You will serve as a Operations Research Analyst in the Data Management and Analysis Department of NAVSAFECOM.

Duties

You will coordinate project development and management, justification, plans, schedules, study plan development, and support requirements with analysts, engineers, commanders, staff representatives, and agency executives. You will perform project management responsibilities including translating research to project phases, planning methods of approach, and collecting data. You will perform statistical analysis to include descriptive and inferential statistics, identifying and forecasting trends, and creating risk analysis. You will initiate and perform research and major analytical studies on safety related topics. You will receive, coordinate, and modify requests for information to conform to available data.

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.

Qualifications

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-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Operations Research Analyst performing the following duties:1) Performing research and major analytical studies on safety related topics; 2) Translating research into project phases, planning methods of approach, subdividing projects into significant phases, collecting data, and interpreting results; 3) Performing statistical analyses, forecasting trends, and risk analyses using modeling and simulation; 4) Developing reports, charts, tables, and presentations based on data and analysis; and 5) Planning and developing theory and methodology. 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess a degree in Operations Research; or, at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVSAFECOM Norfolk Naval Base Norfolk, VA 22111 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]