ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as an Administrative/Technical Specialist in the Safety Branch; Infrastructure Division; Corporate Operations Department of NAVSURFWARCENDLD. You will serve as Electrical Safety and Construction Manager.

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. NT-05 is equivalent to GS-13/14.

This position is salary capped at GS-13 Step 10 (currently $158,322). See "Additional Information" section.

Duties

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• You will support Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program Management and Compliance.
• You will lead the Electrical Safety Program to include the Energy Control Program (Lockout/Tagout).
• You will inspect and test grounding for all explosive facilities, Lightning Protection Systems, and various grounding and firing systems at NSWCDD.
• You will lead the tracking, updating, and administering of training for all personnel involved with electrical safety.
• You will perform, monitor, and/or conduct required assessments, inspections, investigations, reviews, analysis, procedures validations, operations approvals, and record keeping.
• You will assist with Explosives Safety concerns in support of Facilities Infrastructure and Environmental Programs.
• You will serve as the lead for construction and safety oversight of Section 233 Authority contracts.
• You will independently inspect construction sites for compliance with contract and design requirements, federal, state and local laws as well as Navy regulations, policies and procedures related to construction and safety.
• You will serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative and perform duties as appointed in order to represent the contracting officer and to ensure proper execution of assigned design, construction or demolition contract(s).
• You will independently or as part of a team, design infrastructure projects, including independently developing scopes of work (SOW) and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) for infrastructure contracts.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• 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.
• 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

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector managing construction projects to ensure project requirements (e.g. timelines, budgets) are met, AND conducting electrical safety inspections or investigations in support of an organizational Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) program.

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

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/

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

SUMMARY (Continued):

In this role, you will be the command's subject matter expert responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining comprehensive electrical safety compliance across all command facilities, laboratories, and operational test ranges. Additionally, you will oversee facility construction, renovation, and infrastructure modernization projects to ensure strict adherence to federal, Department of Defense (DoD), Navy, and occupational safety and health standards. You will serve as the primary technical liaison among command leadership, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), safety specialists, project engineers, and contractor personnel.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-13 and GS-14 grade levels. The salary range shown in the announcement represents all of the positions within the band, including high grade positions. This is not a high grade position; therefore, the salary may be limited to a GS-13 Step 10 (currently $158,322).

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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