You will serve as a Equipment Specialist in the Inspection Branch (Code 721), Inspection, Test and Quality Assurance Division of the Deputy Lifting and Handling Department (Code 701), Lifting and Handling Department (Code 700) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will receive official correspondence, engineering plans, technical drawings, work requests, and other official documents citing major overhaul, construction, repair, or general preventative maintenance. You will visit worksites and meet with the head of requesting department for clarification of scope of work, technical consideration, proper funding, and general discussion of proposed work. You will act as a liaison between Lifting and Handling Department divisions by preparing technical work documents for engineering services. You will prepare man hour and material estimates for crane maintenance, repair, alterations/modifications, overhauls, construction, and/or improvements. You will originate and prepare working drawings and sketches. You will prepare Technical Work Documents (TWD) such as Crane Work Instructions (CWI), sketches and other associated documents dealing with corrective maintenance and repair actions. You will prepare a bill of material for each job. You will schedule and perform inspections on Category I, II, and III WHE for the Inspection, Test, and Quality Assurance Division, and prepare written inspection reports.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding. I am willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding.

Qualifications

GS-09 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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 receiving official correspondence, engineering plans, technical drawings, work request and other official documents citing major overhaul, construction, repair, alterations/modifications, improvement and/or general preventative maintenance. Experience acting as a liaison between lifting and handling department division by preparing technical work documents for and request etc., engineering services. Experience providing technical advice and field assistance to crane reengineering for the most economical method to accomplish WHE tasks. Experience preparing work drawings and sketches, complete with detail employing creative thinking in areas of design and general engineering in connection with maintenance repair and improvement. Experience preparing bill of material for each job providing stock and/or part numbers unit costs and availability data on all standard stock material. Experience conducting and recording maintenance inspections of category I, II and 555 WHE in accordance with provisions of the NAVSEA, NAVFAC and local instructions utilizing specification for drawing, manuals, standard procedure. Experience conducting special inspections to provide information to the inspection, test and quality assurance division for decisions on repairs and economical solutions to defects on equipment. GS-07 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 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 receiving official correspondence, engineering plans, technical drawings, work request and other official documents citing major overhaul, construction, repair, alterations/modifications, improvement and/or general preventative maintenance. Experience assisting as a liaison between lifting and handling department division by preparing technical work documents for and request etc., engineering services. Experience providing technical advice and field assistance to crane reengineering for the most economical method to accomplish WHE tasks. Experience assisting with work drawings and sketches, complete with detail employing creative thinking in areas of design and general engineering in connection with maintenance repair and improvement. Experience assisting with preparing bill of material for each job providing stock and/or part numbers unit costs and availability data on all standard stock material. Experience assisting with conducting and recording maintenance inspections of category I, II and 555 WHE in accordance with provisions of the NAVSEA, NAVFAC and local instructions utilizing specification for drawing, manuals, standard procedure. Experience assisting with special inspections to provide information to the inspection, test and quality assurance division for decisions on repairs and economical solutions to defects on equipment. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Equipment Services Series 1670 (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-09

master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

GS-07

1 full year of graduate level education

or

superior academic achievement

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

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