You will serve as a SHIPBOARD HABITABILITY PROGRAM SPECIALIST in the SHIP MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL READINESS DIRECTORATE (N43) of COMMANDER NAVAL AIR PACIFIC. Duties Help • You will serve as the command's program manager and subject matter expert for shipboard habitability and enhanced quality of life (QOL) initiatives across all COMNAVAIRPAC aircraft carriers. • You will provide strategic planning, coordination, and execution oversight to ensure shipboard living and working conditions meet established Navy standards and support Fleet readiness. • You will develop and submit budget requirements, prioritizes investments, and manages production schedules to align habitability and QOL projects with maintenance availabilities and operational demands. • You will conduct ship visits, inspections, and assessments to evaluate berthing, galleys, laundries, and sanitary spaces. • You will coordinate corrective and modernization actions with Regional Maintenance Centers, planning yards, and design/technical authorities to resolve deficiencies and implement improvements. • You will plan, allocate, and manage the Ship's Force Work Package (SFWP) material program, ensuring equitable distribution of funding and timely procurement of materials critical to habitability and QOL projects. • You will prepare and deliver policy guidance, written correspondence, and oral briefings to prospective Commanding Officers, Executive Officers, department heads, and staff on habitability and QOL programs. • You will develop and disseminate command-level policy and implementation strategies, ensuring alignment with higher-echelon directives and emerging Fleet requirements. • You will perform duties as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for assigned contracts, ensuring contractor performance, compliance with contract requirements, and timely delivery of products and services. Requirements Help 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 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 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 wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift. • This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems. • This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision. • This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding. • This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to work onboard ships. Qualifications 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 must demonstrate the following: Coordinating shipboard habitability by planning and analyzing quality of life program criteria such as maintenance requirements, material readiness, ship availabilities, procurement, contract specifications, budget, and/or production schedules to increase efficiency for quality of life operations (e.g., berthing, laundries, food service equipment, sanitary space maintenance). Examples of qualifying experience: • Planning, coordinating, and overseeing shipboard habitability, ship maintenance, facilities renovation, or comparable industrial projects, including developing requirements, scopes of work, production schedules, and execution plans. • Supporting contracting and procurement actions, including preparing acquisition documentation, developing or reviewing statements of work and cost estimates, monitoring contractor performance, and coordinating corrective actions with contracting personnel. • Managing program funding, schedules, and resources; analyzing cost and performance data; and coordinating with technical, financial, contracting, and operational stakeholders to resolve problems and provide data-driven recommendations. 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 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. 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. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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. 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 Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.