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Administrative Manager

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
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Summary

This position serves as the Associate Chief of the Facilities Management Division (FMD) and participates in all aspects of Division planning, operation, direction, resource control, and management. Provides administrative guidance and direction to the activities of the Division complement of engineers, technicians, wage grade, administrative, and clerical support personnel and contracts.

Overview

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Open date: 11/04/2022
Closed date: 11/18/2022
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$131,178 - $170,532 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Promotion potential
15
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Supervisory status
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
GSFC-23-IMP-11711100-JMK
Control number
686948100

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Clarification from the agency

Current NASA federal employee serving on a career, career-conditional, Schedule A for individuals with disabilities, or NASA term appointment that provides eligibility to convert to a permanent appointment. ** This vacancy has been amended to extend the closing date from 11/14/22 to 11/18/22**

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Duties

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  • Provides administrative supervision to subordinate employees performing the work and functions of the Facilities Management Division; defines work requirements, milestones, presents and defends organization and employees work to senior management.
  • Recommends employee promotions and recognition; approves leave; implements performance modifications and takes corrective actions as appropriate; evaluates the organization and employee accomplishments by accepting or rejecting work products.
  • Provides equal opportunity in all Federal human capital and employment programs and provides employees resources and information that insures a safe and healthy work environment.
  • Provides guidance for subordinate managers to determine the balance of skills to support Construction of Facilities (CoF) projects active in the study, planning, engineering, or construction phases.
  • Promotes the safety of personnel and property; implementing and analyzing requirements, procedures, and standards established in accepted NASA and GSFC safety manuals and related directives for optimal accident-free mission accomplishments.
  • Obtains resources, assists with the development of the Facilities Management Division (FMD) budget. Directs the preparation of budget submissions, including justifications and other documentation to back-up requests for allocation of resources.
  • Determines budget and manpower requirements necessary for providing adequate support to the Center's immediate and long-range research and development activities as well as those requirements necessary for supporting particular projects.
  • Assesses the level of outside architect/engineering or support service contractor support effort needed as a supplementary tool for meeting the technical goals of the Division and makes recommendations to the Division Chief.
  • Participates in assessing program effectiveness or the improvement of complex program, management processes, and systems encompassing difficult and diverse functions or issues that affect critical aspects of the major programs.
  • Participates in planning and policy discussions at the Division and Directorate level relating to specific and general problems and trends, or plans being studied primarily within or related to Center-wide program interests of the Directorate.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Position subject to pre-employment background security investigation.
  • Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and three months after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
  • If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
  • A one year supervisory probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.

To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level:

  • Leading and/or overseeing the planning and implementation of facilities engineering, design, development, construction of facilities and maintenance for an engineering program and/or project;
  • Analyzing financial information to monitor overall project performance and the financial status of projects and providing advice and assistance to ensure the integration and validation of budget requirements;
  • Developing and/or interpreting policies, standards, and provisions related to the program planning and evaluation of NASA facilities.
Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.

If you are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible.

Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year.

If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:
- Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.
- Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information.
- Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents'

For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap.

Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (Term Appointments | NASA) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies:

  • Business Management
  • Facilities
  • Facilities Operations and Maintenance
  • Planning and Evaluating
  • Policy Management
  • Leadership
  • Employee and Team Leadership
NASA considers paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; 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.

Under NASA's quality grouping process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of three groups identified and defined below:
  • Best Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
  • Highly Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
  • Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Candidates eligible for ICTAP/CTAP, reemployment priority or priority consideration will be referred before other candidates, as necessary. If no such candidates apply or are eligible to be referred, the following candidates will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration:
  • Best Qualified merit promotion candidates. Highly Qualified merit promotion candidates may also be referred, if additional candidates are needed.
  • Qualified candidates eligible for consideration under Schedule A or VRA in accordance with veterans' preference rules, as applicable.
  • Qualified candidates that are eligible for special hiring authorities or non-competitive hiring authorities.

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Agency contact information

NASA Shared Services Contact Center
Phone
1-877-677-2123
Fax
1-866-779-6772
Email
nssc-contactcenter@mail.nasa.gov
Address
Goddard Space Flight Center
8800 Greenbelt Rd
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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