You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Technical Data Branch (Code 283) in the expanded Planning Yard (EPY) Division (Code 280) for the Chief Engineer (Code 240) in the Engineering and Planning Department (Code 200) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will ensure the establishment of priority of work to be accomplished and the various engineering fields involved. You will develop, review, and revise all technical documents such as selected record drawings, ship information books, technical manuals, and ship drawings. You will liaise with engineering tech codes in order to verify all information changes that have been made are true and modify as required. You will direct the preparation of reports, specifications, instructions, and/or advance planning data containing the result of planning determinations and supplies. You will prepare and issue to upper level management Cost/Schedule Control System (C/SCS) graphs and reports for accurately charging Design labor charges.

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.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 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 utilizing technical knowledge on the application of mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering theories, principles, methods, techniques and a practical knowledge of construction and operation of assigned ship systems. Experience preparing test procedures and conducting system checkouts to determine the state of readiness and reliability of those systems. Experience making decisions on ship systems and shipboard procedures. Experience utilizing practical knowledge of construction applications, properties, operation and limitations of engineering systems, process, structures, machinery, devices, or materials. Experience troubleshooting electronic documents and piping systems in relation to the publication process with minimal review and oversight. Experience creating, updating, cross referencing, reviewing, and extracting content from databases. Experience requesting supplies, tracking supply deliveries, and other minor acquisition from Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) duties by utilizing online programs. Experience creating, reviewing, updating training based on lessons learned in order to train newly hired employees on the processes utilized. 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 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.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]