You will serve as an EXPLOSIVES SAFETY SPECIALIST in the Operations Department of NAS PATUXENT RIVER. Salary Range: GS-09: $68,405--$88,926 GS-11: $82,764--$107,590

Duties

You will advise others on explosives safety standards, practices, and/or procedures to minimize potential safety hazards. You will administer and/or evaluate an explosives safety program to oversee the safe and efficient handling, storage, transportation, disposal, and/or treatment of explosives. You will mentor personnel to meet policy and regulations requirements for explosives safety qualifications and certification. You will collect and/or review mishap data to recommend ways for reducing or eliminating explosive mishaps. You will communicate orally with command officers, department heads, division leaders, and the Executive Director to provide advisory services. You will prepare written inspection results to document and maintain record of deficiencies and corrective actions and verify corrective actions are being taken.

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 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.
• Employee is required to meet training requirements identified in the Explosives Safety Community Management Plan for 100 level as part of the Individual Development Plan as established by the Supervisor.
• Work requires travel away from the normal duty station on a periodic basis.
• Position requires satisfactory completion explosives safety courses, IAW (NAVSEA OP-5).
• Upon assignment the employee must complete the training or recertification within 24 months. If employee does not satisfactorily complete or maintain recertification, employee will be subject to removal/reassignment.

Qualifications

For the GS-11: Your resume must 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: 1) Planning, organizing, and providing training on the explosives safety program for the installation; 2) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety policy and regulations; 3) Identifying potential explosives safety hazards/threats and recommending procedures to minimize or eliminate the hazard/threat; 4) Performing periodic/unscheduled inspections of facilities (both explosive handling and non-explosive handling), warehouses, and equipment maintenance operation areas to ensure compliance with explosive safety standards; and 5) Advising others on explosives safety standards, practices, or procedures to minimize potential safety hazards. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume. For the GS-09: 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) Applying the appropriate safety, storage, compatibility, warnings, labeling, and handling requirements 2) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety laws, policies, publications, rules, procedures, methods, standards, and practices 3) Reviewing plans for new construction or building alterations to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards 4)Conducting periodic explosives safety inspections of facilities, equipment, and operations to determine compliance with safety directives. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

FOR THE GS-11 POSITION
Have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
Have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
OR
Have successfully completed an LL.M. if related to the position.
OR
Have a combination of experience and education that when combined, is equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement.

FOR THE GS-09 GRADE LEVEL:
Have successfully completed a Master's. or equivalent graduate degree.
OR
Have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's or equivalent degree.
OR
Have successfully completed an LL.B. or J.D. if related to the position.
OR
Have a combination of experience and education that when combined, is equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address NAS PATUXENT RIVER NAS Pax River Patuxent River, MD 20670 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]