The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in one of the SI facilities serviced by the Office of Facilities Management (FM). The Office of Facilities Management is responsible for all Smithsonian facilities, many of which are designated as historic and all of which are visited by millions of people each year.
The Equipment Specialist (Automotive) provides inventory control of automotive parts for a variety of mobile assets in the fleet, based on the knowledge of the utilization, properties, and characteristics of automotive parts, tools, and other equipment.
In this position, you will: Facilitate the procurement of automotive parts, equipment, and services by conducting market research, preparing purchase requests, tracking deliveries, and using a Government Purchase Card (GPC) in compliance with Federal procurement regulations. Recommend corrective action for repeated maintenance problems; note abnormal replacement rates for various parts; consider vehicle and parts characteristics, special requirements, and usage patterns.
Advise the supervisor of purchasing requirements and assist with preparation of items such as contract specifications, statements of work, and requests for proposal or bid summaries. Prepare reports on production equipment, material and maintenance. Analyze maintenance actions and assign industry later rates to maintenance actions performed by each mechanic and document service repair orders.
The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.
Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/
johnsonsn@si.edu · 202-633-6282
This position is with Smithsonian Institution , Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $70623 – $91815/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-20.
This is a Full-Time, Permanent position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-06 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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