Overview
Hiring Path: • Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: This position is open to:
All Interested Applicants / All Sources
For USEFM - FP grade is FP-09. Actual FP salary authorized by Washington D.C. Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation Appointment Type Permanent Appointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of initial one-year contract. Marketing Statement:
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.
Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Belgium is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Maintenance Building Mechanic in the Facility Management Office to work from its warehouse located in Zaventem.
Supervisory Position: No Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
Duties
Working in the Facility Management section of the Brussels Embassy, the Building-Mechanic carries out scheduled and unscheduled construction work, preventive maintenance, and repair work on all Mission buildings to including office buildings (non-residential) and residential USG owned and leased properties. Job holder will repair and maintain a variety of building infrastructure systems as needed to support Post operations including but not limited to mechanical systems, plumbing system and fixtures, general welding and masonry work, potable water treatment and storage, fire sprinkler, swimming pool and landscape irrigation.
Operation
1. Installs and repairs construction materials and associated mechanical systems, including ensuring that all tasks are completed in accordance with applicable codes and manufacturers’ recommendations.
2. Responds to emergency calls during off-duty hours when critical systems stop functioning, or when there is an imminent threat to the safety of personnel or structural integrity.
3. Addresses existing or potential problems and makes recommendations to ensure systems and equipment meet the design and manufacturers’ operating parameters.
4. Orders and stocks construction and mechanical supplies and replacement parts to ensure availability for future needs.
5. Assists in developing and executing testing and inspection checklists to ensure quality work by contractors and staff.
6. Contributes to the safety program managed by the Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer (Facility Manager).
Maintenance
7. Performs preventive maintenance by inspecting, adjusting, and troubleshooting plumbing systems and equipment to ensure reliable operation and uninterrupted water supply to critical facilities.
8. Provides routine inspection on all systems and prepares written reports on their condition, including all key performance indicators in conformance with the reporting requirements of the Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)
9. Annual Facility Condition Survey and Annual Inspection Summary.
10. Assists in developing and executing a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for plumbing systems (potable water and wastewater treatment and storm water), equipment and associated components and controllers.
11. Handles projects that need special training or professional experience in the Embassy buildings and Ambassadorial residences such as remodeling of an entire bathroom, build new guard booths, renovate entire office floors (including security aspects).
Logistics
12. Records and compiles operational data, completing and maintaining forms, logs, and reports
13. Assists in the preparing documents for maintenance, repair, and renovation, including soliciting and monitoring contractors.
14. Escorts local contractors at post facilities when required.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) certification.
All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (15 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Education Requirements:
Completion of secondary school including vocational specialization in the construction/builder, tile layer, welder or mason fields producing a journey-level qualification is required.
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education.
Evaluations:
You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
You must complete the application form and provide the required documents. Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.
Qualifications:
Experience:
A minimum of three (3) years of journey-level experience in the repair and maintenance of building infrastructure, construction and mechanical systems and utility treatment operations is required.
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
Language:
Working knowledge in English.
Good working knowledge in Dutch or French.
(This may be tested.)
Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.
Job Knowledge:
Competence in:
15. Maintenance and repair of building construction and mechanical systems, fixtures, masonry, tileworks, welding,
16. Minor component replacement of motors, valves, pumps, controls and recording instruments.
17. Testing procedures in control devices to monitor, diagnose faults, determine current operating capacity to the design requirements, all in accordance with U.S. and host country regulations.
18. Reading and working from engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, one-line diagrams and material lists.
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
Skills And Abilities:
19. Communication and interpersonal skills to answer queries from end-users.
20. Ability to work as part of a team, work under pressure and a tight schedule.
21. A flexible approach to work shifts and answer emergency calls at all hours.
22. Very good knowledge of building construction and all fields of the maintenance program, including blueprints. Basic knowledge of Microsoft software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
23. Must have a valid, current driver's license B. Must have had driver's license for a minimum of five years.
(This may be tested.)
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits: Agency Benefits:
The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees that may include: life insurance, hospitalization insurance (family included), meal tickets, transportation reimbursements, seniority leave, special holidays, training, Employee Assistance Program, etc.
For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C.
Other Information:
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:
A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below. It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER
24. Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
25. AEFM / USEFM
26. Foreign Service (FS) on Leave without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) with reemployment rights **
* IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) 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”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, 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 FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.
For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:
27. Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.
28. Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.
The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:
29. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible.
30. Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.