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Shipbuilding Specialist

Full Time
$74,441 – $96,770 Per Year
Closing on Feb 10, 2025

Location:
Bahrain, Bahrain Island
Requires Relocation:
Yes
Start Date:
08/11/2024
End Date:
10/02/2025
Offering Type:
Permanent
Hiring Paths:
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Family of overseas employees Federal employees - Competitive service Individuals with disabilities Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS Land & base management Military spouses Veterans
Service Type:
Competitive
Travel Percentage:
25% or less

About United States Fleet Forces Command

The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training. From pipefitters to accountants, scientists to engineers, doctors to nurses-the careers and opportunities to make a difference are endless. Civilian careers-where purpose and patriotism unite! This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.

Job summary

You will serve as a SHIPBUILDING SPECIALIST in the WATERFRONT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT ofFW DEPLOYED REG MAINT CTR DET BAHRAIN Bahrain. The current workweek is Sunday through Thursday. Employees hired from continental U.S. will receive Sunday Premium Pay (computed at 25% of basic hourly rate, eight hours per week). Relocation and recruitment incentives up to 25% may be authorized.

Major duties

You will perform long range planning, estimating and accomplishing technical analysis of customer and contractor proposals as well as quick response waterfront support. You will coordinate ship system overhauls to ensure completion within the production schedule. You will establish program objectives, requirements, schedules and courses of action required to meet mission requirements and attain production objectives. You will serve as primary point of contact, liaison, and negotiator between command, customers, and other government agencies to ensure execution of projects.

Qualification

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience may include 1) Recommending alternatives to assist in solving technical problems associated with all facets of ship maintenance 2) Developing work specifications, detailed reports and statements of work to support the planning of shipbuilding, ship repair, and modernization availabilities 3) Reviewing and invoking technical requirements to ensure compliance with appropriate shipbuilding procedures, contracts and specifications during the planning and execution stage 4) Providing oversight of shipboard production work to ensure projects are completed according to schedule, work specification and quality. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. 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 www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/general-business-and-industry-series-1101b/ 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

No Educational Requirements for this position. Additional Information Cont: 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 Applicants rated ineligible on this vacancy announcement need to reapply and update their application package to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement. Applicants selected and hired on this vacancy announcement need to reapply to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement. Referral Lists will be issued on an as needed basis as vacancies occur. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the referral cut-off date.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ACCOUNTABILITY Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning PARTNERING PROBLEM SOLVING PRODUCTION PLANNING Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.