This position is located in Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Training Center Petaluma, Training Division, Petaluma, CA

Duties

In this position as a Facility Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing the daily operations of the water treatment and distribution system and wastewater treatment facility.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.
• This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Applicant is required to meet the physical requirements of the position.
• Wastewater treatment certificates are required (See other information).

Qualifications

GS-11:  one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level (in the Federal sector).   Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:  Inspecting plant machinery, equipment, grounds and facilities to determine the need for repair; Inspecting wastewater treatment plants; using proper sampling techniques for domestic wastewater, domestic potable water, and performing physical, chemical and biological analyses; utilizing a SCADA system to operate and maintain equipment and instruments. OR:  Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., with major-study in engineering, industrial arts, property management or business administration OR: A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position AND education graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience.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 2401 Hawkins Point Road Bldg 1, Stop 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]