You will serve as a SHIPBUILDING SPECIALIST in the Waterfront Operations Department (Code 300) of MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR.

Duties

You will review and evaluate contractors condition reports and recommendations for additional work and provide rationale for approval or disapproval. You will develop, review, and negotiate modifications to original specifications and new work specifications for work to be accomplished by the contractor. You will provide detailed cost estimates including labor, material, and time. You will ensure work performed by the contractor to be in compliance to applicable plans, specifications, and all contractual requirements. You will accomplish ship inspections of the tasking items and distinguish the interrelationship of systems and parts of systems to determine the feasibility of combining items into single contract specifications. You will maintain material control and investigate availability of material, source of supply, or manufacturers and possibilities of substitutions. You will ensure all facets of work performed meet government quality standards. You will prepare detailed written reports.

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
• 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.
• 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 that the selectee be willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to go into small/confined spaces.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.

Qualifications

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: 1) Applying shipbuilding methods, practices, and management control systems and their application to the construction, overhaul or repair and testing of surface ships or auxiliary and small crafts; 2) Developing detailed reports, recommendations, correspondence, and contract modifications to include detailed cost estimates including labor, material, and time; 3) Utilizing experience with quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure that government standards are adhered to and that complex ship's systems are functioning to design requirements, ensuring that test results are documented; 4) Reading and understanding blueprints and specifications; and 5) Maintaining material control and investigating availability of material, sources of supply or manufacturers and possibilities of substitutions. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: General Business and Industry Series 1101b 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

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

or

LL.M., if related

Foreign Education: Required for vacancies with Positive Education or Education Substitution: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/officies/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR Workforce Development Office Norfolk, VA 23504 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]