CHEMIST (FUELS)

Commander, Navy Installations Command

$85K — $100K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 or equivalent in the private/public sector.
  • Proficiency in ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation and QA/QC procedures.
  • Familiarity with industrial process chemistry methods and petroleum product test methods.
  • Expertise in developing solutions for complex analytical chemistry problems.
  • Conducting laboratory assessments and applying established QA principles.

Responsibilities

  • Manage lifecycle quality for naval petroleum in the POL logistics system.
  • Propose changes to naval policies regarding petroleum standards.
  • Evaluate off-specification products for naval use and recommend corrective actions.
  • Provide operational insights for commercial specifications and standards.
  • Liaise with other departments to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees.
  • Opportunities for ad-hoc/situational telework.
  • Access to federal health insurance plans and retirement options.
  • Potential for relocation and recruitment incentives based on availability.
Full Job Description
Summary

You will serve as a CHEMIST (FUELS) of COMMANDER - NAVAL INSTALLATIONS.

Duties

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  • You will provide lifecycle management for naval petroleum quality in the POL logistics system.
  • You will make recommendations for naval policy changes.
  • You will recommend corrective action and determine the acceptability of off-specification products for use by naval end users.
  • You will provide input from operational views on commercial specifications or standards.


Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also 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:

  • Experience in the interpretation and application of laboratory accreditation and standard Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures and requirements, specifically International Standards (ISO) 17025.
  • Experience with industrial process chemistry methods, bench chemistry, or petroleum product test methods.
  • Experience using and adapting existing approaches, precedents, and procedures to develop and plan projects to solve obscure problems in analytical chemistry surveillance.
  • Experience in the application of quality assurance principles and established methodology.
  • Experience in performing laboratory assessments.


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/1300/chemistry-series-1320/

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 positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

  1. Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
    OR
  2. Combination of education and experience course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.


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

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.

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.

This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.

Benefits

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