You will serve as a MARINE SURVEYOR in the LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT of MSC SHIP SUPPORT UNIT GUAM.

Duties

You will serve as the PPE for assigned vessels, including those powered by steam and/or diesel and/or gas turbine, and includes responsibility for the life cycle management of those ships. You will manage the ship’s Life Cycle Plan by reviewing, planning, and coordinating the maintenance, repair, and alteration activities requiring industrial assistance for assigned ships. You will determine acceptability and approves plans, work items, and cost estimates for maintenance and repair and ship alteration work for assigned ships. You will serve as technical point of contact for issues related to shipboard readiness and maintenance and repair You will direct and coordinate development of root cause analysis of all types of shipboard equipment and systems failures including main and auxiliary machinery.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Required to 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.
• This is an overseas position. You will be subject to and must be able to satisfy the overseas requirements of the 26Jul12 DODI 1400.25 V1230: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025v1230.pdf
• This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States which could include remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• If eligible for permanent change of station, the appointee will be required to sign a transportation agreement to establish a Government time in service requirement of 12 months.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• May be required to obtain a VISA dependent on the overseas country's laws/regulations.
• You will be required to sign the Statement of Understanding for Overseas Employment acknowledging receipt and understanding of the statement of living and working conditions for this location.
• 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final secret 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 subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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) Experience serving as port engineer for assigned ocean-going vessels powered by steam, gas, turbine and diesel propulsion to support the maintenance, overhaul, modification and design of systems for ships; 2) Experience following MSC operating standards, procedures, plans, develops, and estimates work for shipboard maintenance, repair and alteration for assigned ships in all geographic areas; 3) Knowledge of all ship systems, machinery configurations and drawings for ship alterations; 4) Serving as point of contact for technical issues related to shipboard readiness, maintenance and repair, and 5) Knowledge of regulatory body (ABS, USCG, SOLAS, etc.) requirements for ship design, maintenance and repair. 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 Marine Survey Technical Series 0873 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

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

Individual Occupational Requirements

Basic Requirements

This series covers technical positions supervising, leading, or performing work involving surveying Government-owned and/or operated vessels, or privately-owned and operated merchant vessels, to determine their condition and the extent of work necessary for the vessels and their components to meet specified requirements. The work requires applying a practical knowledge of:

• preparing specifications, including estimates of labor and material costs, to cover work determined to be necessary as a result of surveys; and
• inspecting and accepting the work accomplished to place the vessel in the condition specified.

Experience Requirements

Specialized Experience (for all positions):

Applicants must have had 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience is responsible work in the maintenance and repair of ocean-going vessels that demonstrated the ability to survey and inspect such vessels for the purposes of classification, appraisal, determination of general conditions and fitness for operation, and determination of the extent of damage sustained and type and cost of repairs and reconditioning required. This experience may have been gained in marine surveying or other work such as:

• Seagoing experience as a U.S. Coast Guard licensed marine engineer in the merchant marine.
  • For GS-13 (or equivalent), applicants must have sailed under a Chief's license for at least 1 year.
• Experience in a ship repair yard or in the engineering department of a steamship company serving in positions such as marine superintendent or port engineer.

Contacts

• Address MSC SHIP SUPPORT UNIT GUAM Military Sealift Command Fleet Sup Cmd Ship Support Unit Guam FPO, AP 96540 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]