You will serve as a CHEMIST in the ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION of NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND HAWAII. GS-11 SALARY: $75,640 - $98,330 GS-09 SALARY: $62,517 - $81,272

Duties

You will be responsible for the qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses in a wide variety of environmental samples. You will develop the methodology, test procedures, and the sequence to follow for complete chemical analyses. You will maintain the quality assurance program to verify the validity of test results for accuracy and precision. You will maintain the quality assurance program to verify the validity of test results for accuracy and precision.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• 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

FOR THE GS-11: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing analytical and testing methods for environmental samples; 2) Applying qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses in a wide variety of inorganic environmental samples; 3) Calibrating and operating analytical instruments, such as Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission (ICP) spectrometer, Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GS/MS), Oil/Grease system, flash point, etc.; 4) Providing chemical analytical service/expertise to solve hazardous waste disposal and environmental pollution problems; and 5) Searching pertinent literature and references to find and perform analyses on environmental samples. NOTE: This experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered qualified. FOR THE GS-09: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year 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 must demonstrate the following: 1) Assisting with developing analytical and testing methods for environmental samples; 2) Assisting with searching pertinent literature and references to find and perform analyses on environmental samples; 3) Assisting with calibrating and operating analytical instruments, such as Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission (ICP) spectrometer, Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GS/MS), Oil/Grease system, flash point, etc.; 4) Assisting with providing chemical analytical service/expertise to solve hazardous waste disposal and environmental pollution problems. NOTE: This experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered qualified. 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 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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

Basic Requirements:

1. Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.

   or

2. Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
   
   For the GS-11 grade level, you may substitute the following education for the specialized experience:
   
   A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with a major study in a field related to the position.
   
   OR
   
   Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree with a major study in a field related to the position.
   
   OR
   
   A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.
   
   For the GS-09 grade level, you may substitute the following education for specialized experience:
   
   2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree
   
   You must submit your application official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND HAWAII 400 Marshall Road Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]