You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL) in the CHIEF ENGINEER, ENGINEERING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will exercise Engineer creativity and sound judgment modifying traditional techniques or developing new ones to solve complex problems. You will be responsible for creating a safe and efficient worksite, and preventing or responding to a major casualty. You will write and review job summaries, technical work documents, status reports, technical reports, correspondences, and milestones. You will provide support to other codes and shops and assists with shop/shipboard tests on mechanical support systems and services.

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.
• 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 may 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 position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

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: * Experience providing waterfront support for temporary mechanical support systems and services, non-nuclear interface mechanical support systems and services, and waterfront production mechanical support systems and services. * Experience with ship's systems, shipyard infrastructure, NAVFAC assets, industry standards, and the Code of Federal Regulations. * Experience providing engineering review of work planned, in progress and completed to ensure invoked technical specifications, engineering principals, and configuration controls are met. * Experience coordinating all installation, removal, repair, fabrication, and testing on assigned mechanical support systems and services. 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: * Experience with mechanical engineering concepts, principles and practices applicable to the full range of engineering duties concerned with the design, layout and evaluation of mechanical support systems and services supporting shipboard work. * Experience working with mechanical temporary systems and services that support Reactor safety, Ship Safety and personnel safety. * Experience troubleshooting mechanical equipment and recommending repairs, replacements, modifications, and operational changes. * Experience modifying and upgrading mechanical support systems and services that are complex, sophisticated, intertwined with numerous other systems and services. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]