You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (Nuclear) in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department (Code 2305) of PSNS and IMF.

Duties

You will plan, develop, or administer quality assurance audit and surveillance reports of Shipyard activities engaged in nuclear work. You will ensure systematic prevention of defects and non-conformances, the identification of unsatisfactory trends and conditions, and the correction of factors which may contribute to defective items. You will making frequent, thorough, inspections of nuclear facilities, procedures and workmanship, investigating/analyzing the results of those inspections and reporting to management. You will be responsible for reporting problems in assigned projects, organizations, and functions to managers/supervisors to assure the supervisor has timely knowledge of emergent problems/trends. You will acts as QA representative in assigned nuclear auditing and process management matters (e.g., Nuclear Material Handling, Nuclear Metallurgy and Chemistry Control, Refueling, Radioactive Material Control, Contamination Control, etc.). You will manage CATS Action Items for Department level audits, surveillances, studies, and self-assessments. You will be responsible for determining if the responses for these open actions are sufficient to submit to action approver for closure. You will provide support for personnel conducting on and off -station audits/surveillances and external audits e.g. NAVSEA and/or NAVSUP by assembling Quality Program objective quality evidence (OQE) and providing it to the Audit Teams. You will maintain records of audit studies and surveillance results. You will conduct causal analysis to include assimilating event-related materials, developing timelines, cause maps, process maps, and lessons learned information.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector developing and implementing quality assurance plans (e.g. process audits and surveys) to evaluate quality trends in nuclear processes and recommending corrective actions for management to ensure compliance with program and technical requirements. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Contacts

• Address PSNS and IMF 1400 Farragut Ave Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]