Clarification from the agency

Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees

WHAT IS THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES (FMSS) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

• Facilities Management and Security Services Operations East
• Facilities Management and Security Services Operations Mid-Atlantic
• Facilities Management and Security Services Operations West

• Responsible for the planning, scheduling, development, coordination, implementation, and assessment of REFM projects generally under 10,000 square feet, some which may be complex, vague, and sensitive, as well as broad in scope. Develops detailed plans that address issues pertaining to office locations, space realignments, construction, budget, preparation of and resolution for new leases or renewals, furniture and equipment and addressing long-range space acquisition or reduction needs. Consults with managers and peers to identify and define customer needs and requirements. Provides formal and ad hoc presentations to management as required or requested. Prepares position/decision/executive summary papers that present and/or discuss alternative approaches.
• Utilizes the full range of project management skills in the accomplishment of work assignments. These may include developing workstation layouts according to the negotiated agreements; timelines for property requests; ensuring discarded equipment is properly recycled in accordance with standards. Coordinates efforts with other entities in executing and tracking various phases of a project from concept through completion.
• Conducts cost benefit analyses relating to various aspects of projects, and related programs. Determines foreseeable itemized costs against optimal gains from proposed projects, and assesses feasibility of implementation, including potential timeframes to develop approval from upper-level management. Considers established regulatory and statutory requirements in the preparation of these analyses. Determines funding sources dependent on organizations benefited, including funding responsibilities of delegate external and internal partners such as General Service Administration (GSA), Physical Security and Emergency Preparedness (PSEP), Agency-Wide Shared Services (AWSS), Modernization and Information Technology Services (MITS) and impacted business units in line with current policies.

Conditions of employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD97121, PD97120, and PD97119
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

• If you are in a telework eligible position, you may be directed to temporarily telework on a full-time basis due to COVID 19. Employees must be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. Once normal operations resume, employees may be directed back to the office to perform the duties of their position. Telework eligibility does not guarantee telework; employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Tour of Duty: Dayshift, Start and stop times between 6:00am and 6:00pm.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
• Relocation Expenses: NO

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-7: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last two years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last two years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR

At least one (1) academic year of graduate education in public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled. OR

You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience using methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services such as, managing tickets (e.g., customer request such as locksmith services, furniture move) and working with support staff to resolve customer issues (e.g. workplace standards, furniture and equipment acquisition, safety, security, etc.) gaining cooperation and coordinating the work of others to insure the process is completed; Experience using project management techniques such as assisting contracting officer by monitoring vendors, helping with a move, labeling boxes, direct movers to be completed. Communicating verbally and in writing to obtain and gather information from customers and other service providers. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include Work that included study, analysis, or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of managerial or administrative policies, practices, and procedures. Budget administration, program analysis, or other work with support services programs to facilitate the work of an organization. Experience that included responsibility for directing a variety of support services and functions (e.g., typing, communications, mail processing, purchase of supplies/equipment and maintenance, property management etc.). Work that required monitoring and coordinating administrative and processing work of subordinate elements through a system of internal procedures, controls, production, progress reporting, etc., to insure the efficient operation of an organization. OR

An equivalent amount of combined graduate education and experience.

Note: Grade point averages should be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 is rounded to 3.0, and 2.94 is rounded to 2.9. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an Honor Society.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-9: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. Master's or equivalent degree or two (2) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a degree in public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled. OR

You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes Experience using methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services such as, managing a program (e.g., motor vehicle program, mailroom services program) and assisting with other facility programs to resolve customer issues (e.g. workplace standards, furniture and equipment acquisition, safety, security, etc.). Experience planning, organizing, and controlling work assignments (e.g., managing a segment of a move project) and coordinating the work of other service providers (e.g., vendors, technology experts). Experience with project management techniques sufficient to plan, execute and monitor work assignments and/or special projects. Communicating verbally and in writing to obtain, gather and handle sensitive information from customers and other service providers, maintain project documents; and maintain harmonious relationships with all parties, OR

An equivalent amount of combined graduate education and experience.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. PH. D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree in public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled. OR

You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with a range of concepts practices, regulations, policies and precedents associated with support services programs (e.g., IRM, MOU, Treasury and Agency directives, Occupancy Agreements between GSA and IRS,); Experience with project and lease management techniques sufficient to plan, execute and monitor work assignments and/or special projects; using methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services to plan, organize, and control work involving managing programs (e.g., shred program, labor services program); and managing other facility program; Consulting methods and communicating techniques both verbally and in writing to consult, cooperate, coordinate and negotiate tactfully and persuasively with others in resolving issues which can be sensitive and controversial in nature, maintaining invoices, paying customers and updating reports. OR

An equivalent amount of combined graduate education and experience.

AND
MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-¬grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for.

AND
IME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the Critical Job Elements (CJE) of the position to be filled, in accordance with Article 13 of the IRS/NTEU National Agreement. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions/assessment. Your experience, education, training, prior performance, and awards, relevant to the position being filled, will be considered throughout the hiring process. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.