You will serve as a TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST in the REPAIR TECHNICAL DIVISION, REPAIR DEPARTMENT NAVAL SUBMARINE SUPPORT FACILITY.

Duties

You will perform administrative functions within the library adapting standard library procedures and techniques to the specific needs of the activity. You will order, receive, catalog, inventory, issue and replace the various types of technical documentation (i.e., CD-ROMS, Military/Federal specifications etc.) required to support the operation of NSSF. You will maintain security measures requisite with the storage, handling, reproduction and distribution of classified material in micro-graphed, hard copy or CD-ROM form per current directives. You will maintain data base files of technical data located in the technical library. You will serve as the Technical Data Management Information System Manager.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the basic requirements, in order to qualify for this position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) 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 is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying the standard concepts, techniques, and practices of library science. Experience working with computer systems to manage, store, retrieve, and transmit technical documentation. Experience maintaining digital inventories of technical documentation and technical documentation retrieval systems. Experience with Department of Defense and Navy requirements for safeguarding classified information. Experience with submarine system, equipment and repair terminology to provide research assistance in identifying and locating drawings and technical manuals. Experience interpreting engineering drawings and nomenclature including blueprint numbering and technical manual identification data forms. 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/1400/technical-information-services-series-1412/ 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

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) General Schedule Qualifications Standards:

A full 4-year course of study that meets all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with major study in the subject-matter field of the position to be filled.

or

Four years of experience that provided a knowledge of the basic principles, theories, practices, techniques, and terminology of a discipline or subject-matter field; an understanding of the standard methods, procedures, and techniques of research and analysis in the subject-matter field; and where appropriate, ability to read and comprehend nontechnical material in one or more foreign languages. Such experience must have been equivalent to that which would have been gained through a 4-year college curriculum.

or

A combination of education and experience as described above.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:

Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree, e.g., LL.B. or J.D., related to the position

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to meet the total qualification requirements.

Are you using your education to qualify? For positions requiring positive education requirements, and/or you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned). See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

POSITIVE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: This position has a Positive Education Requirement. In order to verify that you meet the positive education qualifications for this position, you must submit a complete copy of your transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable) or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours and grade). Failure to provide this information will result in an ineligible rating.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL SUBMARINE SUPPORT FACILITY 15 Mohegan New London, CT 06320-8100 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]