Facility Operations Specialist

The incumbent of this position is responsible for the day-to-day building operations and maintenance of leased administrative and clinical space for Veteran Health Indiana. Incumbent will be responsible for constant communication with building owners, contracting officers, and building tenants to ensure all requirements of the leases and needs of the tenants are met. Incumbent shall fall within Engineering Service and will report directly to the GS-1101-12 Supervisory.

**Qualifications:**
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/27/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS7. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-09: One year specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: Managing a maintenance program for large building complexes; planning maintenance activities; and developing preventive maintenance programs. Overseeing activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by private contractors; reviewing project plans and specifications for workability; and informing contractors of construction and reporting requirements. Performing maintenance or construction work; estimating material for a variety of construction or maintenance projects; and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding the project. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. ~OR~ A master's degree, equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. Transcripts required. OR An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of the position. Experience must be detailed in your resume and transcripts required. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: One year specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. 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; planning maintenance activities and developing preventive maintenance programs. Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by private contractors; 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; estimating material and labor costs for a variety of construction or maintenance projects; directing actual work operations; and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding the project. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. ~OR~ A Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. Transcripts required. OR An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of the position. Experience must be detailed in your resume and transcripts required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Physical Requirements: Work is generally performed indoors in an office environment. There is considerable walking and climbing ladders and stairs to conduct investigative analysis on condition of facility. Additionally, incumbent will be called upon to visit space in varying stages of construction and must be able to safely traverse uneven conditions. Incumbent will regularly receive, store, and ship items up to 40lbs. Incumbent is expected to use hand tools and office equipment to maintain the facilities. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.