Clarification from the agency

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

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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 West

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

Incumbent serves as project leader for the planning, development, coordination, and implementation of real estate projects that impacts multiple IRS locations and/or organizations. In this role, he/she typically directs at least three (3) project teams responsible for implementing real estate projects impacting from 10,000 to 50,000 square feet of space, involving a project budget of up to $2 million, and generally lasting one (1) year. However, larger, build-to-suit locations, projects could last up to 24 months. The incumbent provides key oversight to team members and ensures all project tracking and documentation aspects are completed accurately, thoroughly and timely.

Incumbent is responsible for managing the initial design and construction projects awarded under the IRS FMSS Internal Leasing Program, the General Services Administration (GSA) leasing rules and regulations and by interfacing with the Lessor and their contractors in support of the IRS lease award. The incumbent provides general oversight of the project along with cooperation from GSA representation by managing IRS lease projects for both build-to-suit and existing building alterations from the development of the Solicitation for Offer (SFO) to final acceptance of the site.

Incumbent is also responsible for administering an IRS lease following occupancy of the facility and may be designated as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). In this capacity, the incumbent is a lease administrator, who handles any lease issues that arise and enforces the lease provisions short of taking any action required of a contracting officer. This may include sending reminder notices of work to be done, requests for corrective action of lease deficiencies, development of "cure" letters for the C.O.'s signature, etc. This person would also coordinate the background investigations with the Lessor to ensure compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive #12 (HSPD-12) requirements.

Incumbent is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects and updating the project control system for all space projects assigned to the office(s) being serviced. As needed, conducts technical reviews of assigned projects to ascertain compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and customer requirements. Provides OJI (on-the-job-instruction) to other specialists and less senior project managers based on review results for any particular office location.

Conditions of employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD96296
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

• Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. 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.

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-12: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 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. Experience with project and lease management techniques sufficient to plan, execute and monitor work assignments and/or special projects. Experience using methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of facilities management functions and services to plan, organize, and control work involving managing multiple projects and managing other facility programs. Ability to prepare work plans and schedules for various phases of project accomplishment, and continually monitor the project status and coordinate the impact with all affected employees and managers. Proficient in utilizing AutoCAD or similar technical drawing applications, construction management, and/or interior design to independently create a space design. Experience communicating with senior leadership and stakeholders, 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. Examples of qualifying specialized experience includes: 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., purchase of supplies/equipment and maintenance, property management, project management, logistics, etc.). Experience that required monitoring and coordinating work of subordinate elements through internal procedures, controls, production, progress reporting, etc.

AND

MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

AND

TIME 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".


For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

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.