U.S. Department of State
Have you thought about a global career serving your country, seeing the world, experiencing different cultures all while doing meaningful, interesting work?
Join the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) as a global Facility Manager. Our 225+ Facility Managers located throughout the world keep U.S. Embassies and Consulates maintained and fully operational. Foreign Service Facility Managers are the professional facilities, technical, and operations experts at U.S. diplomatic missions and they support OBO’s mission to provide safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities abroad.
Facility Managers in the Foreign Service:
- lead large, diverse teams
- experience the adventure and excitement of exploring the world and the challenges of working in different environments
- contribute meaningful work supporting U.S. foreign policy
- provide cultural learning opportunities for their children
- receive excellent benefits and understand that it’s more than just a salary: free housing when assigned overseas; schooling for K-12 while overseas; retirement – Foreign Service Pension System (FSPS) annuity and Thrift Savings Plan (401K w/ matching) (opportunity to credit military service); health insurance; and paid days off.
Please visit careers.state.gov/obo for more information.
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Join our team and start your new adventure!
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of Specialized Experience OR a Master’s Degree with 2 years of Specialized Experience, OR a Bachelor’s Degree in Facility Management or Facilities Engineering with no experience (please refer to the vacancy announcement for a description of specialized experience. Experience may not be substituted for education.)
Applicants must be U.S. citizens. By law, all career candidates must be appointed to the Foreign Service prior to the month in which they reach age 60, except for preference-eligible veterans. Applicants must also be available for worldwide service and be able to obtain all required security, medical, and suitability clearances.
Applications are only accepted through the job announcement on USAJobs.gov (Foreign Service Facility Manager) October 9-29. Please make sure you submit a complete application following the instructions in the vacancy announcement to include uploading college transcript(s). If you do not have your transcript(s) by the closing date of the announcement (October 29), please wait and apply the next time it opens otherwise you will have to wait a year before you can apply again. Spend time writing a meaningful statement of interest and thoughtful responses to the accomplishment questionnaire questions. Your online resume should demonstrate that you have the required experience and skills as described in the vacancy announcement. Sign up to be notified when the next vacancy announcements will open: https://joinus.careers.state.gov/.
The USAJobs help center has a lot of resources to assist you with completing your application: usajobs.gov/how-to.
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