You will serve as a FLEET OPERATIONS SCHEDULING SPECIALIST in the US FLEET FORCES COMMAND of COMMANDER US FLEET FORCES COMMAND.

Duties

You will serve as the Fleet Resource Allocation Management Specialist with subject matter expertise in Joint and Navy automated deployment and employment processes. You will be responsible for coordinating and implementing progressive improvements in USFFC operational planning and employment procedures, methods, and tools. You will provide continuity between USFF, OPNAV, CCDR and Fleet senior schedulers. You will serve as an analyst for the maintenance, review, and updating of deployment and employment of Naval Forces to support the development of force recommendations for the deployment of forces. You will serve as the Fleet Scheduling Specialist responsible for recommending sourcing solutions for the deployment of Aircraft Carriers, Surface Combatants, and Amphibious forces. You will execute the collaboration for maintenance and training cycles of the U.S. Fleet Forces SECNAV assigned air, surface, subsurface and expeditionary forces. You will prepare Navy courses of action, with risk assessments and justification, for recommended sourcing solutions. You will maintain current and historical requests for forces with resulting deployments to meet Joint Staff and Combatant Commander’s force requests. You will prepare Navy courses of action, with risk assessments and justification, for recommended sourcing solutions. You will serve as the USFF Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the managing of the CNO approved Employment Scheduling software tool (WebSked).

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 obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

To qualify for the Fleet Operations Scheduling Specialist, GS-0301-13 position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) 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 with the readiness lifecycle for U.S. Navy platform/weapon systems Fleet Response and Fleet Response Training Plans (FRP and FRTP) and how they address Combatant Commander requirements supporting the Global force Management Allocation Plan, Global Force Management Implementation Guidance, and Guidance for the Employment of the Force. Experience with the processes and information flow associated with the Joint Staff and Combatant Commanders force request and related systems involved in the planning and conduct of military deployment and employment operations. Experience representing deployment and employment planner requirements and articulating these requirements in technical terms. Experience with the overall joint capability requirements management process, to include timetables, and submission and/or approval process is required to fully understand the importance of the Fleet Scheduling process. Experience with management information system(s), office automation systems and processes, computer applications, principles, and techniques. Experience preparing and presenting recommendations and solutions regarding complex issues based on analysis and evaluation, to include the preparation of reports, proposals, charts, and graphs. Experience with and expert knowledge of scheduling, and readiness, to include remaining current on all changes to ship's schedules, inter-deployment training and readiness requirements. 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 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.

Contacts

• Address COMMANDER US FLEET FORCES COMMAND US Fleet Forces Command Norfolk, VA 23551 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]