Summary The Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistant provides technical and administrative support to Facilities Management at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. Manages preventive maintenance tracking, maintains AMES/MERS equipment records, supports facility maintenance contracts as a backup COR, prepares reports, and performs timekeeping and workflow coordination to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient facility operations. Responsibilities The Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistant supports Facilities Management Service by maintaining accurate preventive maintenance and equipment records, assisting with facility maintenance contracts, and providing administrative and technical support essential to safe, compliant, and efficient Medical Center operations. Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Implements and maintains Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Building Service Equipment Management programs. Generates monthly PM schedules, updates equipment records in AMES/MERS, and closes out PM work orders. Reviews TJC and OSHA standards, equipment manuals, and VA guidelines to establish proper PM intervals. Creates and routes work orders, researches delays, and coordinates with shop supervisors to resolve discrepancies. Compiles and prepares maintenance reports including work order status, man-hours, backlog, and equipment downtime. Serves as secondary/backup Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for facility maintenance contracts. Prepares contract specifications, statements of work, purchase requests, and procurement documentation. Uses VA Fileman and SQL-based systems to query, analyze, and report preventive maintenance and facility data. Trains personnel on the computerized work order system (entry, edits, completion, and status updates). Serves as timekeeper for GS and WG staff, maintaining accurate time and attendance records in VATAS. Assists leadership with budget estimates, fund control point management, and purchase card reconciliation. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equipment Facilities and Services Assistant/PD099950 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Generating preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and closing PM work orders in AMES/MERS or similar systems. Preparing maintenance reports such as work order status, man-hour summaries, backlog reports, or similar. Serving as a purchase card holder or performing procurement support. Reviewing work orders and coordinating with shops to resolve delays or discrepancies. Providing administrative support such as timekeeping in VATAS or similar systems. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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: Work is typically performed at a desk and computer terminal; however, there may be some walking throughout Facilities Management shops and the Medical Center to check on work progress and inspect equipment from workorders. May occasionally be required to climb, stoop or access crawl spaces and machine rooms to assure work deficiencies have been completed so this can be close out in the AMES/MERS database. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
