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Summary This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO), Asst. Director, Facilities Management Division. The Supervisory Facility Manager for Capitol Police Buildings & Grounds (CPBG) provides assistance with space acquisition, contract administration, lease management, property management, operation and maintenance of multiple facilities occupied by the United States Capitol Police (USCP), which are located within the U.S. Capitol Complex. Responsibilities The Supervisory Facility Manager has significant authority in managing and overseeing the facility portfolio consists of the USCP Headquarters Building, Vehicle Maintenance Division & Hazardous Device Unit facility, Offsite Delivery Facility and warehouse, K-9 facility, Chemical/Explosive Storage facility, as well as facilities and equipment associated with perimeter security and lease facilities in support of USCP operations. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance. Duties quoted below are at the GS-14 level. FACILITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS Provides leadership for implementing and managing the overall operations, maintenance, space planning and construction services for CPBG facilities. Implements effective facilities management processes and programs for owned and leased facilities, utilizing innovative and proactive strategies. Conducts analysis of data, including, but not limited to client impacts, funding constraints and program conflicts in efforts of identifying work requirements for the CPBG FM team. Oversees the facility management operations for the CPBG utilizing subordinate and contractor support groups. Contacts external industry professionals, organizations and trade groups for useful information that may affect and improve AOC/OSP initiatives. Implements meetings with USCP officials to discuss issues related to support services, facility issues, as well as short- and long-term planning of projects and maintenance initiatives. Recognizes long-range needs, problems and/or issues affecting the operational readiness of OSP facilities and takes action to mitigate such issues in order to maintain a high state of readiness in case of disasters affecting the national interest. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates. Manages the execution of personnel actions, staffing and retention responsibilities. Develops performance standards. Addresses and resolves complaints and grievances from employees. Effects disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends other action in more serious cases. Reviews leave requests and approves or disapproves based on work priorities and other factors. Works with the FM team in developing annual Performance Accountability Reports (PAR) and submits to the ADFM for review and consolidation with ACF PAR information for a combined OSP FM submission. Serves as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to ensure accurate and adequate oversight of contractor performance according to contract requirements. Attends required training to obtain and maintain certification as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR). Directs and provides technical oversight to contract administration activities for long-term, extensive technical service contracts, such as monitoring the status of contract performance and approval of progress payments, providing recommendations on contractor proposals resulting from change orders, scheduling, problems that have arisen and proposed solutions, verification of deliveries, and similar activities. Takes lead on redefining specific aspects of the O&M contract document for the purpose of improving contractor performance, negotiates these changes with the contractor for the appropriate increase/decrease of contract costs, ensures all contract modification requests are made in a timely manner so as not to delay execution of work, actions all activities needed to re-compete the O&M contract according to AOC requirements and following CO directives. Maintains a running tally of all expenditures under the contract to ensure accurate accounting of all allocated funding, ensures no unauthorized expenditures or anti-deficiency actions are taken against the contract. Reviews and approves contractor pay applications against budget tracking logs and adjusts contractor’s pay request accordingly. DELIVERY OF ADVISORY AND CONSULTATIVE SERVICES Provides a variety of management advisory and consultant services concerning facility management functions. Uses technical expertise in determining solutions to complex safety and health issues and problems that are a result of rapidly changing environmental conditions, such as making difficult technical decisions to add or change electric power equipment in order to meet load requirements. Creates and implements required program changes and briefs the Assistant Director on their implications. Studies and advises on long-range needs and critical problems for facilities programs and operations, such as analyzing damages created by natural disasters to assess needed repairs, construction, or rehabilitation projects. Develops an annual zero-based budget and justification for CPBG maintenance operations and facilities, provides budget estimates and justifications to the ADFM for submission as part of the overall OSP FM budget submission. Performs other related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. You must meet the education required for Facility Operations Service series You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security clearance. “To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.” Qualifications You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. In addition to meeting the Individual Occupation Requirement, your resume must clearly demonstrate the required specialized experience as described below. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. To qualify at the GS-13 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: (1) Coordinating medium to long range facilities management projects from pre-conception through contracting, design, market analysis, sourcing mechanism, procurement and execution. Planning and executing substantial budgets and oversees contractors and contract management and administration. (2) Assessing conditions, current needs and future requirements for facilities, roads, grounds, infrastructure and historic assets. Researching and analyzing long-range needs and critical problems and develops plans for responsive programming to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of all facility operations. (3) Serving as the expert and oversees all aspects of facility life cycle management, including maintenance, planning, design, construction, renovation and program management. (4) Exercising core competencies to include contract development and management; change management/integration, scope management, time/schedule, team management, cost management, quality management, risk management and communication management. To qualify at the GS-14 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-13 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: (1) Performing administrative and technical supervision of subordinate staff in the performance of facility management and repair work to include staffing levels, performance management, training and development and organization and position management; (2) Managing and directing technical contract administration activities. Includes monitoring contractor activities through personal contact or review of performance data to ensure compliance with technical, financial and delivery requirements of the contract; and (3) Preparing, justifying, and administering a significant facilities management program budget for review by Executive level leadership. (4) Serving as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent. Education In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must possess the following: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. OR Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): 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, 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. Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.