You will serve as a Welding and Allied Processes Non-Destructive Test (NDT) Examiner in the Metric and Audit Division of the Quality Assurance Department of SUPSHIP GULF COAST. Salary Range by Grade Level: GS-11 - $72,553 to $94,317 GS-12 - $86,962 to $113,047

Duties

You will be responsible for coordinating SUPSHIP Quality Assurance efforts to assure contractor compliance to the Navy and commercial welding, brazing, and allied processes specifications and standards. You will review and approve contractor non-destructive test and welding procedures. You will perform procedure reviews, conduct independent surveys, provide in-process inspections, and witness contractor welding qualification, testing, and evaluation. You will review and monitor contractor's systems for qualifying personnel, procedures, equipment, and vendor. You will provide on-site technical assistance to SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Project Offices, the Departments, and Product Assurance Divisions as directed. You will be responsible for maintaining the SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Non-Destructive Test (NDT) Program by training, testing, and certifying Navy personnel. You will perform audits of SUPSHIP branches and project offices. You will develop lesson plans, conduct training, maintain training records, and assess the availability and validity of external training resources. You will develop and review additional internal training programs within your area of expertise. You will act as the Command's primary resource for preparing for ship and craft testing and trials by providing leadership, participation, and technical assistance. You will review contractors' systems and determine the contractors' overall compliance to the requirements of construction and repair contracts under SUPSHIP Gulf Coast cognizance. You will resolve technical and contractual discrepancies while dealing with mid-level managers within SUPSHIP, Navy officers with the Board of Inspection and Survey, and middle management officials of shipbuilding contractors and their vendors. You will review and apply plans, blueprints, drawings, specifications, policy statements, technical instructions/standards in all aspects of quality assurance and in industrial disciplines associated with ship construction, conversion and repair.

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.
• 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 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.

Qualifications

For the GS-12 Grade Level: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector conducting quality assurance inspections, assessments, reviews, audits, or contractor surveillance to ensure compliance with established quality assurance processes or requirements for the design, maintenance, modernization, overhaul, or construction of surface ships or submarines. For the GS-11 Grade Level: 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 performing quality assurance functions (e.g. inspections, reviews, audits, or assessments) to support projects for the design, maintenance, modernization, overhaul, or construction of surface ships or submarines. 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 Quality Assurance Series, 1910, Individual Occupational Series (IOR): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ 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

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

For the GS-11 Grade Level Only

• successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position; -OR-
• successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position; -OR-
• successful completion of an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiringpaths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/; -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.

Contacts

• Address SUPSHIP GULF COAST P O Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS 39568 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]