SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

United States Fleet Forces Command

$90K — $110K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized engineering experience at or equivalent to GS-13 level.
  • Expertise in engineering principles and complex assignment completion.
  • Proven management of multiple engineering branches in a naval shipyard setting.
  • Experience with submarine overhaul production and planning processes.
  • Technical advisory skills in resource planning, budget management, logistics, and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and direct activities of the Process Controls Division, including training and quality control.
  • Ensure compliance with specifications and meet customer needs.
  • Resolve complex technical and design problems for staff.
  • Develop data dashboards for hiring and attrition tracking.
  • Ensure resource availability and support emergent assignments.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees.
  • Access to health, retirement, and insurance plans.
  • Eligibility for pay and leave policies unique to federal employment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
Full Job Description
Summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Engineering Process Controls Division (Code 220) of the Engineering and Planning Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

****TEMPORARY PROMOTION NOT TO EXCEED 1 YEAR AND MAY BECOME PERMANENT ****

Duties

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  • You will plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Process Controls Division which includes training, quality, process controls, and integrated logistics support.
  • You will ensure that the work of the employees complies with specifications and standards along with meeting the customer needs.
  • You will resolve technical, scientific, engineering and design problems beyond the capacity of staff, and problems which involve policy determinations or interpretations.
  • You will develop data dashboards for the tracking of hiring and attrition to meet department staffing needs.
  • You will ensure resources are available and effective for assignments and must support emergent weekday/weekend work when necessary.


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.
  • 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.
  • 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).


Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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 working with engineering principles, theory, concepts to complete difficult and complex assignments.

* Experience managing, coordinating, reviewing, and providing expert technical engineering

advice to manage multiple branches in the Shipyard.

* Experience with engineering disciplines in the production and planning processes of submarine overhaul and the necessary requirements for completion.

* Experience providing technical engineering advice in the areas of resource planning, budget, logistics, training, and quality assurance.

* Experience directing the overhaul, repair, modernization, and inactivation of naval nuclear submarines in support of the shipyard mission.

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/

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.

If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center.

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/ictap/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified (BQ) at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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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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