You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the Quality Assurance Manager (Code 900Q), Production Department Analysis & Business Manager (Code 900A), Production Resources Department Manager (Code 901), Production Resources Department (Code 900) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will conduct internal program, processes and ship overhaul audits to identify quality problems and opportunities for improvement. You will conduct investigations of reported equipment/systems failures to identify responsible parties, root causes and corrective actions needed to prevent recurrence. You will conduct studies of work processes by collecting, sorting, grouping and analyzing process data for quality trends.

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 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.
• 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-09 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 basic ship types, configurations and systems to facilitate shipboard onsite inspections of failed systems/components and promoting ease of communication with cognizant civilian and military personnel. Experience demonstrating quality assurance concepts, principles and methodology to utilize in developing and implementing an effective, economical shipyard quality assurance program. Experience performing audit, investigative and analysis methods and techniques to conduct effective audits/investigations of shipyard programs, process and products to analyze results on a cumulative basis to identify quality trends. Experience demonstrating naval shipyard policies and procedures as related to functional areas such as engineering, planning, production and administration to utilize in assessing compliance with shipyard directives and developing sound recommendations for program and process improvement. GS-09: 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: Experience recognizing and understanding basic ship types, configurations and systems to facilitate shipboard onsite inspections of failed systems/components and promoting ease of communication with cognizant civilian and military personnel. Experience interpreting quality assurance concepts, principles and methodology to assist in communicating the shipyard quality assurance program. Experience reviewing audits and using methods and techniques to interpret effective audits/investigations of shipyard programs, and processes. Experience with knowledge of naval shipyard policies and procedures as related to functional areas such as engineering, planning, production and administration to utilize in assessing compliance with shipyard directives. 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.

or

LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.

GS-09:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

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]