You will serve as a TECHNICAL WRITER EDITOR in the WATERFRONT SUPPORT BRANCH, WATERFRONT SUPPORT DIVISION, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will serve as Technical Editor/Writer and assist the Uniform Industrial Process Instruction (UIPI) Program manager and Technical Directives Quality Assurance Administrator. You will ensure that the technical, administrative, and management objectives and requirements are being met. You will assist in directing, coordinating, and monitoring the efforts of all departments, divisions, and offices of the Shipyard in Technical Directives matters. You will edit, review, and issue local technical directives (UIPIs, UIPI Local Releases (URELs), Process Instructions (PIs), and Technical Specifications (Tech Specs) using general knowledge of submarine systems and work procedures. You will perform peer review and training/mentoring for Junior Technical Editors/Writers.

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.
• 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

GS-11 Your resume must 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: Experience conducting technical writing, editing, reviewing, and issuance of technical directives. Experience ensuring accuracy and timeliness of assigned work to meet directive issue schedules. Experience editing/reviewing technical directives prepared by other departments. Experience using all Microsoft Office based programs and database including Access, Excel, Power Point, Word, their applications, etc. Experience applying all aspects of English grammar. GS-09 Your resume must 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: Experience conducting technical writing, editing, reviewing, of technical directives. Experience editing/reviewing technical directives prepared by other departments. Experience using all Microsoft Office based programs and database including Access, Excel, Power Point, Word, their applications, etc. Experience applying all aspects of English grammar. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/technical-writing-and-editing-series-1083/ 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

GS-11

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M., if related

GS-09

master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related

Contacts

• Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]