You will serve as a FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTOR in the PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT of NAVCONSTRBATCTRGPT.

Duties

You will instruct public education and training courses (e.g., lectures, basic and technical demonstrations) for an installation. You will advise on guidelines for the use of firefighting equipment. You will review all plans for new construction, rehabilitation of existing structures, and make recommendations to ensure compliance with fire prevention and protection requirements. You will maintain comprehensive, specific, and complete records of all reports and correspondence related to fire prevention inspections. You will coordinate the fire prevention training program. You will create provisions for setting up protective measure to prohibit potential fire hazards, as well as correct existing hazardous practices.

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 bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

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) conducting fire prevention inspections of buildings and outlying areas in accordance with applicable codes, standards, and local or higher level instruction; 2) creating provisions for setting up protective measures to prohibit potential fire hazards; 3) training civilian and military personnel on fire prevention requirements, fire regulations, correct use and maintenance of first aid firefighting equipment, and installed fire protection equipment; 4) ) adapting fire protection/prevention techniques to correct potential fire hazards or hazardous situations. Note: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position. This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Firefighter I and II, Fire Instructor I, and Fire Inspector II. These certifications must have been awarded by DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement.The following certifications, if not already held, must be obtained within 12 months of hire as mandatory condition of position: Driver/Operator-Pumper, HAZMAT Operations, National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT), Public Fire and Life Safety Educator, and Plans Examiner I. 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 NAVCONSTRBATCTRGPT 5401 Sixth Street Building 313 Gulfport, MS 39501 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]