What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisory Mission Facilities Support Specialist position at Air Force Test Center?
- Published Jan. 23, 2025
- Air Force Test Center
About the Air Force Test Center:
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is where tomorrow’s Air Force is tested! Long considered the “Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe”, AFTC is truly where Air Force superiority begins. Home to many Aerospace establishments and records, AFTC remains the state-of-the-art leader in Aerospace testing, and provides the warfighter with cutting-edge technology. AFTC does not only celebrate its past, but we continue to lead from the front. Join our team today and make Aerospace history!
About the Role:
The Air Force Test Center is looking for a full-time Supervisory Mission Facilities Support Specialist (NH-0301-03) to work at the 412 Test Wing, Electronic Warfare Group, EWS Division (412EWG/EWS) at Edwards Air Force Base.
Serves as Branch Chief of the Site Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Branch Operating Location Edwards (EWSS) providing site-specific EW ground test capabilities technical expertise, operates and maintains the organizations core ground test execution mission support equipment to support modeling and simulation test infrastructure.
THIS JOB CAN CLOSE AT ANY TIME!
Location: Edwards, CA (Edwards Air Force Base)
Typical 2025 salary range: $103,316 - $159,716 per year (includes locality)
Telework Information: Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prescribed "Unscheduled Telework"
Travel Requirements: Up to 25% travel possible
Direct Hire Authority: NO 6-MONTH WAIT! Recently retired and/or retiring from MILITARY service ARE eligible for immediate appointment for AFTC positions. The 180-day waiting period has been waived for AFTC to hire recently retired and/or retiring service members.
- Facility Management Experience
- Supervisory Experience
- Maintenance Management Experience
Major Duties:
- Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
- Responsible for providing technical oversight expertise to the Avionics Test and Integration Complex and Benefield Anechoic Facility for all maintenance operations, maintenance, test support and strategic planning related services required for EW ground test activities.
- Manages a program for facility/plant maintenance, repairs, and upgrades (HVAC, electrical, structural, and mechanical) of all assigned facilities and test execution mission support equipment.
- Manages a program for facility/plant maintenance, repairs, and upgrades (HVAC, electrical, structural, and mechanical) of all assigned facilities and test execution mission support equipment.
- Develops detailed technical plans, implementation instructions, statements of work, cost estimates, schedules and manages complex facilities maintenance and construction projects and technical systems under test utilities improvements and modernizations within broad technical and policy constraints.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Obtain & maintain Security clearance
- This is a designated Drug Testing Position
- Education requirements (Check OPM Qualifications Standard and Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR))
- Must have knowledge of the organization's mission and test and evaluation requirements to adequately plan for facilities and to determine facility support requirements.
- Must have knowledge of the current state and federal law, management and administrative policies.
- Must have knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of business administration and contract management to effectively make decisions and recommendations to obtain facilities-related services, obtain contracts for facility requirements, to manage the operations and maintenance contractors, to develop construction planning documents, to develop cost estimates for the program and to justify multi-year budgets.
- Must have knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and/or civil engineering concepts, principles and practices.
Paid Time Off:
- 11 Federal Holidays off per year
- Vacation time (Annual Leave) accumulates based on length of employment. Starts at 13 days (104 hours) per year and up to 26 days (208 hours) per year
- 13 sick days per year (104 hours)
Retirement:
- Pension: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
- 401K: Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) available with up to 5% agency matching
Health & Wellness:
- Various Medical, Dental & Vision packages to choose from for entire family
- Flexible Spending Account
- Federal Long Term Care Insurance, and Life & Disability Insurance
Work/Life Balance:
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Work Arrangements (dependent on position)
Career Development:
- Tuition Assistance & Professional Development opportunities
- Career enhancement and promotion opportunities
To learn more about our benefits, please check out the AFTC Benefits Trifold at https://simplebooklet.com/230809aftcbenefitstrifold_v5_.
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Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.
Air Force Test Center is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We recognize diversity encompasses many parts of one’s identity including but not limited to race, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability status, and veteran status. AFTC encourages ALL candidates to apply as our employees’ points of view are key to our success.
Salary : $103,316 - $159,716
