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Supervisory Facilities Specialist

Department of Energy
Department of Energy - Agency Wide
Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
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Summary

This position is part of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Department of Energy. As a Supervisory Facilities Specialist, you will be directing facility support that aids and facilitates mission success in the areas of foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, cyberintelligence and IN program management across the DOE complex on a daily basis.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
08/27/2025 to 09/09/2025
Salary
$167,603 to - $195,200 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Q Access Authorization
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
25-IN-00721-12783433-EX
Control number
844367600

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Clarification from the agency

U.S. citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

Duties

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As a Supervisory Facilities Specialist, you will:

  • Direct the operation of the Facilities Division and serve as the principal point of contact within the Office of Intelligence and senior staff.
  • Seek to resolve sensitive or controversial issues, obtain the Mission Support Directorate's concurrent for planned actions or receive broad guidance on choosing appropriate courses of action concerning important policies/topics.
  • Provide advice and guidance to the Deputy Director and senior staff members on assigned projects and program direction for a wide range of complex issues that often involve highly sensitive or politically related aspects.
  • Translate space initiatives and tenant requirements into a coherent, cohesive program and an effective design consistent with administrative policies, technical standards, security concerns, and business strategies, and optimizing organizational flow, form, and functionality.
  • Direct, coordinate, or oversee the work of leaders, team chiefs, group coordinators, committee chairs, or comparable personnel. Assures reasonable equity among units, groups, teams, and projects of performance standards and rating techniques; review and approve serious disciplinary actions (i.e., suspension) involving nonsupervisory subordinates as approved by higher level officials.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.
  • If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • If selected, you may be required to complete a one year trial period.
  • This position is not remote, the selectee will be expected to report to the duty station(s) listed. If selected, military spouses, veteran caregivers, and spouses of foreign service employees may be eligible for applicable workplace flexibilities.
  • This position has been designated as Special-Sensitive (High Risk) and requires a security clearance at the Q level. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from the federal service.
  • In addition, the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance prior to entrance on duty; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
  • The incumbent is required to complete an initial Counterintelligence (CI) evaluation and on a recurring basis, which may include a CI-scope polygraph examination.
  • This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing thereafter. Failure to test or a positive result on random drug tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment.
  • This position does not support 100% remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified in this announcement. Situational telework may be approved at the discretion of the supervisor.
  • This position is not included in a Bargaining Unit.
  • New supervisors are required to complete 80 hours of supervisory training, of which 40 hours must be completed during your first year as a supervisor.
  • New supervisors/managers are required to serve a one-year probationary period.
  • You are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).

Qualifications

This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded "fallback rights" to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following

  • Planning and managing facilities operations including space allowances, tenant requirements, designs, and resource management to ensure compliance with security standards, applicable administrative and technical policies.
  • Supervising or leading staff in assigning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance, resolving issues, assessing, and identifying training needs.
  • Collaborating and partnering with internal and external organizations on facilities and security matters, programmatic issues, policies, and operational aspects of facility management.

Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-15 grade level.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

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

The Department of Energy, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications necessary for this position. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official. This position is in the excepted service and is being filled in accordance with 50 U.S.C. 3024(v). All candidates that meet all of the minimum requirements of this position as stated in the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement will be referred to the selecting official.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (09/09/2025) of this announcement.

To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, clickhttps://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12783433.

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