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Duties

You will perform wastewater treatment and monitor wastewater treatment equipment. You will perform testing to determine biochemical oxygen demand, suspend solids, dissolved solids, and dissolved oxygen. You will perform secondary wastewater treatment by operating wastewater equipment such as aeration tanks, sand filters, and clarifiers. You will treat industrial wastewater by removing nitrogen, phosphorous, soluble chemicals, oils, and heavy metals. You will perform routine operator maintenance such as lubrication, cleaning, and painting of wastewater equipment.

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
• 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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 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

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability to do the work of a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator without more than normal supervision as demonstrated by: 1) Operating equipment such as bar racks, fine screens, grit chambers, and grease separators; 2) Monitoring the entire wastewater utility system and the user requirement to locate problems; 3) Operating equipment such as filters, oil separators, and aeration tanks; 4) Collecting samples in accordance with State and Federal standards; 5) Testing for biochemical oxygen demand, acidity, or alkalinity; 6) Performing proper adjustments by adding chemicals to cultivate bacteria growth; 7) Determining which instruments and meters to perform chemical treatment to precipitate heavy metals; and 8) Recording the State and Federal reporting requirements by which the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. ***The candidate must have a New Jersey NJDEP License in all three of the following: Sewage S-2; Industrial Wastewater N-2; and Collection System C-3 in order to operate a wastewater treatment plant.*** Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-5400 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 NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC 9324 Virginia Ave Norfolk, VA 23511 US
• Name: Tanya Simpson
• Phone: (757) 559-1421
• Email: [email protected]