You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (NUCLEAR) in the WATERFRONT OPERATIONS SUPPORT DIVISION of SUPSHIP.

Duties

You will develop the documents for the receipt, movement, storage, and shipment for both irradiated and non-irradiated reactor cores. You will perform duties associated with the safeguarding of Special Nuclear Material (SNM). You will perform audits and surveillances of nuclear procedural violations, equipment performance problems and other weaknesses. You will perform deckplate and shop inspections of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) handling and security areas for both submarines and aircraft carriers and recommend required corrective actions. You will interface with refueling operations and engineering members to obtain status of on-going waterfront fueling/refueling/defueling operations. You will develop Memorandum of Agreements and Concept of Operations for government security forces used in the security of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM). You will evaluate and audit Special Nuclear Material (SNM) processes and procedures and Nuclear Propulsion Plant technical data, procedures, drawings, etc. to ensure compliance with government and command regulations.

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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• 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.
• 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 current radiological worker certification per NAVSEA 389-0288, Article 106.5a.

Qualifications

GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-10 or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector developing and implementing technical engineering processes and procedures to evaluate compliance in a nuclear training program to identify operational deficiencies, and recommend corrective actions. GS-10 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-09 or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector analyzing and interpreting technical engineering procedures to evaluate compliance in a training program to identify operational deficiencies, and recommend corrective action. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SUPSHIP 4101 Washington Avenue Bldg 2 Newport News, VA 23607-2787 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]