You will serve as a Supervisory Firefighter in the Navy Fire and Emergency Services of NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE.

Duties

You will manage Fire and Emergency Services Programs to maintain a state of readiness for protecting life and property. You will analyze the structural condition of a building to determine firefighting equipment and apparatus required to fight fire. You will train firefighters on airfield, shipboard, structural, confined space, and hazardous materials firefighting procedures. You will analyze the environment (e.g., relationship between fuels, topography, wind, humidity) in the fire environment to ensure use of the correct firefighting apparatus. You will lead a crew of three or more firefighters assigned to staff a pumper, aerial ladder truck, or rescue vehicle in firefighting and rescue operations. You will brief senior leaders or other employees on matters on firefighting actives, personnel, and equipment.

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.
• Applicants must meet the Department of Defense (DoD) certification requirements: www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/605506m.pdf
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current Emergency Vehicle Operations Certification (EVOC).

Qualifications

This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Fire Officer II, Fire Inspector I, Fire Instructor I, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Operations, National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Apparatus Driver-Operator (Pumper). NOTE: These certifications must have been awarded by DOD, IFSAC or Pro-Board to meet the requirement. Copies of Certifications MUST be submitted with your application to verify eligibility. If you do not possess all of the above certifications you will be rated ineligible. 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) Directing and deploying firefighting personnel and equipment during emergencies and non-emergency situations; 2) Applying management objectives and goals for employees, including performance objectives and appraisals, individual development planning, and command mission; 3) Directing attack for the effective control and extinguishment of fires; 4) Managing emergency medical patient care and ground ambulance transport for single and multi-patient incidents; 5) Managing hazardous materials and special operations emergencies. 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/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE NWS Earle PS/WS Storefront Colts Neck, NJ 07722 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]