Announcement Number: Nouakchott-2023-034

Hiring Agency: Embassy Nouakchott

Position Title: Maintenance Supervisor (Deputy Compound Supervisor (DCS))

Open Period: 08/14/2023 - 08/28/2023

Format MM/DD/YYYY

Vacancy Time Zone: GMT

Series/Grade: LE - 1205 8

Salary: Not Specified

Work Schedule: Full-time – 40 hours/weekly

Promotion Potential: LE-8

Duty Location(s): 1 Vacancy in

Nouakchott, MR

Telework Eligible: No

For More Info: HR Section

 222-45-25-2660

 NouakchottHR@state.gov

Overview

Hiring Path:

• Open to the public

Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:

All Interested Applicants / All Sources

Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation

Appointment Type: Permanent

Appointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period

Marketing Statement:

We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

Summary: The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week)

Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (2 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position: Yes

Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No

Travel Required: Not Required

Duties

Maintenance and Repair Support:  40%

The DCS oversees the performance of preventive maintenance (PM) work orders by various technicians assigned to the CS.  He or she is thoroughly familiar with the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) which is currently the Global Maintenance Management System (GMMS).  The DCS will ensure that PM work orders are properly updated in the CMMS and will assist the CS with updating equipment inventories and gathering data from the CMMS to complete Standing Work Orders (SWOD) or other tasks requiring CMMS data or data updates.

The DCS oversees the completion of unscheduled work orders and performs quality control on the work.  Using the CMMS, he or she tracks down overdue unscheduled work orders and either completes them utilizing in house forces or creates a plan and moves overdue unscheduled work orders into the Facility Work Plan (FWP).

The DCS assists the CS and Facility Manager (FM) with annual facility inspections and inputs data into the CMMS for supervisory approval.  He or she ensures that safety and housekeeping violations and problems are resolved by compound technicians, particularly in areas of increased risk such as the various shops.

Project Management:  40%

Primary Post Point of Contact (POC) for stand alone, Post managed projects on the embassy compound.  The DCS leads special projects from scoping, to design, to implementation by either in house forces, contractors, or a mix.

These special projects involve several technical disciplines and intricate coordination with embassy offices and entities such as the RSO or the IRM.  The DCS is expected to manage these relationships professionally and tactfully as part of his or her project management duties.

The DCS task organizes groups of technicians and directly supervises and leads them for one-off troubleshooting projects that involve several trades, including some hands-on repair work.  For instance, the DCS troubleshoots electrical controls issues that may also affect Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems; works on various motors that affect barriers, HVAC or water systems; and assist the IRM on projects that overlap with the FAC.

Furthermore, the DCS serves as the COR for Preventive Maintenance Service Contracts (PMSC) and janitorial contracts at the NEC.

Administrative Duties:  20%

The DCS will be responsible for maintaining records pertaining to PM work orders such as labor hours and materials used; maintain project files in a logical fashion; and maintaining COR files.  The DCS will be thoroughly familiar with Microsoft Office products, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel, along with a thorough understanding of Adobe Acrobat.

Note:  This position description (PD) in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the DCS. The DCS will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

EXPERIENCE: The position requires a minimum of three (3) years as a hands-on technician working in the building trades or as a controls technician such as:  plumber, electrician, HVAC technician, or electrical controls technician. As well as experience as a project manager in either civil, mechanical, or electrical projects affecting complex facilities such as electrical networks, hotels, communications lines, or heavy civil infrastructure such as roads, water, or sewage projects.

Education Requirements:

Mandatory: The position requires a high school diploma plus (2) years of university level education.

Evaluations:

LANGUAGE:  English: Level 3- Good working knowledge; written and spoken

French: Level 3- Good working knowledge; written and spoken

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO):  The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Qualifications:

All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

Benefits and Other Info

Benefits:

Agency Benefits:

Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in (insert post and/or country name) may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.

For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.

The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.

Other Information:

HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:  Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below.  Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.

HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:

1. AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*

2. AEFM / USEFM

3. FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **

* IMPORTANT:  Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability dated within the past six months, equivalent documentation, or certification.  A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.  Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

** This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the following link.

How to Apply

How to Apply: Applicants must complete the following application process to be considered:

• Create an account on the Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) website via the Embassy website https://mr.usembassy.gov/
• Choose Announcement Number Nouakchott-2023-020 CLO Coordinatorand complete the online application.
• Upload any additional documentation that supports or addresses the requirements listed above (eg. College/university degree, copy of orders/Assignment notification, SF50, DD-214, (if applicable)

All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance.

To apply for this position click the “Submit Application” button.  For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site. https://mr.usembassy.gov/

Required Documents:

To qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested degree and / or transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide requested information, or the information is insufficient to verify eligibility, may result in disqualification for this position.

All Applicants:

• Residency and/or Work Permit

• Degree (not transcript)

• Degree with transcript

• Language Scores (if available)

• Driver’s License

• Certificate or License

Eligible Family Member Applicants:

• Copy of Sponsor's Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)

• Passport copy

• DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)

• SF-50 (if applicable)

Next Steps:

Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.

For further information - the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.

Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

 

Pour la soumission, veuillez envoyer votre dossier de candidature via lien suivant :

https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail.hms?_ref=uxnpnhnrpt0&returnToSearch=true&jnum=51657&orgId=98