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Summary You will serve as a CHEMIST in the Scientific Services Division of the Quality Assurance Department of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR. Salaries: GS-11: $83,104 - $108,029 GS-12: $99,606 - $129,494 Responsibilities You will serve as a senior chemist and lead in technical projects. You will perform troubleshooting of processes, as well as develop new processes to improve quality and/or reduce the time of processing. You will perform analyses on advanced test equipment using techniques. You will perform complex chemical, mechanical, and physical analysis on a diverse range of materials. You will provide technical guidance to production, engineering, or other scientific organizations within and outside the command. You will evaluate changes in testing protocols and its impact on existing procedures. You will determine if existing equipment and methods can be modified to meet new testing criteria. Initiates necessary changes and validates modifications or new procedures to produce reliable results. You will perform data analysis and reduction to convert instrument response into reportable parameters using complex calculations. You will prepare analysis reports summarizing testing results, conformance of a tested material to the requested specification, and any opinions, interpretations, or recommendations, as appropriate. You will provide training, oversees qualification, certify completion of training elements, and perform technical review of work performed by lower-graded engineers and scientists. You will perform statistical analysis of study results to determine sensitivity, selectivity, precision, bias, and uncertainty and compare results of studies to routine customer requests to judge suitability of the method for the intended use. You will prepare detailed reports of validation parameters for laboratory management approval. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications For GS-12: 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 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: as a professional chemist evaluating data collected through investigations, testing, analysis, and interpretation of the chemical properties of materials to recommend and develop improved techniques and methods for sample collection and preparation to maintain shipyard compliance requirements. For GS-11: 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 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: as a professional chemist performing chemical analysis of materials using laboratory instruments, methods and techniques to ensure or recommend compliance for shipyard occupational health and safety programs. 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 IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/chemistry-series-1320/ 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 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. In addition to meeting basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts shown below. GS-11: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. ~OR~ Completion of an equivalent doctoral degree. GS-12: 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level 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 an option 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 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 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. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. 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. Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met.