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Facilities Management Specialist

Peace CorpsWashington, District of Columbia

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Applicants must meet all qualification requirements prior to the closing date of this announcement, 09/04/2026. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience demonstrated in your resume, including volunteer work. Qualification claims are subject to verification. This vacancy is being announced at two grade level(s). This position has an individual occupational requirement (IOR) which must be met in order to qualify for this position.

If you are using your education to meet the IOR: You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. ~OR~ Experience: 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.

In addition to meeting the IOR you must also meet the following: Specialized Experience at the FP-04 (GS-11/12) Level: To qualify for this position at the FP-04 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-05 or GS-09. This experience must be directly related to the work of the position and must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the role.

Specialized experience includes: Applying technical requirements, practices and processes of property management, maintenance, materials requirements, and building operation and repair to plan, oversee and manage procedures; Evaluating, and adapting procedures and practices of facilities administration and work operations; Preparing packages for new construction and repairs for facility modifications. ~OR~ FP-04 (GS-11) Ph.

D or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. ~OR~ A combination of education and experience Specialized Experience at the FP-03 (GS-13) Level: To qualify for this position at the FP-04 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-04 or GS-11/12.

This experience must be directly related to the work of the position and must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the role. Specialized experience includes: Managing facility operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, codes, and facility maintenance practices; Managing and coordinating with other organizations to modify or recommend change plans, methods, and procedures to prevent concerns on the structural soundness of buildings or building materials; Identifying, analyzing, planning, and estimating funding of contractual procedures and resolve ensuring compliance of regulations and processes.

~AND~ Time-in-Grade Requirements: Current or former Federal employees, including Peace Corps employees, must meet applicable Time-in-Grade requirements to be eligible for this position. For positions above the FP-09 (GS-05) level, you must have completed at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the position to which you are applying. All current or former Federal employees, including internal employees, must provide a copy of their SF-50(s), "Notification of Personnel Action," to demonstrate that you meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

For more information, refer to the "Required Documents" section below. Please note: If you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience, please review the "Education" section of this announcement. Experience that satisfies the Specialized Experience and Selective Placement Factor requirements must be clearly documented in your resume. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

Please review the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for further information on resume requirements. Specialized experience may be gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service (e.g., National Service programs such as Peace Corps or AmeriCorps, or other organizations such as professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, or social groups). One year of experience refers to full-time work.

Part-time work will be credited on a prorated basis. For more details on qualification requirements, refer to the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions, available on the OPM web site.

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