Foreign Service Facility Manager (FP 6217)

The U.S. Department of State is developing a rank-ordered list of eligible hires for a limited number of Foreign Service Facility Manager positions. Learn more about Foreign Service careers at https://careers.state.gov. There is more to joining the Foreign Service than just salary. Refer to the Benefits section for more information on total compensation. At the time of application, the candidate must have one of the following: Bachelor's degree in any major and three years of Specialized Experience in the last 10 years; or Master's degree or higher in any major and two years of Specialized Experience in the last 10 years; or Bachelor's degree or higher in Facility Management/Facilities Engineering (does not require Specialized Experience). Education from a program or institution within the United States must be accredited at the time of program completion by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign Education Foreign education acquired outside of any state of the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any territory or possession of the U.S. must be evaluated by a member organization of one of the two national associations of credential evaluation services (NACES or AICE) to be given credit towards qualification. The accredited interpretation must include the summary and the foreign education transcripts. The Department of State will not accept foreign education transcripts that have not been evaluated by a credential evaluation service and will terminate the candidacy. For further information on the evaluation of foreign education, please refer to the Office of Personnel Management, Foreign Education section, and the U.S. Department of Education. The U.S. Department of State neither endorses nor recommends any individual evaluation service. OPM: www.opm.gov U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov Please refer to the Required Documents section on how to submit the required educational documentation for this position. A Foreign Service Facility Manager (FM) in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) manages the operations and maintenance of the Department of State's real property assets abroad. A Facility Manager must adhere to the highest standards of integrity, dependability, attention to detail, teamwork, and cooperation while accepting the need to travel, to live overseas, and when necessary, to live away from family. Benefits include health and medical coverage, federal retirement benefits, and paid leave. Overseas benefits include tax-free housing and a tax-free education allowance for dependent children between K–12 overseas, and an unrivaled opportunity to see the world and experience different cultures. The salary range listed is extracted from the Foreign Service Overseas and Washington pay scales. The starting step is determined in part by the highest education level achieved and specialized experience beyond minimum qualifications. Individuals already working in government positions may be appointed based on their highest previous rate as a federal employee. For information on salary, please view our Foreign Service Entry Salaries. The application submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. Complete the application process by registering to take the Facility Manager Test (FMT) as indicated in the steps below. Do not apply through USAJobs. 1. Visit https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/dos/specialist.html and create a web account. 2. Follow the instructions to complete the application process. 3. Answer any self-assessment/affirmation questions. Your information is automatically saved as you proceed. You may interrupt the application process and return to it at any time until you submit. 4. Complete, review, and submit your information. Once submitted, your information will be used to evaluate your qualifications for this position. Candidates have until two weeks after the closing date of the vacancy announcement to register with Pearson VUE and complete the online skills test. If you are having technical difficulty with the application process, please contact the Pearson VUE Customer Service Desk by calling 1-888-671-2197 (toll free) or 1-952-905-7483 (toll). The Help Desk is available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time and is closed on local holidays.