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Duties
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- You will provide technical guidance to MTP personnel, contractors, and vendors, for all matters related to ships mooring systems, deck configurations, crane operations and rigging.
- You will inspect mooring chain and lines, anchor chain and jewelry, lifting and rigging equipment for deficiencies.
- You will plan and execute ship tow evolutions, coordinate actions with tow vessel personnel, direct Del Monte deck evolutions.
- You will provide assistance as required with ship maintenance projects to include ship life extension projects, range improvements, tow system upgrade, and general ship repair.
- You will plan and carry our assignments by determining nature and condition of existing structures to develop necessary altercation, repair, or modification to support unique NSW training requirements.
- You will complete with specifications for recommended parts, designated capacity requirements, quantity, strength and project parameters sufficient to support construction.
- You will assist in modifying and making repairs to or replacing target materials at MTP ranges and set up prior to training events.
- You will design and prepare fabrication plans and drawings for major modifications, installation or repair of exist bulkheads, watertight doors, hatches, non-watertight doors, cargo hatches etc for Fort Story demolition training facility.
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.
- 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.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
- You will be required to report to the command when requested.
- You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
- 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 be licensed to drive government vehicles up to 5 ton or become licensed within reasonable period of time after appointment.
- You must be a certified materials handling operators up to and including shipboard 5 ton pedestal cranes or complete a crane certification course within reasonable period of time,
- You will at a maximum have constructive possession of weapons. Consequently, this position is covered by the domestic violence amendment (Lautenberg Amendment) to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
- You must successfully pass a pre-employment physical.
Qualifications
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Demonstrating knowledge in maritime training sites, ship training evolutions and target training ships; structuring engineering methods related to shipboard, maritime tactics and/or live fire range procedures.
Desired Skills:
- In depth knowledge of NSW maritime tactics, techniques, procedures, equipment and tools to assure structural designs and specifications are compatible with training goals and objectives and to ensure structural integrity of unique demolition training facilities.
- Knowledge of a wide range of structural engineering components and compartments, to support training activities at a shore-based training facility and a target training ship at sea.
- Ability to prepare complete structural component/compartment drawings and specifications sufficient to support construction of modifications to demolition target training facilities.
- In depth knowledge of NSW maritime live fire range procedures, regulations and instructions to provide design, maintenance and repair services before and during training exercises and to provide support during live fire training exercises.
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/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 IS A DIRECT HIRE ANNOUNCEMENT. Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2020 Public Law 116-92 amended Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) to streamline and simplify certain Department of Defense civilian Direct Hire Authorities to recruit and appoint qualified candidates directly to certain positions in the competitive service in the Department of Defense.
Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment)
may or may not be authorized to eligible selectees.
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Several vacancies may be filled.
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.
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.
Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.
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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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