You will serve as a Division Manager in the Quality Assurance Directorate of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH.

Duties

You will responsible for long range planning, developing and implementing the Divisions Quality Assurance (QA) program and goals to ensure that contractual obligation have been met. You will provide primary contractual and quality oversight of the Government contracted Ship building and repair efforts. You will plan, organize, develop, evaluate, and implement changes necessary to ensure a quality assurance program which will provide, on a continuing basis, quality information for ascertaining that contractual requirements have been met. You will be responsible for designing a quality assurance plan that includes a surveillance plan, special projects, quality related studies, and investigation of quality problems related to the quality of products or the contractor's quality program. You will coordinate all oversight efforts concerning the monitoring installation, activation and test of ship wide mechanical systems. You will coordinate all oversight efforts concerning the monitoring of propulsion, steering, air conditioning and refrigeration, firefighting, flooding and damage control and power generation. You will monitor the capability of the builder' s processes, regularly audit their in-process execution, and inspect the final products produced. You will make decisions on administrative and intricate quality problems presented by subordinate team leaders, and advise, counsel and instruct these personnel in analyzing and resolving problems. You will plan and apply QA methods and techniques to audit and monitor the contractor's QA system and processes. You will hear group grievances and serious employee complaints, and those not resolved at lower levels. You will investigate complaints, and initiate disciplinary actions likely to involve suspension or removal of employees.

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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• 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 perform occasional sea duty.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-02 (GS-11 Equivalency) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing guidance in quality assurance inspections, assessments, or surveillance of contractor performance, operations, or quality control processes to ensure compliance with shipbuilding requirements. 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=GS-ADMIN and IOR: Quality Assurance Series 1910 (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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH 574 Washington Street Bath, ME 04530-1905 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]