You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (NUCLEAR) in the Nuclear Production Radiological Control Branch (Code 300N.13), Deputy Nuclear Production Manager (Code 300N.1), Nuclear Production Manager (Code 300N), Production Resources Department (Code 900) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will ensure quality problems and problem trends are identified and resolved effectively and in a timely manner. You will identify and initiate nuclear process improvement actions. You will maintain quality and radiological instructions governing production job preparation, execution and work completion verification. You will provide advice and recommendations for design engineering changes. You will make field inspections to determine design requirements and the adequacy of existing engineering and design features and to assure conformance to plans and specifications. You will conduct investigations of potential or existing problem areas affecting nuclear operations. You will conduct engineering studies to determine manpower resources, equipment requirements, and other support requirements such as services, facilities, and procedures that are essential to the completion of nuclear work.

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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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 applying the latest developments in nuclear engineering to solve problems that are not readily treatable by accepted methods. Experience applying the knowledge of related engineering fields such as mechanical and electrical. Experience with functional responsibilities, department policies, and administrative constraints which impact the nuclear program. Experience applying production based nuclear and reactor plant trade skills. Experience applying an understanding of Production, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Control Office requirements and responsibilities. Experience performing as the Production Resources Department technical expert on quality issues. Experience applying radiological and quality controls as applicable to reactor plant and nuclear work facility systems, work processes and practices, production job planning, shipyard equipment, technical work document preparation, independent inspection and monitoring. Experience serving as Production Resource Department's technical authority on shipyard nuclear production radiological controls and also quality and production techniques, associated with the repair, overhaul, refueling, decontamination, and operation of naval nuclear reactor plants. 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=List-by-Occupational-Series Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) 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

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]