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Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the TEST ENGINEERING & PLANNING DIVISION, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will oversee complex technical issues and take prompt decisive actions to ensure the timely and safe completion of submarine overhaul. You will generate reports, collect data, and make recommendations to the division head who participates with the Chief Engineer, Engineering and Planning Manager and the shipyard commander. You will apply innovative techniques and make technically authoritative decisions in directing others in the timely completion of the Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical test program. You will provide expert advice, guidance and direction to your subordinate staff in the development, progress and coordination of work on all the Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical systems. You will carry out EEO policies and communicate support of these policies to subordinates and ensure equality in determining qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions and discipline to employees. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-14 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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 Hull, Mechanical, Electrical (HM&E) test program preparations for ships in support of maintenance overhaul and repair of nuclear-powered submarines; manage, plan, and execution of the overall test program for all ship work. Experience interpreting engineering principles such as Thermodynamics, fluid flow, physics, electrical, heat transfer, as they apply to submarine system design, construction and operation. Experience accounting for the technical adequacy, proper sequencing, and effective execution of a test program involving electrical and mechanical systems in nuclear powered submarines. Experience planning work to be completed by subordinates and assigns work based on functional responsibilities, priorities, their abilities. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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 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 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.