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The Maintenance Supervisor provides technical leadership, administrative oversight, and day-to[1]day supervision for three functional areas: Carpenter Shop, Locksmith Unit, and the Asbestos Abatement Team. Major duties include but are not limited to.

Supervision and Operations (50%)

• Initiates, scopes, and plans minor construction/renovation projects and complex work orders, to include procuring necessary materials/equipment, executing Quality Control, and maintaining documentation and project files.
• Sets strategic priorities and allocates labor, materials, and equipment; schedules work to minimize clinical disruption while meeting safety, infection control, and life safety requirements.
• Coordinates with Engineering, Facilities Projects, Safety, Infection Control, Police Service, and Contracting to align priorities, access, phasing, and compliance requirements.
• Manages staffing plans, time/attendance, and performance standards; identifies training needs (trade development, asbestos supervisor/refresher, key system administration, safety/LOTO).

Technical & Contracting (50%)

• Carpentry (Building and Structures):
  • Plans and supervises structural maintenance, repair, and minor construction across hospital facilities, emphasizing safety, infection control, and uninterrupted operations.
  • Manages exterior/site improvements: concrete/pavement repairs, sidewalks/curbs, drainage structures, fencing, site accessibility features (ADA), and parking/traffic control elements with phased execution
• Locksmithing & Key Control:
  • Administers master key systems, key issuance/return, audits, and records to maintain security, accountability, and chain-of-custody.
  • Supervises installation, maintenance, and repair of locks, cores, door hardware (closers, panic devices), and electronic access components consistent with life safety, egress, and security requirements.
• Asbestos Abatement:
  • Oversees identification, containment setup, negative air systems, removal, packaging, chain-of[1]custody, transport, and disposal of ACM in compliance with EPA/NESHAP, OSHA, AHERA, and applicable state/local regulations, coordinating closely with the Safety Office Industrial Hygienist Team for monitoring and compliance support.
  • Ensures air monitoring, clearance testing, and documentation are completed in collaboration with the IH Team; maintains abatement permits, notifications, and closeout records.
• Regulatory Compliance & Safety:
  • Ensures all work complies with Joint Commission EOC/Life Safety, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, OSHA (hazard communication, PPE, fall protection, LOTO), EPA/NESHAP, AHERA, ADA, and VA TIL/design guides.
  • Leads safety audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions; maintains readiness for regulatory surveys and accreditation visits; preserves records for compliance verification.
• License/Certification:
  • COR certification (and refreshers) per agency policy.
  • Asbestos worker/supervisor certifications and medical surveillance/frequency fit testing per OSHA/EPA/state requirements.
  • Trade certifications for locksmithing and carpentry as determined by Engineering leadership.
• CMMS and Data-Driven Maintenance Management:
  • Oversees the use of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for all carpentry, locksmith, and asbestos abatement work orders.
• Contract Oversight and COR duties:
  • Serves as Lead Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for all service contracts related to carpentry, locksmithing, and asbestos abatement, including: Preventive maintenance and repair of doors, locks, and architectural components.
  • Reviews contractor reports, verifies invoices, inspects work, and ensures timely resolution of deficiencies.
• Engineering and Project Support
• Inventory and Shop Management
• Safety, Compliance, and Emergency Response
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm.
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Adhoc Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

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
• Pre-employment physical required
• 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 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

You must have the ability to lead or supervise as required in order to perform the duties of the Maintenance Supervisor, WS-11. Experience includes the responsibility for prioritization of the normal workload and coordination with the supervisors of other trades such as; Carpenter, Locksmith, and Asbestos Abatement; determines how many assignments can be performed concurrently or which must be delayed, number and types of employees needed, availability of materials and equipment, and funds to meet operational goals across multiple sites. (*Your experience must be detailed in your resume to receive full credit.)

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Heavy lifting, stooping, bending, acceptable hearing and vision, communicates effectively both verbally and in writing to individuals or groups. Intense concentration for long periods often under adverse conditions. Ability to maintain self control in difficult and stressful situations. Incumbent is often required to work under intense stress situations in the performance of the various duties of the position. Environment varies from roadside repair, laundry repair to office work.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Lead or Supervise
• Materials
• Measurement and Layout
• Plan and organize work
• Technical Practices
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.

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; religious; 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.

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. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

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.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.

Application of Veterans' Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligible applicants that meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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