You will serve as an Engineering Technician (Electrical) in the Lifting & Handling Technical Division, Deputy Lifting & Handling Department of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will provide technical coordination and direction to crane division personnel in matters pertaining to all operations of the Lifting and Handling Technical Division. You will conduct studies and prepare recommendations for changes and methods, techniques and facilities to improve effectiveness. You will review technical procedures and instructions to ensure that requirements are compatible with Lifting and Handling Technical Division capabilities. You will review Quality Assurance data and problems related to the Lifting and Handling Technical Division. You will perform other duties as assigned.

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 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

GS-11: 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: Experience testing and developing new or modified engineering systems. Experience evaluating data and determining acceptability of equipment modifications, validity, test procedures and data, to improve effectiveness. Experience applying in-depth knowledge of technical engineering methods, applications, practices, and principles to work on concepts, and experimental projects pertaining to crane maintenance, crane engineering, crane quality assurance, and crane operations. Experience using job-relevant information systems and software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, automated research tools, database applications, and the Internet. Experience communicating orally and in writing, using correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling, to make presentations and prepare reports. GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting with testing and developing new or modified engineering systems. Experience assisting with testing and developing new or modified engineering systems. Experience assisting with evaluating data and determining acceptability of equipment modifications, validity, test procedures and data, to improve effectiveness. Experience applying knowledge of technical engineering methods, applications, practices, and principles to work on concepts, and experimental projects pertaining to crane maintenance, crane engineering, crane quality assurance, and crane operations. Experience using job-relevant information systems and software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, automated research tools, database applications, and the Internet. Experience communicating orally and in writing, using correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling, to make presentations and prepare reports. 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

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-11 grade level.

For the GS-09 grade level: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/stude nts/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

OR

Successful completion of a master's degree that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

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

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]