You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Crane & Rigging Operations Division (Code 220), Waterfront Support Department (Code 200) of TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY.

Duties

You will prepare engineering procedures, sketches, and/or drawings for various rigging, crane, and weight test operations. You will prepare technical rigging documents requiring broad engineering technical experience for use in the preparations of projects. You will recommend design or process change modifications. You will use computer-based programs for development of sketches and drawings for distribution and archiving of historical data. You will conducts research through appropriate sources to determine materials and items required to complete crane and ringing configurations. You will purchase materials and monitors procurement and monitors obligation and allocation funds.

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 www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• 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.
• 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.
• Must participate in the Code 200 surveillance program and conduct surveillances of crane lifting and handling operations as required and act as safety observer during Yellow Zone Operations.
• 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 conduct field inspections of various facilities to include cranes, dry dock, aboard submarines requiring walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, crawling and reaching.
• 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.
• The ability to drive a vehicle as well as climb and walk-up ladders to overhead cranes and climb ladders on portal cranes is required. Work is performed outdoors, often under adverse weather conditions and requires exposure to high noise levels.
• Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.

Qualifications

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: Experience of engineering concepts, principles, and practices including the practical applications of basic scientific principles, particularly those requiring the use of mathematics and physics. Experience of structural engineering and rigging concepts and terminology and familiarity with units of measure and their interrelationships common to all branches of engineering inquiry. Experience preparing engineering procedures, sketches, and/or drawings for various rigging, crane, and weight test operations. Experience conducting trend analysis on non-nuclear weight handling equipment (WHE). Experience using a Government Credit Card and monitoring and allocating funds. 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=GS-TECH. 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

Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience.

Contacts

• Address TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY 990 USS Thomas Jefferson Dr Kings Bay, GA 31547 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]