This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) with one vacancy located in Lakeland, FL. This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-24-12385498-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As an Equipment Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

Requirements

Qualifications

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment includes inside and outside aircraft hangars, in the immediate vicinity of running aircraft engines, also at heights upon aircraft surfaces, and within cramped spaces inside aircraft structure. There is a possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns or broken bones and injury/death from falls from heights. The incumbent may be exposed to hazardous conditions such as heat, noise, laser, fumes, dust, chemicals, and metal shavings. The incumbent is required to wear personal protective devices such as hearing protection, Tyvek coveralls, gloves, safety glasses, hardhat, fall protection harness and respirator. The incumbent may be required to travel. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: The position requires incumbent to obtain and maintain a valid Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airframe license. This position has physical requirements, which requires occasional work from heights up to 40 feet off the ground with an appropriate fall arrest system. Occasional travel is required. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the GS-12 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Performing quality control of the maintenance and modifications of aircraft and aircraft equipment; Evaluating an organization's policies and standard operating procedures for effectiveness and compliance with regulations; and Conducting facility and equipment inspections to identify safety concerns and recommend corrective actions.

Education

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.

--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]