Job summary

About the Position: Incumbent provides support for the operations and maintenance of all Floating Plant and related equipment. Serves as Floating Plant Operations Specialist in in Physical Support Branch's Floating Plant Operations Unit at Caven Point Marine Terminal in Jersey City, NJ.

Major duties

Serves as Floating Plant Operations Specialist in Physical Support Branch's Floating Plant Operations Unit. Performs a variety of duties necessary to track actions and assignments of Floating Plant consisting of six vessels. Maintains constant radio/telephone contact with all Floating Plant to ascertain Floating Plant personnel accountability, status of assignments, location of Floating Plant, and availability of Floating Plant for other assignments as needed. Utilizes an automated maintenance control data system, such as FEM/MAXIMO, to provide system control, oversight, repair history, analysis, data entry, and documentation of current and future maintenance operations. Collects information and requirements of O M crews, and issues PM work orders for use by the maintenance crews. Tracks all Floating Plant maintenance, repair and equipment replacement completed during commercial shipyard periods and ensures the information is documented in the maintenance system. Responsible for accounting data and status changes on all Work Orders for work to be performed anywhere on assigned projects. Works with Supervisors to enter detailed data for job plan. Tracks required Floating Plant personnel mandatory training for completion and reports deficiencies to Marine Superintendent. Utilizes positive communication techniques and interpersonal skills to interface with trade and craft workers, engineers, professional and technical personnel, administrative staff, management, partnering USACE and outside agencies and customers. Transports Physical Support Branch personnel in government vehicles as directed.

Qualification

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialist Experience for GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Independently managing and scheduling recurring maintenance, work orders, repair, and replacement activities on complex equipment and machinery; and 2) Knowledge of equipment manuals and reccommendations sufficient to maintaining facility maintenance schedules and equipment repairs; and 3) Gathering, compiling, and analyzing data for forecasting preventative maintenance, repairs, labor costs, and ordering parts and supplies; and 4) Utilizing multiple components of an automated maintenance control system and the ability to analyze system data to adjust procedures, make modifications to improve efficiency and review requests for complete and correct data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Facilities Operations and Maintenance Information Management Project Management Technology Application Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. 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. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.