Maintenance Mechanic General Supervisor

Come work with us as a Maintenance Mechanic General Supervisor located in the Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and Grounds (LBG), Facilities Operations Division, Maintenance Branch. You will serve as Principal Manager or General Foreperson of the Maintenance Branch; subdivided into the Heating Ventilation Air conditioning (HVAC), Plumbing, Maintenance Evening and Night trade shops, Elevator, Electrical, Fire Electronics, and Plumbing trade shops. We love our jobs. Do you?

Tour of Duty: Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM As Maintenance Mechanic General Supervisor, you supervise the trades, crafts, and labor functions of construction, renovation, installation, maintenance and repair projects. Supervisory and Managerial Responsibilities Perform administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates. Oversees the preparation of cost estimates from drawings, blueprints or site inspections for proposed or anticipated maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction projects and alterations. Through subordinate supervisors, oversees the preparation of cost estimates from drawings, blueprints or site inspections for proposed or anticipated maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction projects and alterations. Coordinates with managers of other units to schedule maintenance and repair of air conditioning, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and structural systems. Recommends the use of contractors to accomplish maintenance work that cannot be undertaken by the in-house workforce. Observes work in progress, investigates work-related problems (e.g., excessive costs, low productivity, workload imbalance, and acquisition or development of specialized tools, out of tolerance environmental conditions, excessive noise, building code violations, hazardous material investigations, and coordinates emergency response to hazardous material safety concerns and events) according to AOC and LBG guidance. Tracks and maintains logs of required annual inspections, testing, and maintenance contracts. Leverage technology (WebTMA, handhelds, work-issued smart phones, specific technical equipment, BAS systems, etc.) to maintain these records. Develops, forecasts, and manages budgets for service units. Develops spend plans for material and overtime, training plans, and personnel scheduling. Evaluates maintenance with Computer Aided Facility management coordinator and adjusts to improve maintenance management. Plans and establishes Operations and Maintenance Branch leave schedules to ensure 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year coverage for the buildings located in Washington, DC. Trains and updates workforce on emergency situations and coordination with US Capitol Police (USCP), Security, Emergency Preparedness Directorate (SEPD), Library of Congress (LOC), and AOC's Office of Safety and Code Compliance (SCC) on response efforts. Responsible for coordinating and communicating with Library of Congress staff on steam, domestic water, chilled water, and related electrical outage associated with maintenance and projects and provide formal notifications. Makes recommendations to LBG Senior Leadership Team related to operations and maintenance activities and personnel. Serves as liaison between service units and engineering staff for maintenance, facility condition assessment review, and programs affecting maintenance. Coordinates and communicates with the other foreman, engineering staff, and service unit leaders to properly manage jurisdiction operations and minimize impacts to client operations from projects both internal external to the jurisdiction. Performs other related duties as assigned

A Tier II Moderate Risk Public Trust Background Investigation will be required and must be successfully completed and maintained as a condition of employment after the initial hiring action is completed. To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.

There is no educational requirement.