Summary You will serve as an Engineering Technician in the SHAPEC DIRECTOR CODE 280 DIVISON of the Engineering and Planning Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will review work planned, in progress and completed to ensure integration of the most recent and desirable engineering features. You will obtain engineering decisions to effect timely, technically adequate and cost effective resolution of problems. You will estimate labor and material costs and prepare job order specifications, assigning work to shops or codes in accordance with requirements. You will review reports on status of work and on delays experienced, and reschedule jobs, as necessary. You will exercise coordination between industrial shops, support codes and other shipyard departments in resolution of cost and schedule problems hindering the effectiveness and efficiency of the total project effort. You will perform other related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12: 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 is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience coordinating industrial shops and support codes on issues pertinent to cost, schedule, and productivity to expedite ship overhaul and repair projects. Experience applying knowledge of engineering principles and theories, as they relate to the various disciplines associated with nuclear submarine overhaul and repair (i.e. mechanical, electrical, electronics and structural). Experience utilizing project management concepts to ensure the integration of cost improvements and productivity measurements into planning, scheduling, executing, and documenting work assigned. Experience incorporating improvement initiatives to execute the rigid cost and schedule requirements imposed on the shipyard by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and other authorities. Experience solving unusual or controversial problems associated with nuclear submarine overhauls. GS-11: For Outside applicants (i.e., those without current or prior Federal competitive or excepted service): Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting with coordinating industrial shops and support codes on issues pertinent to cost, schedule, and productivity to expedite ship overhaul and repair projects. Experience applying knowledge of engineering principles and theories, as they relate to the various disciplines associated with nuclear submarine overhaul and repair (i.e. mechanical, electrical, electronics and structural). Experience utilizing project management concepts to ensure the integration of cost improvements and productivity measurements into planning, scheduling, executing, and documenting work assigned. Experience with improvement initiatives to execute the rigid cost and schedule requirements imposed on the shipyard by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and other authorities. GS-11: For Applicants who are current or prior Federal competitive or excepted service employees: Your resume must 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 is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting with coordinating industrial shops and support codes on issues pertinent to cost, schedule, and productivity to expedite ship overhaul and repair projects. Experience applying knowledge of engineering principles and theories, as they relate to the various disciplines associated with nuclear submarine overhaul and repair (i.e. mechanical, electrical, electronics and structural). Experience utilizing project management concepts to ensure the integration of cost improvements and productivity measurements into planning, scheduling, executing, and documenting work assigned. Experience assisting with improvement initiatives to execute the rigid cost and schedule requirements imposed on the shipyard by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and other authorities. 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/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH 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 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 an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. 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 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. 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. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.