You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist (Nuclear) in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department of PSNS and IMF.

Duties

You will plan, develop, or administer quality assurance audit and surveillance reports of shipyard activities engaged in nuclear work in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department. You will make frequent, thorough inspections of nuclear work facilities, procedures and workmanship, investigating and analyzing the results of those inspections and reporting to management. You will evaluate replies to audit action items, deficiency reports, etc., by other shipyard activities to insure adequate depth of action and timely response. You will report problems in assigned projects, organizations, and functions to managers or supervisors to assure the supervisor has timely knowledge of emergent problems or trends. You will prepare deficiency reports (Quality Control and Radiological), technical manuals, nuclear power manuals, assessments, periodic reports, etc. You will act as the quality assurance representative of the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department in assigned nuclear auditing and process management matters. You will be responsible for keeping current with the latest requirements and with information and new developments available in areas of responsibility.

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.
• 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.
• Work involves regular and recurring construction or field inspections, investigation or surveys which require the ability to stand for long periods of time, some walking, stooping, bending, and climbing.

Qualifications

Your resume must 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: conducting quality assurance audits or surveillances and analyzing results in support of nuclear work of overhaul, testing, maintenance, and refueling to identify operational or procedural deficiencies and recommend corrective action to ensure project completion. 1910 Series IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address PSNS and IMF 1400 Farragut Ave Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]