You will serve as a Supervisory Engineering Technician (Nuclear) in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department (2300) of the Nuclear Test Engineering Division (2340) in the Chief Test Engineer Branch (2340.1) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will manage, plan, and execute the reactor plant test program for a specific nuclear ship. You will serve as a technical advisor and expert to the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Manager concerning matters of reactor plant safety and testing of nuclear reactor plants. You will exercise control of all work performed by the shipyard on the nuclear propulsion plant. You will train engineers to enable them to pass written and oral examinations given by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the shipyard in order to qualify as Shift Test Engineers (STE) for the specific reactor plant type. You will ensure that the reactor plant is operated only in accordance with approved operating procedures, test procedures, or technical manual requirements. You will perform technical planning functions with the objective of preparing the shipyard for the capability of complete overhaul, refueling and repair of reactor plants for nuclear powered vessels. You will act as the shipyard representative and chairman of the Joint Test Group. The Test Group is responsible for maintaining the reactor plant in a safe condition at all times. You will provide administrative and technical supervision for approximately 10-25 Nuclear Engineers/technicians.

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 must be qualified as a Shift Test Engineer in accordance with NAVSEA 0989-028-5000.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in applying advanced theoretical and practical expert knowledge of overall new developments in the field of Naval nuclear propulsion plants. Experience applying detailed knowledge of reactor plant operations, water chemistry control, radiological control, and radiological work practices, and shipyard administrative procedures to be followed during the course of an overhaul or refueling. Experience developing innovative approaches and resolutions to problems and situations encountered. Experience as a qualified Shift Test Engineer in accordance with NAVSEA 0989-028-5000, Manual for the Control of Testing and Plant Conditions. Experience utilizing knowledge of related scientific principles, particularly those of higher mathematics and physical and engineering sciences. Experience utilizing knowledge of the fundamental engineering concepts and terminology, the units of measurement and their interrelationship to all branches of engineering. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) 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 NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]