GENERAL ENGINEER

Summary

This public notice flyer informs interested applicants of anticipated vacancies at the United States Navy. Applications are not accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. Location: Naval Base, VA.

Duties

• You will independently manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic operational environment.
• You will assess ship maintenance requirements and determine impacts to readiness and mission capability.
• You will collaborate effectively with military personnel, civilian employees, contractors, and senior leadership.
• You will identify trends, analyze data, and recommend improvements to maintenance processes and program effectiveness.
• You will exercise sound engineering judgment and make technically defensible recommendations.
• You will work aboard naval vessels, conduct ship checks, and support waterfront maintenance activities.
• You will present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• You will analyze complex engineering and maintenance problems and develop practical solutions.
• You will interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and technical documentation.
• You will project management, planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance actions.
• You will conduct technical assessments, inspections, and readiness evaluations.
• You will prepare reports, briefings, technical correspondence, and recommendations for leadership.
• You will engineer software, maintenance tracking systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
• You will coordinate with ship’s force, Regional Maintenance Centers, shipyards, contractors, and waterfront stakeholders.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Incumbent will be required to perform shipboard assessments and will be onboard ships. May be required to ride Navy ships at sea.
• Shipboard assessment requires long periods of standing, stretching, walking, bending, stooping, crawling, crouching, climbing vertical ladders, and entering confined spaces.
• May be exposed to high temperatures, high winds, and high noise level areas during visits to Navy Ships or industrial sites.
• The incumbent may be exposed to flammable liquids, strong odors, fumes from paint, fuels, or chemicals used in the work processes.
• It is incumbent’s responsibility to transport oneself in an expeditious manner between job sites in the local area of incumbent's permanent duty station with reimbursement of costs in accordance with Joint Travel Regulations.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.

Qualifications

GS-12

• Your resume must also 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:
• Experience managing U.S. Navy surface ship maintenance programs, policies, and processes.
• Experience utilizing shipboard mechanical, electrical, auxiliary, propulsion, combat systems, and hull systems.
• Experience operating with Planned Maintenance System (PMS), Current Ship's Maintenance Project (CSMP), and maintenance planning processes.
• Experience conducting ship repair and modernization availabilities, including depot, intermediate, and organizational-level maintenance.
• Experience serving as an expert with engineering principles, standards, and practices applicable to naval vessels.
• Experience performing with Navy maintenance databases and information systems used to track maintenance actions and material readiness.
• Experience coordinating risk management principles and engineering problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience administering applicable Navy instructions, technical manuals, and engineering specifications governing ship maintenance.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualification-standards/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/

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 Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess:

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience - college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

• 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT) or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the