You will serve as a SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER in NAVY REGION SOUTH (NRS) of NAS KINGSVILLE TX.

Duties

You will be responsible for making appropriate decisions relative to firefighting and rescue operations. You will be responsible for setting and evaluating standards and goals for the fire station and employees. You will brief senior leaders or other employees on matters on firefighting actives, personnel, and equipment. You will be responsible for ensuring that all precautionary measures are taken to prevent unnecessary risk to the personnel during firefighting operations.

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.
• Applicants must meet the Department of Defense (DoD) certification requirements: www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/605506m.pdf
• Candidates for firefighter positions must not have reached their 37th birthday by date of appointment. Information on exceptions and waivers: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol336.pdf?ver=2017-12-01-105458-707
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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 Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States drivers license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• 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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Emergency Vehicle Operations Certification (EVOC).

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS 08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applies principles, practices, and techniques applicable to crash, and structural firefighting, fire suppression, emergency medical services and rescue techniques; 2) Trains personnel in fire protection and prevention; 3) Interviews and provides recommendations to higher level supervisors for appointment, promotions, retentions and reassignment of employees; and 4) Manages a hazardous materials protection and control program (i.e., knowledge of hazardous materials used; development of contingency plan; deployment of vehicles with specialized equipment, etc). NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Certification requirements:**This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Fire Officer II, Fire Inspector I, Fire Instructor I, HAZMAT Incident Commander, Airport Firefighter (ARFF), Apparatus Driver/Operator Pumper, Apparatus Driver/Operator Aerial, National Registry Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B), and CPR. NOTE: These certifications must have been awarded by DOD, IFSAC or Pro-Board to meet the requirement. Copies of Certifications MUST be submitted with your application to verify eligibility. If you do not possess all of the above certifications you will be rated ineligible.*** 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/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ 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 NAS KINGSVILLE TX Fire and Emergency Services Kingsville, TX 78363-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]