Summary You will serve as a CHEMIST in the Naval Petroleum Office, Quality Division of NPO FORT BELVOIR. Responsibilities You will serve as the Naval Petroleum Office (NPO) focal point for all petroleum, oil, and lubricant (POL) quality related issues for ashore and afloat naval fuel activities. You will provide logistics technical support to the technical chairs of the Naval Fuels and Lubricants Cross Functional Team (CFT). You will provide supply and logistics support to assist the Cross Functional Team (CFT) in the operational and policy decisions quality petroleum management. You will be responsible for day-to-day interface with naval customers and to promote Cross Functional Team (CFT) capabilities and expertise when applicable. You will be responsible for Command issues as they arise and may be responsible for representing Naval Petroleum Office (NPO) and CNIC positions. You will provide support across the DON claimancy, with respect to technical and quality-related aspects of petroleum. You will evaluate and advise on the procurement activity (DLA Energy) of the technical acceptability of alternate or equal bids, deviation to existing requirements or waiver requests for petroleum. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS11 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 providing program/project support to coordinate petroleum technical and procedural guidance to help provide oversite and direction to Petroleum Chemist personnel and interface with customers; Experience preparing and coordinating technical description of fuel items and services, for review and validation of technical justifications of petroleum items requests by field commands; Experience participating in research and development and other studies related to fuel handling and storage which results in recommending changes or improvements to policies and procedures; GS13: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS12 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 providing lifecycle management of quality petroleum in the petroleum, oil, lubricant (POL) logistics system to ensure adequate supplies for the procurement, transport, storage, delivery and use of fuels to support the industrial operations; Experience providing fuel chemistry expertise to manage all technical and quality-related aspects of fuel requirements to include handling hazards and test methods to supplement, refine, store, and transport petroleum in accordance with regulations; Experience performing analytical research at petroleum testing laboratories to ascertain the nature and degree of contamination and/or deterioration of fuels and lubricants being received and stored; Experience identifying and updating operating policies and procedures related to petroleum products, facility operations, transportation and storage to assure availability to satisfy servicing requirements; 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/#url=GS-PROF 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 Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Chemistry Series, 1320 Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements: Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics. OR Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Additional Information PCS may be authorized. 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 OTHER PPP: 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. 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 UPDATED link: https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition MSP: Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
