Job opening: SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/ OCEANOGRAPHER
Salary: $122 198 - 158 860 per year
Published at: Oct 11 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as Deputy Director of Operations (N3B), Supervisory Interdisciplinary Physical Scientist/Oceanographer in the Operations Department of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.
Duties
You will develop plans, schedules, policies, and directs all aspects of NAVOCEANO operations.
You will manage personnel and equipment in the conduct of NAVOCEANO operations.
You will plan, implement, coordinate, and manage the operations and activities of the Department.
You will implement EEO policies and communicate these policies to Department personnel.
You will provide technical and administrative advice regarding all phases of the programs addressed by the Department.
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 include up to 25 percent travel in support of survey planning, projects, and platforms.
- When on travel the work will be performed at either a shore station or aboard a survey platform.
- Shore station activities are normally in a foreign country and involve living standards available in that country or working aboard small survey launches both involving high risk factors.
- This is a Special Sensitive position.
- 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.
- Occasional CONUS and OCONUS travel, less than 10%, is required. The incumbent must be eligible for a passport. Occasional evening/weekend work is required.
- The incumbent is required to file a Final Disclosure Statement, Form OGE-450.
- MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
Qualifications
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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 utilizing systems and platforms to plan and execute unique or special surveys. Experience in oceanography-related disciplines such as acoustics, bathymetry, hydrography, geology, geophysics, etc. Experience analyzing strategic plans, formulate and implement organizational policies and procedures. Experience promoting cooperation and exchanging information and ideas among organizations.
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
General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov)
Oceanography Series 1360 (opm.gov)
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
Basic Education Requirements
1301:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
A combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
1360:
Successful completion of a degree with a major study of at least 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics, geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering sciences.
OR
A combination of education and experience which includes course work in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Contacts
- Address NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS
1002 Balch Blvd
Stennis Space Center, MS 39522
US
- Name: Department of Navy EIC
- Email: [email protected]
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