This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will interpret blueprints, sketches, and maintenance literature to verify and maintain quality control of boiler plant operations. You will follow boiler plant operator safety procedures to prevent damage to boilers or personnel. You will analyze equipment and plant operating conditions to determine adjustments or corrections necessary for boiler operations. You will adjust automatic electrical combustion controls, magnetic valves, and programming controls for safe and efficient operation of boilers. You will analyze boiler and feed water to determine chemical treatment needed. You will change burner tips as required due to different fuels or firing rates. You will use fuel specifications, steam tables, and other guides to check plant efficiency. This is a bargaining unit position.

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.
• You will be required to possess and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical , annual physical , and audio test examination.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Level III American Society of Power Engineers (ASOPE) Power Plant Operators License.
• 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.
• 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION: Ability to perform the full range of BOILER PLANT OPERATOR tasks including operating and maintaining a Central Heating Plant (CHP) and co-generation plant on one's own initiative under general supervision, subject to occasional inspection. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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 MCRD ERR PI SC Post Office Box 5159 Parris Island, SC 29905 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]