SHIPBUILDING SPECIALIST

You will serve as a Shipbuilding Specialist in the DDG Class Team, DDG Team C Branch 321C, Combatant Division, Waterfront Operations Department, Office of the Executive Director of MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR.

Major duties

• You will review and evaluate contractor's condition reports and recommendations for additional work and provide rationale for approval or disapproval.
• You will maintain material control and investigate availability of material, sources supply or manufacturers and possibilities of substitutions.
• You will prepare written detailed discrepancy reports of instances of failure of the contractor's quality assurance/inspection processes.
• You will witness, accept or reject tests of ship's machinery, propulsion systems, piping, combat systems contractor's test equipment and other complex systems to contract quality standards.
• You will coordinate with contractor's ship's force and other government activities within the ccontractor's production schedule to prevent delays or disruptions to either party.
• You will assist in pre-award surveys to evaluate private contractor capability to perform the requirements of overhaul and repair contracts.

Qualifications

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 must demonstrate the following: Experience with shipbuilding methods for the repair, overhaul or conversion of ship vessels to oversee. Experience planning and coordinating all contract matters and procurement functions for various operations and efforts required to prepare work specification packages and execute ship repair work. Experience performing quality assurance procedures to survey all facets of shipbuilding work performed by contractors ensuring results are quality products in compliance with contract and specification requirements. Experience performing ship inspections resulting in reviewing and analyzing technical feedback and problem reports. 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree or Possession of an LL.M. degree that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ or A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.