You will serve as an Explosives Safety Specialist in the Explosives Safety Office of NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE.

Duties

You will advise others on explosives safety standards, practices, or procedures to minimize potential safety hazards. You will administer and evaluate an explosives safety program to oversee the safe and efficient handling, storage, transportation, disposal, and treatment of explosives. You will guide and instruct other personnel to promote the organizational cognizance of explosive hazardous materials (HAZMAT), accident prevention, and protective equipment. You will investigate explosive accident causes to assess the potential for recurrence and recommend corrective methods for prevention. You will speak with other personnel to share and exchange information on new developments and obtain technical opinions to ways to resolve explosives or ordnance safety and health problems. You will prepare written inspection results to document and maintain record of deficiencies and corrective actions and verify corrective actions are being taken.

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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

For the GS-11:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 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) Planning, organizing, and providing training on the explosives safety program for the installation; 2) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety policy and regulations; 3) Identifying potential explosives safety hazards/threats and recommending procedures to minimize or eliminate the hazard/threat; 4) Performing periodic/unscheduled inspections of facilities (both explosive handling and non-explosive handling), warehouses, and equipment maintenance operation areas to ensure compliance with explosive safety standards; and 5) Advising others on explosives safety standards, practices, or procedures to minimize potential safety hazards. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) For the 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: 1) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety policy and regulations; 2) Conducting periodic explosives safety inspections of facilities, equipment, and operations to determine compliance with safety directives; and 3) Reviewing plans for new construction or building alterations to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) 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 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:

For the GS-11: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
OR
Possession of an LL.M. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

For the GS-09: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree
OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree
OR
Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

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

Contacts

• Address NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake COMNAVREGSW San Diego, CA 92132 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]