Clarification from the agency

This announcement is ONLY open to Status Candidates.

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The incumbent is responsible to ensure the quality of work that is produced by Facilities Management Service through the use of inspections, on the job spot checks, work samples and customer feedback. Incumbent is required to keep all work areas clean and secure and observe safe work practices. The major duties and responsibilities include but is not limited to:

• Uses broad latitude to prioritize, integrate and coordinate various work activities, as well as contracted work, for optimum effectiveness and efficiency of accomplishment utilizing available man-hours, equipment and funding resources to user, program, and mission needs.
• Applies extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements to the facility equipment maintenance program to maintain compliance with The Joint Commission, National Electric Code, and OSHA.
• Conducts or obtains necessary training for new, unusual, or problematical building or utility systems.
• Applies extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements for equipment maintenance programs to assure maintenance and repairs are accomplished using prescribed maintenance schedule according to The Joint Commission and local requirements.
• Oversees tenant improvements, coordinating new and renewal leases in coordination with engineers for facilities throughout Northern Arizona.
• Applies broad knowledge in the development of contract service requests to repair, test, maintain, or minor construction work which involves a wide range of technical input and administrative tasks.
• Serves as COR (Contracting Officer Representative) and contract Coordinator for most services, maintenance, and repair contracts.
• Maintains an equipment inventory, record of repairs and cost of upkeep of personal property, operating equipment, and nonexpendable property in order to determine cost effectiveness of repairing or replacing systems using cost analysis and equipment history files.
• Collects, analyzes, and organizes data into appropriate report format using the ability to enter, manipulate and receive information through data bases and special PC programs.

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Maintenance Control Manager/PD13811O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/04/2026.

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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:experience and skill in applying, a wide range of concepts, practices, regulations, policies, and precedents sufficient to provide comprehensive management advisory and technical services on tenant; overseeing and leading maintenance procedures and actions; tracking expenses, reporting progress, and assigning schedules; conducting regular inspections of the facilities to detect and resolve problems. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must havehave a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of graduate level education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., in a related field. NOTE: If you are claiming to qualify based on your education, you must include an official/unofficial copy of graduate level transcripts that demonstrate this information. [Transcripts required]. OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the position which may be substituted to meet the experience requirements for the GS-09 position. For example, an applicant with 6 months of appropriate specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-09) and 1.5 years of successfully completed graduate education (27 semester hours), as is describe above, (50 percent of the education requirement for the GS-09) would qualify for a GS-09 position. [NOTE: per OPM Qualification Standards: Only education in excess of that required for the next lower grade (GS-07) can be used to combine with experience to qualify at the GS-09 level, the applicant's first year of graduate study is not qualifying for GS-09].

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:Experience with Healthcare Facility Maintenance preferred, Commercial Facility Maintenance is acceptable. Experience in CMMS work order systems, preventative maintenance tracking systems, and development are required. COR certification is preferred. Experience with reporting and inspection documentation for compliance is required. Familiarity with NFPA Codes and Standards are required. Computer skills and software systems experience are required. Residential and/or handyman experience is not acceptable and will not be considered.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Administration and Management
• Communication
• Compliance
• Contracting/Procurement

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: In times of inspection and field work, this position requires standing long periods of time, walking, crawling. climbing, bending, and sitting in out of the way places which includes steam tunnels, attics, and sub-basements.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

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.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

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.