Job opening: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Salary: $83 742 - 130 488 per year
Published at: Jan 30 2025
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as an Engineering Technician in the SHAPEC DIRECTOR CODE 280 DIVISON of the Engineering and Planning Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Duties
You will review work planned, in progress and completed to ensure integration of the most recent and desirable engineering features.
You will obtain engineering decisions to effect timely, technically adequate and cost effective resolution of problems.
You will estimate labor and material costs and prepare job order specifications, assigning work to shops or codes in accordance with requirements.
You will review reports on status of work and on delays experienced, and reschedule jobs, as necessary.
You will exercise coordination between industrial shops, support codes and other shipyard departments in resolution of cost and schedule problems hindering the effectiveness and efficiency of the total project effort.
You will perform other related duties as assigned.
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 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.
- Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
- 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-12: 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. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience coordinating industrial shops and support codes on issues pertinent to cost, schedule, and productivity to expedite ship overhaul and repair projects.
Experience applying knowledge of engineering principles and theories, as they relate to the various disciplines associated with nuclear submarine overhaul and repair (i.e. mechanical, electrical, electronics and structural).
Experience utilizing project management concepts to ensure the integration of cost improvements and productivity measurements into planning, scheduling, executing, and documenting work assigned.
Experience incorporating improvement initiatives to execute the rigid cost and schedule requirements imposed on the shipyard by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and other authorities.
Experience solving unusual or controversial problems associated with nuclear submarine overhauls.
GS-11: For Outside applicants (i.e., those without current or prior Federal competitive or excepted service): Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience assisting with coordinating industrial shops and support codes on issues pertinent to cost, schedule, and productivity to expedite ship overhaul and repair projects.
Experience applying knowledge of engineering principles and theories, as they relate to the various disciplines associated with nuclear submarine overhaul and repair (i.e. mechanical, electrical, electronics and structural).
Experience utilizing project management concepts to ensure the integration of cost improvements and productivity measurements into planning, scheduling, executing, and documenting work assigned.
Experience with improvement initiatives to execute the rigid cost and schedule requirements imposed on the shipyard by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and other authorities.
GS-11: For Applicants who are current or prior Federal competitive or excepted service employees:
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 is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience assisting with coordinating industrial shops and support codes on issues pertinent to cost, schedule, and productivity to expedite ship overhaul and repair projects.
Experience applying knowledge of engineering principles and theories, as they relate to the various disciplines associated with nuclear submarine overhaul and repair (i.e. mechanical, electrical, electronics and structural).
Experience utilizing project management concepts to ensure the integration of cost improvements and productivity measurements into planning, scheduling, executing, and documenting work assigned.
Experience assisting with improvement initiatives to execute the rigid cost and schedule requirements imposed on the shipyard by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and other authorities.
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
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH
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.
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Contacts
- Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD
HRO Building 44/1
Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000
US
- Name: Department of Navy EIC
- Email: doneic@us.navy.mil
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