You will serve as a Fire Extinguishing Systems Worker/Mechanic in the Public Works Department of NAVFAC NORTHWEST. Salary Range: WG-07: $30.54 to $35.63 WG-08: $32.28 to $37.66

Duties

You will interpret construction plans and prints to perform maintenance and repair on water systems. You will work from blueprints, plans, sketches, or other specifications to locate plumbing equipment (e.g., water closets, sinks, fire sprinkler equipment). You will use welding and soldering tools to join pipes. You will cut route openings to install and modify piping systems. You will identify potential safety or health hazards and problems associated with the plumbing or piping job being planned and estimated. You will help install, overhaul, repair, fabricate, and/or modify fire sprinkler systems. You will perform preventative maintenance on fire sprinkler systems.

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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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 wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• 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.
• 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.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• The full promotion potential grade level WG-10 will require you to obtain and maintain a current NICET Level II certification which will require training to be completed within prescribed timeframe.

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. For WG-07_ The Screen-out Element for this position is: 1) Assisting with less complex installations, overhauls, repairs, fabrications, and/or modifies fire sprinkler systems components, and /or subassemblies; 2) Assisting with simple facility plumbing on potable, non-potable, and waste water plumbing systems; and 3) Assisting higher grade level fire sprinkler systems mechanics. For WG-09_ The Screen-out Element for this position is: 1) Assisting with installations, overhauls, repairs, fabrications, and/or modifies fire sprinkler systems components, and /or subassemblies; 2) Assisting with facility plumbing on potable, non-potable, and waste water plumbing systems; and 3) Assisting higher grade level fire sprinkler systems mechanics. ***NOTE: This experience must be fully and clearly supported in your resume to be considered. 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 at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-4200 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 NORTHWEST 1101 Tautog Circle Silverdale, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]