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Supervisory Assistant Facility Operations Specialist

Front Royal, Virginia, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $111K/yr

1+ years exp

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Smithsonian Facilities (SF), which provides the full range of building services through eight maintenance and operation zones.

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Responsibilities

Plan and carry out building management and facilities operations and maintenance

Supervise from 15 to 100 permanent SI employees (building services workers, equipment operators, maintenance mechanics, crafts and trades, administrative staff and operating engineers) as well as contractor services

Develop and plan staffing requirements, work schedules, priorities, training, and evaluation of all subordinate staff for improving employee skills

Strategize and coordinate information from the automated facility system to manager reimbursable work, work tickets and requests for building services for the tenants of units

Update and obtain reports and perform analyses through the use of the automated database system

Coordinate between occupants and support units for all work requests, including crafts and trades, custodial, laborer, communication services, etc. Provide oversight of coordination for receiving, evaluating, directing, processing, and following up on all work requests from occupants. Review all work requests for consistency with facility standards and policy as regards safety, security, design and appearance, facility engineering and collections management

Provide information and liaison regarding physical plant programs and related matters to occupants of facilities, the SI at large, and visitors

Qualification

Facility ManagementAdministrative ManagementLeadershipCustomer ServiceBuilding MaintenanceSupervisionTeam MotivationCommunication Skills

Required

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service

Specialized experience is defined as administrative management, leadership, communications, facility management to include cleaning, and overall building maintenance and customer service for the tenants/occupants

Ph.D. or equivalent

3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree

LL.M., if related

Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications

Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation

May need to complete a Probationary Period

Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer

Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service