Summary
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 the Transportation Branch, Museum Support Services Division, Office of Facilities Management and Reliability (OFMR), Facilities Management, Under Secretary for Finance and Administration. OFMR is responsible for all Smithsonian facilities, many of which are designated as historic and all of which are visited by millions each year.
Duties
The Assistant Fleet Manager is responsible for performing a variety of duties with primary oversight responsibility of four major transportation programs: Mobile Asset Repair Program, Small Boat Program, Fuel Program and the Mobile Asset Disposal Program. In this position, you will: Provide authoritative technical leadership for the planning, operation, and maintenance of the Smithsonian's diverse fleet. Provide full supervisory and managerial authority over programs. Develop and implement maintenance management controls and regulatory directives that ensure full compliance with maritime laws. Provide guidance to technicians, analysts, and program staff. Evaluate performance against established productivity and quality standards, provide constructive feedback, and implement corrective actions when necessary.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.
How you will be evaluated
Applicants for this position may be evaluated in multiple stages. The first stage is an evaluation of your responses to the online multiple-choice questions that assess your experience, education, and/or training for the job related competencies below: Knowledge of fleet management information systems (FMIS), fleet management principles, concepts, methods and techniques, and preventive maintenance procedures and practices. Ability to supervise, manage and motivate a diverse range of personnel. Ability to research and analyze information including interpreting and applying Federal, SI, GSA, State, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively in speech, to a wide range of individuals and organizations. Skill in written communication to write reports, decision papers, disciplinary and performance-based correspondence actions. Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category groups based on job-related criteria: Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above. Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above. Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree. This category rating process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position. Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed. You may preview questions for this vacancy.