You will serve as a Supervisory Engineering Technician in the Waterfront Support Division, Engineering and Planning Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine.

Duties

You will serve as Head of the Waterfront Trouble Desk (Trouble Desk Leader Structural and Electrical Positions), providing engineering services to manage the Engineering and Planning effort for overhauls. You will direct and coordinate the establishment of new policies, instructions, and procedures for the analysis, progress, and control of the workload for the Trouble Desk. You will prepare technical instructions for resolution of emergent waterfront problems. You will be responsible for the engineering aspects involved in the development, design, installation, test and performance of systems and equipment. You will maintain effective liaison with other Departments and functions of the Shipyard in all technical and administrative matters involving the Waterfront Trouble Desk. You will ensure compliance with Engineering and Planning Department and Shipyard cost control procedures and for the accuracy of charging practices within assigned area of responsibility. You will provide technical guidance, personnel, performance and position management; identify training needs; interview/select candidates for vacancies; recommend promotions and awards; resolve disciplinary issues and administer EEO policies.

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.
• Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• 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.
• 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.
• Occasional overtime may be required.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience with fundamental skills in a variety of disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, electronic engineering and naval architecture associated with the design, overhaul and repair of submarines. Experience with pertinent policies, regulations, procedures and overall plans and objectives of Naval Shipyard design functions. Experience planning, organizing, and directing large-scale work assignments. Experience coordinating all Engineering and Planning Department waterfront support work among the various technical codes representatives, maintaining a current, detailed record of work status and a feedback system. Experience performing supervisory duties such as providing technical guidance, personnel, performance and position management; identifying training needs; interviewing/selecting candidates for vacancies; recommending promotions and awards; resolving disciplinary issues and administering EEO policies. 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/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]