Department Of Veterans Affairs Fayetteville , AR 72701
Posted 1 week ago
Summary
This position serves as a Lease Manager within the Administrative Section of Facilities Management Service at the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks (VHSO). This position reports to the Chief Engineering Services. The complexity and multidimensional aspects of Engineering Service requires the incumbent to have an overall knowledge of the organization, its mission, goals and impact on patients, staff, community, and the nation.
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Overview
Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
06/24/2024 to 07/05/2024
$72,553 - $94,317 per year
GS 11
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Fayetteville, AR 1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Yes-as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program
No
Not Required
No
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
CBST-12449822-24-TC
796513700
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This job is open to
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Clarification from the agency
Open to current permanent employees of the facility/CBOCs where this vacancy is located (Veterans Health Care Systems of the Ozarks) serving on career/career- conditional appointments or covered under VA Interchange Agreements and those eligible under CTAP. This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
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Duties
Major duties include, but not limited to:
Responds to all requests for repairs, changes to existing conditions and issues that arise for leased occupied space in a timely manner and obtains a full understanding of all issues that are involved with remediating the current issue being raised.
Providing solutions for resolving the issue at hand and determines the proper path to proceed with resolving the issue.
Interacts extensively with staff on a reoccurring basis to assess the facility and service needs for prioritization, facilitate the meeting or exceeding of those priorities and to assure that the procedures used to obtain services are responsive and customer focused.
Coordinate procedures and methods relating to the space/building equipment maintenance including repair and replacement, building repairs and alterations, space requirements, energy utilization, safety and environmental issues, concessions, and telecommunication alterations in direct support of community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC) and other leased spaces.
Analyzes the subject and the current guidelines which cover it and makes recommendations for changes. Included at this level are work assignments in which the subject studied is covered by a wide variety of administrative regulations and procedural guidelines.
Oversees the management of repair and alteration projects, retrofit, and relocation moves to ensure integration and coordination within established time frames and maintains agency objectives consistent with commitments and policy against a measurable performance criterion.
Serves as a project manager for projects and furniture in lease spaces. Perform scheduling and layout of operations. Preform inspection and surveillance of materials, methods and equipment used in construction.
Executes the agreed upon resolution by completing all required forms and descriptions required by contracting and fiscal. Monitors and reports on the progress of the appropriate solution to confirm that they are being performed within the scope and budget of the appropriate remediation.
Prepares budget data, establishes cost control functions, tracking of available funding, maintenance of records and historical data pertaining to the lease program.
Serves as contracting officer's representative COR, provides contract administration and lease management services to ensure that lessors comply with the scope terms and conditions of the lease.
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency).
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD032670
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
Driver's License required.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/05/2024.
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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. 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 may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Analytical Reasoning
Customer Service
Design
Technical Competence
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. There may be some walking, bending, climbing associated with on-site inspections, involving prolonged standing, standing and some activity on rough and uneven surfaces. Work may also require exposure to hazardous materials or conditions which require the wearing of personal protective equipment. There also may be an occasion to carry items, e.g., files, and boxes containing deliverable supplies.
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/.
Education
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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/.
Additional information
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
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For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
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