Summary You will serve as an Explosives Safety Specialist in the Corporate Operations Department, Infrastructure Division, Safety Branch (Code 1024) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport. Responsibilities You will serve as the Program Manager for the administration and compliance oversight of the Navy personnel Ammunition and Explosives (AE) Handling Qualification and Certification (QUAL/CERT) Programs at NUWC Division, Keyport. You will serve as the evaluator and technical advisor to military and civilian QUAL/CERT Boards on matters that could affect program compliance. You will serve as the principal advisor to the Safety Director and Explosives Safety Officer on program compliance and readiness. You will develop, maintain and administer policy for the Command QUAL/CERT Program. You will plan, schedule, and conduct periodic scheduled and unscheduled inspections and surveys of QUAL/CERT Programs to recommend measures and methods to correct program deficiencies. You will plan, schedule, and conduct individual training sessions for each of the Ammunition and Explosives (AE) QUAL/CERT Boards at Naval Undersea Warfare Division, Keyport. You will Investigate explosives safety mishaps and gather facts relevant to the incident, generate reports and lessons learned, which identify causal factors and corrective actions to ensure no re-occurrence in future operations. You will manage one or more ancillary safety programs and have responsibility for establishing, managing, overseeing, auditing, and evaluating the safety program(s) to ensure compliance with Federal Regulations and Navy policy. You will analyze work practices and techniques, production processes, tooling, and equipment, and work environments for risk factors and coordinate with production Departments to comply with program requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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 must demonstrate the following: Providing administrative support and compliance oversight in an ammunition and explosives (AE) handling qualification and certification (QUAL/CERT) program, planning, scheduling, and conducting inspections and surveys of a QUAL/CERT program, and providing training sessions. 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 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 the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. 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. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
