You will serve as a EXPLOSIVE SAFETY SPECIALIST in the Navy Installations Command of NB CORONADO.

Duties

You will advise others on explosives safety standards, practices, or procedures to minimize potential safety hazards. You will facilitate safety meetings or training classes to stay apprised of accident trends or regulatory changes. You will investigate explosive accident causes to assess the potential for recurrence and recommend corrective methods for prevention. You will evaluate explosives safety instructions, regulations, procedures, guidelines, manuals, and standards for information and for local implementation. You will prepare written inspection results to document and maintain record of deficiencies and corrective actions and verify corrective actions are being taken. You will speak with other personnel to share and exchange information on new developments and obtain technical opinions to ways to resolve explosives or ordnance safety and health problems.

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.
• This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 is a bargaining unit position.

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: 1) Planning, organizing, and providing training on the explosives safety program for the installation; 2) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety policy and regulations; 3) Identifying potential explosives safety hazards/threats and recommending procedures to minimize or eliminate the hazard/threat; 4) Performing periodic/unscheduled inspections of facilities (both explosive handling and non-explosive handling), warehouses, and equipment maintenance operation areas to ensure compliance with explosive safety standards; and 5) Advising others on explosives safety standards, practices, or procedures to minimize potential safety hazards. NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume. 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: 1) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety policy and regulations; 2) Conducting periodic explosives safety inspections of facilities, equipment, and operations to determine compliance with safety directives; and 3) Reviewing plans for new construction or building alterations to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards. NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume 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

You may also qualify based upon the following education or the combination of education and specialized experience stated in the Qualifications Section of this announcement

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-09
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree
OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree
OR
Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

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
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

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

Additional Information (Continued):

Employee is required to meet training requirements identified in the Explosives Safety Community Management Plan for 100 level as part of the Individual Development Plan as established by the Supervisor.

Position requires satisfactory completion of the following explosives safety courses, IAW (NAVSEA OP-5):

Upon assignment, the employee must complete the training or recertification within 24 months. If employee does not satisfactorily complete or maintain recertification, employee will be subject to removal/reassignment.

Physical Demands

Work involves limited office time, but incumbent spends a considerable amount of time and effort performing onsite training, inspections, surveys, and assessments of AE operating buildings, AE storage areas, combat aircraft loading/parking areas (CALAs/CAPAs), aerial bombing ranges, air fields, piers and wharfs, and vehicle and industrial shops within the AOR. Assessments and inspections require frequent walking, prolonged standing, and occasional climbing, crouching and kneeling. Incumbent must be able to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Work Environment

In addition to a normal administrative environment, the incumbent will be required to visit AE storage, handling and transfer areas, assembly, loading and maintenance areas including aircraft loading/down-loading and arming/de-arming areas. The incumbent will may be exposed to mass
detonating, fragmenting, and mass fire hazard producing materials, operating heavy equipment and rotating machinery, dust, fumes, and high noise levels; as well as high heat and , humidity, and extreme cold; such exposures. Duties will require necessitate the use of PPE including safety shoes, safety glasses or goggles, hearing protection, and hard hats as when required.

Contacts

• Address NB CORONADO Commander, Navy Region Southwest 937 Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92132-0058 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]