This Maintenance Supervisor position is within the Facilities Management Service (FMS) at the White River Junction VA Medical Center located in White River Junction, VT. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/13/2025. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Lead or Supervise Ingenuity Knowledge of Different Relevant Lines of Work Knowledge of Materials Meet deadlines Plan and organize work Supervise through Subordinate Supervisors Work with Others 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/Working Conditions: This position requires walking, standing, bending, sitting, crawling and climbing. Incumbent must have good vision, with or without glasses. May lift or carry tools, equipment, ladders, scaffolding, parts and supplies up to 50 pounds. May occasionally lift and carry items over 50 pounds.
The position functions as the Maintenance Supervisor for Facilities Management Service at the White River Junction VA Medical Center. The position has full responsibility for all aspects of the Medical Center's Operations and Maintenance Program. The M&O Supervisor provides full supervisory oversight and guidance to a diverse and multi-disciplined staff. This position is critical to maintaining and supporting the necessary physical operational environment required to provide medical support, care, and services to our Veteran population. The position operates independently autonomously without daily oversight or input and is expected and required to make timely and accurate decisions to ensure continuity of services and mitigation of any breaks in service. Duties include but are not limited to: Primarily responsible for the administration and supervision of all maintenance for the facility. Manages directly, or indirectly inhouse projects performed by shops. Serves as the primary contact for after hour calls, coordinating responses and interventions to ensure maintenance, repairs, and safety. Serves as a liaison between the shops, FMS Leadership including engineering and the projects section. Creates follow-up measures on critical or urgent items identified during internal and external inspection activities (i.e. Environment of Care Rounds, Joint Commission, OSHA, Annual Workplace Evaluations (AWE), etc.). Effectiveness and efficiency of utilizing man-hours, equipment and funding resources to meet user, program, and mission needs. Continually monitors progress and trends on in-house projects, work orders, and preventive maintenance. Recommends adjustments and rescheduling, as necessary, to respond to changing conditions and emergency or urgent needs and delays. Exchange information and coordinate maintenance planning and scheduling with user, maintenance and repair personnel, building tenants, equipment operators, contractors, and others. Estimates materials for repair, minor improvement, maintenance and station labor projects to provide management with cost figures and estimates of labor for special projects, preventive maintenance, equipment repair, and improvement projects by determining the scope of work, work requests, and worksite and hourly performance standards for each trade. Performs other duties as assigned. Effectiveness and efficiency of utilizing man-hours, equipment and funding resources to meet user, program, and mission needs. Continually monitors progress and trends on in-house projects, work orders, and preventive maintenance. Recommends adjustments and rescheduling, as necessary, to respond to changing conditions and emergency or urgent needs and delays. Exchange information and coordinate maintenance planning and scheduling with user, maintenance and repair personnel, building tenants, equipment operators, contractors, and others. Estimates materials for repair, minor improvement, maintenance and station labor projects to provide management with cost figures and estimates of labor for special projects, preventive maintenance, equipment repair, and improvement projects by determining the scope of work, work requests, and worksite and hourly performance standards for each trade. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Telework: Adhoc Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Supervisor/PD405-03876-0 Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required Notification: This position is in the Competitive Service. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.