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Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY CHEMIST in the LAB QUALITY & ACCREDIT OFFICE (1561), QUALITY PERFORMANCE CONTROL DIVISION (1560), NAVALY SHIPYARD SUPPORT OFFICE (1500) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will be responsible for the scientific, analytical and technology services and guidance to the shipyard and other naval activities in the fields of chemistry, metallurgy, materials engineering. You will be responsible for all functional, technical and associated operations of the division consisting of three branches and approximately 75 professional and technical personnel. You will continuously and constantly improve work processes and utilize manpower and material resources effectively and efficiently to support the mission of the Shipyard. You will participate in ensuring manpower and material costs are directly linked to program/mission objectives, monitors expenditures to remain within approved budget levels. You will review the overall workload of the division, determine necessary actions and capabilities for accomplishment, sets order and work and time limits for accomplishments. You will establish and be responsible for internal policy, procedures and methods of management of the laboratory, including overall direction of various diversified technical and Quality Control programs. You will promote efficiency by continually improving work process. You will direct quality assurance actions, which require laboratory testing, scientific services or investigations. You will oversee training and development needs of the division to ensure compliance with requirements and division training plans. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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-14 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 conducting assign research, development, test, training, and evaluation programs as directed; Experience formulating long and short-range program plans for maintenance, development and improvement for Laboratory analytical capabilities to meet immediate and projected customer requirements; Experience in developing Division-wide operating budgets, training plans, and equipment procurement plans; Experience managing a technical laboratory, plan and direct professional scientific work, including research and development; Experience in Federal laws and guidelines pertaining to environmental analysis laboratory's third party accreditation requirements, statistical quality control methods and auditing. 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 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. 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.