You will serve as a SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the Certification Branch (Code 133.2), in the Non-Nuclear Inspection Division (Code 133), of the Quality Assurance Office (Code 130) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will assign work to subordinate employees based on organization priorities. You will develop short-range and mid-range plans to provide staffing, facilities, material and equipment to support scheduled and unscheduled non-nuclear work You will coordinate continual training to ensure qualified personnel are available. You will coordinate first draft responses to audits, surveillances, incident and deficiency 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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 utilizing quality assurance concepts, principles, and methodologies to conduct effective audits/investigations; Experience auditing, investigating and utilizing analysis methods and techniques; Experience working with ship types, configurations, and systems to facilitate shipboard onsite inspections of failed systems/components; Experience reviewing training material and creating training plans regarding quality assurance programs; Experience interpreting drawings, plans, specifications, and job orders; Experience communicating and negotiating with cognizant personnel utilizing diplomacy, tact and sound judgement/recommendations to establish new maintenance, inspection and repair procedures. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

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