Director Of Building Services Jobs (NOW HIRING)

As a Building Management Specialist (Building Manager), you will serve as a customer agency advocate and first GSA point of contact with client agency personnel in designated GSA owned or leased buildings.

Location of position: General Services Administration (GSA)-Public Building Services (PBS)-Office of Facilities Management (PM).

We are currently filling five vacancies in any of the locations, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: 

• Name, address, telephone number, email address;

• Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade);

• Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

• Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-11 salary range starts at $74,678 per year.   

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. 

To qualify for the GS-11 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level or higher in the Federal service. 

Specialized experience is experience assisting in the management of a  multi-level commercial office building  (or equivalent non-housing high rise building) consisting of building mechanical system (i.e., HVAC, alarm systems, elevators, etc.).  This experience typically includes:

• monitoring occupant space utilization, energy and water conservation, sustainability and environmental hazards programs;
• coordinating repair and/or alteration- projects;
• maintaining  customer satisfaction  programs that include feedback mechanisms used to evaluate the effectiveness of services provided;
• monitoring real property budgetary and financial data; and,
• administration of repair and/or operation and maintenance contracts.

OR please see the education section for education substitution criteria.

The GS-12 salary range starts at $89,508 per year.   
If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. 

To qualify for the GS-12 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience assisting in the management of a multi-level commercial office building (or equivalent non-housing high rise building) consisting of complex building mechanical system (i.e., building automated systems, centralized HVAC, alarm systems, elevators, etc.). This experience typically includes:

• monitoring occupant space utilization, energy and water conservation, sustainability and environmental hazards programs;
• directing and coordinating minor alteration and renovation projects;
• maintaining customer satisfaction programs including feedback mechanisms used to evaluate the effectiveness of services provided;
• managing or monitoring real property budgetary and financial data; and,
• contract administration and oversight (i.e., janitorial, mechanical, elevator contracts).

A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review the resumes of qualified candidates and assign a score for each of these five required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs), for each grade, based on the experience documented in the resume and narrative responses below. 

GS-11

1. Knowledge of building management principles, concepts and practices as well as a thorough understanding of building tenants and client agencies needs, requirements and customer satisfaction drivers to operate, maintain and manage real property assets in a manner that provides quality building services at a reasonable cost and satisfies building tenants and customer agencies.
2. Knowledge of legal, engineering, architecture, fire and life safety, physical security, food service, finance, asset preservation, HVAC, environment, cost estimation, contracting, lease management so that the diverse issues are satisfactorily coordinated and analyzed, conflicts resolved, risks identified and mitigated as necessary and buildings operated in a manner that conforms to technical requirements and responds to client needs.
3. Knowledge of real estate principles, concepts, and practices as well as a good understanding of the real estate market in order to perform such duties as acquire property or space; or advise others on acquisition of space; or relocation of employees and tenants in situations involving complicating factors such as unusual and diverse uses; and a wide range of acquisition methods.
4. Ability to plan, schedule, and balance aspects of multiple tenant requirements, such as alterations, and to independently determine and execute the appropriate sequencing of work required to fulfill client agency needs and to inform them regarding the status of projects; knowledge of building operational requirements necessary to assess the feasibility and impact of space moves and alterations on tenant agency operations, in order to minimize adverse impacts.
5. Knowledge of contracting rules and regulations regarding the soundness of contractor-provided supplies/services/processes and decisions to ensure services provided meet contract specifications as well as business and workplace needs of the tenant.

GS-12

1. Knowledge of a wide range of building management principles, concepts and practices as well as a thorough understanding of building tenants and client agencies needs, requirements and customer satisfaction drivers to operate, maintain and manage real property assets in a manner that provides quality building services at a reasonable cost and satisfies building tenants and customer agencies.
2. Ability to integrate knowledge of legal, engineering, architecture, fire and life safety, physical security, food service, finance, asset preservation, HVAC, environment, cost estimation, contracting, lease management so that the diverse issues are satisfactorily coordinated and analyzed, conflicts resolved, risks identified and mitigated as necessary and buildings operated in a manner that conforms to technical requirements and responds to client needs.
3. Knowledge of a wide range of real estate principles, concepts, and practices as well as a good understanding of the real estate market in order to perform such duties as acquire property or space; or advise others on acquisition of space; or relocation of employees and tenants in situations involving complicating factors such as unusual and diverse uses; and a wide range of acquisition methods.
4. Ability required to plan, schedule, and balance all technical aspects of multiple tenant requirements, such as complex alterations, and to independently determine and execute the appropriate sequencing of work required to fulfill client agency needs and to inform them regarding the status of projects; knowledge of building operational requirements necessary to assess the feasibility and impact of space moves and alterations on tenant agency operations, in order to minimize adverse impacts.
5. Knowledge of contracting rules and regulations regarding the technical soundness of contractor-provided supplies/services/processes and decisions to ensure services provided meet contract specifications as well as business and workplace needs of the tenant.

GS-11:

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience: Applicant must have three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, OR a Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral/LL.M. degree that is directly related to the position.  OR

Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: Applicants must have a combination of graduate level education and appropriate experience that together meet the qualification requirements of this position.

For GS-11 consideration and substitution of education, applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. 

The GS-12 level does not have an education substitution.

Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:   https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/