This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, LANTAREA, Fifth District, Prevention, Waterways Management Branch in Portsmouth, VA.

Duties

The incumbent serves as a project officer for Federal AtoN projects and as a member of the Fifth District Geodetic Survey Team. The incumbent assists with the administration of the District's Private AtoN Program, and prepares official reports, correspondence and message traffic relating to the Branch's functions.Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:Providing district policy and guidance for the administration of Short-Range Aids to Navigation missions; and initiates and drafts waterways projects to include collection, evaluation and organizing data from field units & customers/users of AtoN systems,Completing solar calculation, range design calculations, Allard's Law calculations, hardware determination, cost estimates, Form CG 3213/3213A's, and requests AtoN Operation Orders.Receiving and/or coordinating the review of USACE Federal Navigation Project hydrographic surveys, and analyzes and verifies Coast Guard AtoN are properly marking Federal Navigation Projects.Evaluating AtoN requirements of affected users groups, and reviews requests for the establishment of new aids and/or modifications to existing aids to determine justification and urgency.Providing technical support and subject matter expertise to the Waterways Management Branch in marine planning efforts policies and programs.Preparing routine and policy correspondence dealing with waterways safety issues.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• The applicant is subject to pre-appointment and random drug testing.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position may require a one year probationary period.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

Education/Training Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- navigation, mathematics, physics, astronomy, geography, meteorology, engineering, cartography, or other subjects related to aeronautical or marine navigation and operations. Graduation from the United States Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marine academies, or from one of the State maritime academies meets the undergraduate education requirements. Successful completion of a course of flying or air navigation at one of the U.S. Government (Air Force, Navy, etc.) aeronautical or aviation training schools may be credited at the rate of 1 year of full-time training for 9 months of general experience. Any time-equivalent combination of the above. GS-12: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal sector. Examples of specialized experience include:  involving the acquisition, collection, selection, analysis, evaluation, and preparation of reliable marine or aeronautical on navigation and related operations, including publications related to navigation; a full range of complex technical marine and navigation information; serving as an editor; providing quality control regarding the timeliness and accuracy; providing technical support and subject matter expertise to the organization; and overseeing database administration by ensuring daily updates, revisions, corrections, imports and exports to the central data base are accomplished.Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]