You will serve as a Shipbuilding Specialist in the Waterfront Operations Department of SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER.

Duties

You will perform the specification planning to include estimating and material sourcing, evaluations, surveillance, and monitoring of all repairs, overhauls, alterations and conversions of surface and support vessels. You will carry out Navy ship maintenance policies to ensure material and operational readiness. You will plan and coordinate on-site reviews for the evaluation of personnel protection/prevention and safety program compliance with established procedures, contracts and specifications. You will make shipboard safety inspections and make recommendations to correct unsafe conditions. You will use output of contractor systems and procedures for cost estimating, labor and overhead, budgeting, purchasing and resource planning. You will review and evaluate contractor proposals to provide input or negotiate labor and material costs. You will monitor contractor cost control systems during contract performance and recommend cost approval or disapproval or negotiate corrections. You will conduct technical advisory reviews of contract specifications to evaluate contractor estimates.

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.
• 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 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.
• This position requires the ability to work onboard ships.
• This position requires the ability to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• Position may require incumbent to be National Association Corrosion Engineers Coating Inspector Program 1 (NACE ICPI) qualified or The Society for Protective Coatings NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI) certified for paint coating inspections.
• Position may require incumbent to be Non Destructive Testing (NDT) qualified or complete Weld/Braze Workmanship training for welding inspections.
• This position requires computer training and operation of Navy unique programs/systems and incumbent possess a motor vehicle operator's license to perform inspections at contractor facilities.
• This position requires satisfactory completion of the Commander Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) Workforce Development Training Program.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing inspections and planning evaluations of ship overhaul, repair or modernization to determine compliance and quality of contractual specifications or 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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Contacts

• Address SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER 3755 Brinser St Suite 1 San Diego, CA 92136 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]