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Position Title
Facility Management Systems Specialist
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
SE-1628-EVER-22-11305718-ST Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, December 2, 2021 to Thursday, December 16, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position?   If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
 
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center. 
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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3. Do you meet one of the following Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibilities:
  • Current Federal or former employees with career or career- conditional appointments in the competitive service that hold, or have held a career or career-conditional position at a lower grade level as the position being announced; or,
  • Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation.  For example, a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your competitive status or a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service.  All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
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4. Are you a former member of the Public Lands Corps (PLC) who has served the time required for completing a PLC project carried out on Federal land within the preceding 2 years (an individuals eligibility for NCE under this authority shall not exceed 2 years after completion of his/her last PLC project), and:

• Served as a qualified youth on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours through the PLC (individuals must provide a copy of the "Certificate of Eligibility for NCE Hiring Based on PLC Service" and the complete PLC Participant Work Hours Verification Form with your application package in order to be considered under this hiring authority), and

• Meet OPM qualification standards and any other qualification requirement(s) stated in this vacancy announcement for the position in which you are applying.
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5. Are you currently a competitive service career/career conditional federal civilian employee?  (limit characters)
6. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?  If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
 
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.  
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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7. Are you a current or former employee of a land management agency (Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs; or Bureau of Reclamation) who:
  • was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
  • served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and,
  • performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and,
  • if no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for no more than two years, and departed that position in good standing.
 
To verify your eligibility, you must provide documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for EACH appointment as well as ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed.
For more information, review Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA).
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8. Are you currently or have previously held a permanent Career or Career Conditional position in the Federal Government in the Competitive Service equivalent to the full performance level of the grade of the position being advertised?

To verify your eligibility as a current or former Federal civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
  • career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
  • status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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9. Do you meet one of the following Non-Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibilities:
  • Disabled veteran receiving 30% or more disability compensation from the VA;
  • Transfer or reinstatement eligible:  current Federal or former employee with career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service that hold, or have previously held a career or career-conditional position at the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced; or,
  • Individual eligible under other non-competitive appointment authorities such as: Veterans Recruitment Authority; Military spouses under E.O. 13473; Certain former overseas employees; Present and former Peace Corps, Vista or Action volunteers; Former White House staff; Present and former Foreign Service officers and employees; Certain National Guard technicians; Schedule A; OPM Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities.
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation.  For example, a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service; a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50); etc.  All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
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Assessment 1
Minimum Qualifications (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for a Facility Management Systems Specialist, GS-1601-11 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.

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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Manages the organization's FMSS database including oversight of asset inventory, condition assessments, cost estimating, life cycle parameters, and generation of facility work orders. (limit characters)
3. Retrieves, compiles, and manipulates database information to prepare and present a variety of reports to management for operational, fiscal and planning purposes. (limit characters)
4. Routinely run and analyze reports to verify information is accurate and complete in the asset management and project management databases. (limit characters)
5. Use a facility management and cost estimating software system; such as creating locations, assets, work orders and cost estimates.
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6. Ensures park data is in compliance with Director's Order #80 Real Property Asset Management, Departmental Asset Management Plan, and Executive Order #13327. (limit characters)
7. Evaluates the condition of assets, including comprehensive and parametric condition assessments, lifecycle assessments, and daily work findings using established guidelines. (limit characters)
8. Oversees the work of lower-graded FMSS Specialists or other admistrative support staff who perform FMSS support duties to ensure accuracty and completeness of data. (limit characters)
9. Works with network of parks to improve asset management data for use in data quality reporting and various national-level data calls, audits, and reports regularly; and assists with correcting errors. (limit characters)
10. Facilitates development of and updates of Asset Priority Index, Optimizer Band and Current Replacement Values of assets to maintain asset data quality. (limit characters)
11. Coordinates training for park staff users of FMSS and related databases to support park maintenance of assets and data quality. (limit characters)
12. Utilizes FBMS for creation and disposal of records. (limit characters)
13. Uses information from a variety of databases (asset management, project management, cost estimating, etc) to identify facility and project needs for the network of parks. (limit characters)
14. Assists network of parks to develop an asset management plan and supports parks' strategic facility investment planning. (limit characters)
15. Establishes a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program for FMSS to review, validate and correct data. (limit characters)
16. Works with network of parks to improve asset management data for use in data quality reporting and various national-level data calls, audits, and reports regularly; and assists with correcting errors. (limit characters)
17. Demonstrates service-based leadership by proactively doing things that will make a difference to others, such as: being present, deep listening, offering praise and gratitude, coaching and mentoring, and building the team. (limit characters)
18. Works with region FMSS coordinators, facility managers, park managers, and users of FMSS and PMIS databases to provide information on asset management requirements to accomplish park objectives. (limit characters)
19. Communicates effectively and professionally with internal and external customers to provide a complete range of customer support and service needs. (limit characters)
20. Communicate with other staff members in order to find team-based solutions and efficiencies in facilities asset management programs. (limit characters)
Assessment 2
1. Which of the following items are required when creating a new location in FMSS? (limit characters)
2. Which of the following are examples of a lead position overseeing work of lower-graded employees? (limit characters)
3. Which of the following asset management functions are directly related to the Parametric Condition Assessment processes? (limit characters)
4. Which of the following are ways to record actuals? (limit characters)
5. What is included in TCFO? (limit characters)
6. Which of the following criteria could identify an asset to be on the AUC Report? (limit characters)
7. When an asset is replaced, what should be done with the existing asset record? (limit characters)
8. Which of the following systems are used to initiate a facility project in PMIS? (limit characters)
9. Which module is used to process a new location record? (limit characters)
10. FBMS is the official asset management system of record. (limit characters)