This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District, Sector Houston-Galveston, in Houston, TX.

Duties

As a Marine Inspector, this position is responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership in the enforcement of marine safety, vessel inspection, pollution prevention, vessel manning, regulations, treaties, and international conventions.   Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• The position requires a pre-appointment physical.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• This position is subject to the terms of a mobility agreement.

Qualifications

AT THE GS-11:  Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level (in the Federal service) OR Ph.D. OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. 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: Reviewing technical vessel design and construction plans to determine compliance with regulations; Resolving maritime vessel inspection controversies; and Identifying hazardous conditions and prescribed corrective actions. AT THE GS-12:  Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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:  Reviewing technical vessel design and construction plans to determine compliance with regulations; Resolving maritime vessel inspection controversies; Identifying hazardous conditions and prescribed corrective actions; and Evaluating the compliance of foreign passenger vessel safety management systems with the International Safety Management Code and/or the International Standards Organization.  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 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]