Job opening: PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
Salary: $32 339 - 45 870 per year
Published at: Jun 20 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Salary Info:
GS-2 salary range: $32,339 - $40,700
GS-3 salary range: $35, 286 - $45, 870
Duties
You will utilize radiation detection instruments to determine if objects are radioactive, or not radioactive, and report results to a qualified Technician.
You will conduct routine surveillances of worksites, identifying and documenting basic findings.
You will assemble radiation survey and sampling equipment for radiological control areas aboard ships and in the shipyard.
You will conduct radiation surveys, and air and water sampling and determine radiation and radioactivity levels and record results.
You will operate radiological control points under the direction of a fully qualified Radiological Control Technician.
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
- 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 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
- 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.
- This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding. I am willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding.
- This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to work in small and/or confined spaces.
- This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to lift and/or carry loads/items up to 50 pounds in weight.
- 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.
Qualifications
For GS-2
Your resume must demonstrate 3 months of general experience
For GS-3:
Your resume must demonstrate 6 months of general experience
General Experience: (l) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Physical Science Technician Series 1311 (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
Education may be substituted for experience as follows:
For the GS-02
Successful completion of a High School diploma or equivalent
For the GS-03
Successful completion of 1 (one) year of study that included at least 6 semester hours in any combination of courses such as physical science, engineering, or any branch of mathematics, except financial and commercial mathematics;
or
A combination of education as described above and experience that equals 100 percent.
Contacts
- Address PSNS and IMF
1400 Farragut Ave
Bremerton, WA 98314
US
- Name: PSNS & IMF Radiological Controls Dept
- Phone: (360) 627-5764
- Email: [email protected]
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