work schedules and staggered hours.
  • Opportunity for career development and training.
  • Access to an Employee Resource Center for additional support.
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Duties

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General Manager Duties:

As a Front Line Manager you will:

  • Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
  • Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
  • Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.
  • Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.
  • Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions.
  • Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.
  • Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.
  • Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.
  • Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed.


The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

  • Responsibility for supervising, planning, developing, and coordinating program activities for a substantial client base that includes several different types of Centers (Submission Processing, Accounts Management, and Compliance) and geographically dispersed posts of duty in a multi-state area that house most business units and organizations.
  • Provides direction and leadership for real estate and facilities programs.
  • Responsible for complex projects, including the development of new procedures and policies.
  • Serves as the principal program leader in area-wide or cross-functional services and is authorized to make final decisions within broad delegated authorities.
  • Responsible for assigning, directing, and evaluating the activities and accomplishments of subordinate staff.


STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD97679

Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position.
  • Supervisory Probationary Period - Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).


  • Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualified for this position your experience must include:

Demonstrated knowledge of the methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services applicable to the position to be filled; ability to plan, organize, and control work involving diverse activities; ability to gain cooperation and coordinate the work of others; and skill in oral and written communications.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

  • Management analyst or technician or other work that included study, analysis, or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of managerial or administrative policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Administrative officer or assistant, budget administration, program analysis, or other work that demonstrated knowledge of an organization and its functions, and the ways in which support services can facilitate the work of the organization.
  • Office management experience included responsibility for directing a variety of support services such as typing, mail processing, purchase of supplies and equipment, etc.
  • Secretarial work that required monitoring and coordinating administrative and processing work of subordinate elements through a system of internal procedures, controls, production, progress reporting, etc., to insure the efficient operation of an organization.
  • Military experience that included responsibility for directing a variety of support functions such as communications, property management, mail service, facilities and equipment maintenance, etc.


AND

  • Experience planning and coordinating facilities management programs supporting multiple geographically dispersed facilities, including building operations, maintenance activities, and facility services.
  • Experience applying General Services Administration (GSA) building management regulations, policies, and operational requirements to facilities projects, building operations, and occupancy activities.
  • Experience managing facilities-related projects involving renovations, repairs, workspace modifications, or infrastructure improvements from planning through implementation.
  • Experience administering contract-supported facilities services by reviewing contractor deliverables, monitoring contract performance, resolving technical issues, and ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
  • Experience evaluating facility conditions, operational requirements, and customer needs to develop recommendations supporting maintenance, renovation, and long-range facilities improvements.
  • Experience directing organizational space planning activities by evaluating workspace requirements, developing space utilization recommendations, and supporting facility reconfiguration projects.


AND

You must also meet the following requirement(s):

  • TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".


For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion.

Education

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

Additional information

  • Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty.
  • In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
  • Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available.
  • Salary: IRS (IR) Pay Band Locality Pay tables may be found under 2026 - IR Salary Tables.


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Benefits

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