You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL) in the UEM PRODUCT LINE, BILLING & ALLOCATION-UTL BILLING SUPP ofNAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

Duties

You will perform technical engineering assignments covering utilities for all activities and have regional responsibility for the accuracy of monthly activity consumption. You will be the point of contact for steam, natural gas, and water meter technical data, installation design and procedures, and manufacturer recommendations. You will develop and review engineering estimates on both an ad-hoc and scheduled basis; initiates installation and removal of utility billing meters. You will compile, model, and assemble special utility drawings or maps showing existing metering and planned metering as needed for all Hampton Roads activities and assist with metering programs at all regional sites as required. You will develop engineering estimates for facilities during the interim periods of meter malfunctions, and you will aid activities in projecting utility budgets as necessary.

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 current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of SPECIALIZED experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 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) Reading and interpreting construction drawings, blueprints, and Graphical Interface Systems (GIS) drawings in determining the location of utility connections and meters; 2) Analyzing, assembling, and interpreting utility billing data to produce consumption reports; 3) Projecting future utility usage to develop annual budgets; and 4) Performing all aspects in operating meters from the design to programming of meters to determine proper billing of utility services. 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. Physical Demands: Office work involves standing, walking, bending, and moving items under 15 pounds (85% of time). Fieldwork requires walking, bending, climbing, and working around hazardous materials and wastes, and close examination in cramped conditions. Work in the field requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to inspect utilities. PPE includes a hard hat, steel-toed shoes, protective goggles, and protective clothing. Driving between various installations is required. Work Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment, however, incumbent required to visit work sites in the performance of duties. Visits to industrial work sites require the incumbent to wear the prescribed safety equipment. The incumbent may be assigned where certain potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present, including but not limited to; fumes, dust, noise, heat, chemicals, etc. To ensure employee safety and health, NA VFAC Mid-Atlantic maintains personnel protection programs consistent with applicable laws and regulations. These programs may include engineering controls, training, work procedures, and use of personnel protective equipment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC 9324 Virginia Ave Norfolk, VA 23511 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]