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Field Office Manager

General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service

Summary

As a Field Office Manager, you will oversee the operations of multiple subordinate teams of building management personnel engaged in the day-to-day operations of all Federally-owned and leased space within the Field Office.

The Public Buildings Service (PBS), Office of Facilities Management is responsible for the construction, alteration, and maintenance of federal buildings.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
03/25/2026 to 04/08/2026
Salary
$127,624 - $186,785 per year

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Locations
6 vacancies in the following locations:
San Diego, CA
Lakewood, CO
Las Vegas, NV
Austin, TX
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—This position is full-time in the office. In rare instances, situational telework may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
Travel Required
25% or less - Occasional travel may be required.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time - May be required to respond to emergencies outside of normal work hours.
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
14
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
PM-2026-0003
Control number
862181900

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Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a: • Current GSA employee with the Public Buildings Service (PBS) • GSA surplus or displaced employees in the local commuting area who qualify for the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) You must be serving on a career or career-conditional appointment, or under a noncompetitive Special Appointing Authority which provides for conversion to a permanent position in the Competitive Service.

Duties

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  • Oversee and direct the performance of building management work to include facility operations, asset planning, asset stewardship, customer relationship management, project management, contract administration and lease administration for Federally-controlled buildings and leased inventory within the same geographic area. The facilities house customer agency headquarters and/or major field offices, high level executive and judicial customers. Work with subordinate staff to ensure compliance with PBS building management regulations, policies and standards.
  • Exercise significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising management officials; assure reasonable equity among subordinate groups of performance standards and rating techniques; make decisions on work problems presented by subordinate leaders; approve expenses comparable to within-grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel; recommend awards or bonuses for personnel and changes in position classification, subject to approval by higher level officials, supervisors, or others.
  • Oversee and ensure designated staff provides the technical and fiscal management of assigned contracts, ensuring overall contract compliance. Guide staff to ensure contractors adherence to all contractual commitments during administration, including the timely delivery of quality goods and services. This includes reviewing and processing invoices for payment and managing all operations throughout the contract life cycle and configuration management processes.
  • Set long-term and overall objectives for the assigned property management team. Determine the most efficient and economical manner by which to accomplish assigned workload, establish priorities, and provide positive direction to subordinates on goal attainment and methodology. Analyze the functions and tasks assigned and determine how best to use employee skills to accomplish work assignments. Assign tasks and adjust workload to meet program needs.
  • Establish and maintain effective cross-business line communications. Represent the Service Center Director at conferences and in contacts with officials of other services and business lines of GSA. Work with these officials to resolve problems or disagreements, develop new procedures or approaches to delivery of real property management operations and/or interrelated support. Represent the Service Center Director, as necessary, in high-level customer meetings on matters involving the facilities managed within your area of responsibility.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
  • Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
  • Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
  • Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

  • Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
  • Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
  • Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).
  • Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position
  • Serve a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period, if required
  • May be required to participate in the Service Center’s Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), representing the Service and/or the Agency as a whole. Participates in COOP meetings and planning activities with other senior GSA staff. Carries out mission-critical work at a designated location other than the traditional GSA office site (which may be outside of the commuting area) to ensure Agency needs are still being met in the event of an emergency, disaster or otherwise unforeseen circumstance disrupting traditional office operations.

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

  • the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
  • number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-14 salary range starts at $127,624 per year. Salary depends on the duty location and associated locality pay.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: providing program oversight for a building management program which includes planning, directing and managing policies, regulations, and procedures related to the day-to-day operations of a commercial office building. This experience must also include managing and overseeing building programs that are related to customer and client agency satisfaction; maintenance and building operations; building services contracts; repair and alterations; environmental; custodial; asset planning and asset stewardship programs.

Education

Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:  https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/   

Additional information

Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

Applicants are encouraged to make their resume searchable in their USAJOBS.gov profile. This will allow Federal hiring specialists and hiring managers across agencies to find their resume as part of agency recruitment campaigns or staffing searches.

If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage.

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved:
• Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee

6 total positions will be filled.

5 positions will be filled, one at each of the following locations:

Fort Worth, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Lakewood, CO
San Diego, CA
Seattle, WA

1 position will be filled in either San Antonio, TX or Austin, TX

Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all.

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.

A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review the resumes of qualified candidates and assign a score for each of the five required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) based on the experience documented in the resume and narrative responses.

  1. Ability to ensure compliance with PBS building management regulations, policies, and standards.
  2. Competence in exercising delegated managerial authority to set a series of annual, multiyear, or similar types of long-range work plans and schedules for inservice or contracted work.
  3. Knowledge of contract oversight, administration and negotiation.
  4. Ability to analyze functions and tasks to accomplish work assignments, including adjusting workload to meet program needs, deadlines, and efficiency metrics within budget constraints.
  5. Ability to establish and maintain effective cross-business line communications to coordinate operations and resolve organizational challenges.

Demonstration of these KSAs must be supported by your resume. Applicants should also make note of each KSA, as you will be asked to address them later in the application process.

Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so that information will be taken into consideration during the selection process.  If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If you are eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), your resume must clearly demonstrate experience in at least 3 of the 5 required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) to receive priority consideration.


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Public Buildings Service

Agency contact information

Sarah Holder
Phone
720-422-1192
Fax
000-000-0000
Email
sarah.holder@gsa.gov
Address
GSA, Public Buildings Service
Servicing HR Office:
GSA, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)
1800 F Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20405
United States

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