You will serve as a NUCLEAR ENGINEER in the PROJECT SUPPORT BRANCH (2301.2), ASSISTANT NUCLEAR ENGINEERING & PLANNING MANAGER (2301), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT (2300) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. *This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number: ST-12187872-24-NMD. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

Duties

You will develop plans for complex operations involved in the exchange of nuclear fuel cells and related problems on a nuclear-powered vessel. You will exercise technical control in the areas assigned of all types of shipyard work related to the overhaul and refueling of naval nuclear propulsion plants. You will exchange information and discuss basic issues with engineers and scientist engaged in related work, and participate in conferences or committee discussions. You will discuss and resolve operational and maintenance problems with the ship's and shipyard personnel. You will keep abreast of all administrative and technical developments in the naval nuclear propulsions plant and related fields. You will resolve conflicts concerning the work package development, overlapping functions. You will assist with administering the Job Planning Leader program in accordance with the AIM process guidelines , oversee the planning process and ensure work is covered by a task group instruction, when required. You will track engineering planning products to ensure mechanic support on the deckplate.

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.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• 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 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Must be able to pass the radiological physical exam
• Transcripts are Required for eligibility. Currently holding a position in this series does not replace transcript verification.

Qualifications

GS-12 In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also 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: Directing nuclear quality control work performed by others to ensure compliance with engineering practices and specifications such as reactor metallurgy, reactor physics, heat transfer, hydraulics, stress analysis, and mathematics. Overseeing the planning and implementation of local, corporate, and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) instructions. Performing advance technical planning functions with the objective of preparing for regular overhaul work on the propulsion plants of nuclear powered equipment. Resolving technical, scientific, engineering, or design problems encountered during nuclear reactor plant operations (e.g., overhaul, refueling, alteration, maintenance, testing). Utilizing design and operational theory of nuclear reactor fluid instrumentation, control, equipment and systems. GS-11 In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also 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: Evaluating nuclear work performed by others to ensure compliance with nuclear engineering practices and specifications such as reactor metallurgy, reactor physics, heat transfer, hydraulics, stress analysis, and mathematics. Reviewing the planning and implementation of local, corporate, and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) instructions. Assessing performance of submarine nuclear reactor plant operations (e.g., overhaul, refueling, alteration, maintenance, testing) to avoid delays in production. Researching and apply nuclear engineering strategies to resolve work control issues impacting ship repair, overhaul or modernization. Utilizing design and operational theory of nuclear reactor fluid instrumentation, control, equipment and systems.

Education

* Transcripts are Required for eligibility.

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org

OR

Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.

OR

Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)

OR

Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.


GS-11

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education

3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

NOTE: Education and experience may be combined for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.

Contacts

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