This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard, Seventh Coast Guard District, Sector Southeast Alaska, in Juneau, AK. There is a 2.01% (of basic pay) Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) authorized for this position location. Please see Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances http://www.opm.gov/oca/cola/index.asp for more information.

Duties

In this position as a Senior Investigation Officer and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act Officer,  you will be responsible for providing technical expertise, advice and recommendations on all aspects of marine casualty investigations; investigations of negligence, misconduct, incompetence, use of alcohol or dangerous drugs, and violations of laws or regulations by Coast Guard credentialed mariners; Suspension and Revocation (S&R) proceedings; civil penalty investigations; manning of vessels; and administrative clemency matters.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• The position requires a pre-employment physical.
• This position requires a Top Secret clearance.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• You will be required to undergo random drug and alcohol testing.

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.   Specialized experience includes: conducting marine casualty investigations; investigations of marine related negligence, misconduct, incompetency, use of alcohol or dangerous drugs and civil penalties or referral for criminal prosecution.National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here.

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2401 Hawkins Point Road Bldg 1, Stop 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]