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), Smithsonian Institution (SI). 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 Supervisory Assistant Facilities Operations Specialist assists the Building Manager with the oversight of the facility's day-to-day operations or maintenance needs of the facilities, which demands an unusual combination of management skills, knowledge of building and public museum operations, historic preservation, and a particular sensitivity to the needs of the visiting public, researchers, curators, other staff, and museum collections.
In this position, you will: Supervise from 15 to 100 permanent employees as well as contractor services, provides services for facilities ranging from 50,000 -1.5 million square feet on a 7-day a week 365 day per year schedule, including providing services to occupants and millions of visitors annually. Ensure and promotes compliance with all mandated programs created to provide a safer environment for employees, tenants, and visitors.
Assist in the management and coordination of all activities relating to the physical operation, maintenance, and in-house repair and improvements of the facilities, their grounds, parking lots, and entry ways. Assist in the planning and coordination of small (less than 50 persons) to large (greater than 3,000 persons) special events each year.
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/
This position is with Smithsonian Institution , Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $88005 – $137128/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-18.
This is a Full-Time, Permanent position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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