General Facility Manager

Serve as a subject matter expert and technical authority on high and maximum biosafety, biocontainment, and biosecurity containment and operational issues.

Ensure compliance with relevant statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements governing both program activities and biosafety and biocontainment programs within existing facilities and their operations.

Develop and maintain high and maximum containment operational procedures for research and animal laboratories and facilities and develop guidance, policies, and protocols for the USNPRC Biorisk Management Program.

Plan and execute long-range programs and projects that apply new operational and maintenance standards to Biosafety Level-3 facilities.

Manage the annual facilities Repair and Maintenance (R and M) Plan for the USNPRC facilities.

Serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative on contracts relating to operational management of medium to high containment facilities at USNPRC.

Oversee Project Management and Architect/Engineering design services task orders including plan/submittal reviews, payment evaluations, recommendations to the contracting officer, and contractor evaluations.

Develop new theories/concepts in tracking, implementing and enhancing maintenance tasks and duties to improve biocontainment, reduce maintenance costs, and accelerate organizational change to prevent human error in biocontainment facilities.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Minimum Qualifications: GS-14 Grade Level Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled.

The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-14 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to the GS-13 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

For this position, specialized experience is maintaining and/or providing daily operations for high containment laboratories and animal facilities supporting biological agents and toxins research; preparing budget estimates for maintenance, repairs, supplies, or other operational costs for a facilities management program; complying with Select Agent Program regulatory requirements and federal regulations pertaining to contracts for facilities maintenance projects; developing, implementing, or updating maximum-containment policies or procedures; and integrating biocontainment engineering and biosafety practices into animal disease research and diagnostic operations.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.