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Summary You will serve as a EXPLOSIVES SAFETY SPECIALIST in the Operations Department of NAVWPNSTA SEAL BEACH. Responsibilities You will advise others on explosives safety standards, practices, and/or procedures to minimize potential safety hazards. You will administer and/or evaluate an explosives safety program to oversee the safe and efficient handling, storage, transportation, disposal, and/or treatment of explosives. You will mentor personnel to meet policy and regulations requirements for explosives safety qualifications and certification. You will collect and/or review mishap data to recommend ways for reducing or eliminating explosive mishaps. You will communicate orally with command officers, department heads, division leaders, and the Executive Director to provide advisory services. You will prepare written inspection results to document and maintain record of deficiencies and corrective actions and verify corrective actions are being taken. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications FOR THE GS-11 LEVEL: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Planning, organizing, and providing training on the explosives safety program for the installation; 2) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety policy and regulations; 3) Identifying potential explosives safety hazards/threats and recommending procedures to minimize or eliminate the hazard/threat; 4) Performing periodic/unscheduled inspections of facilities (both explosive handling and non-explosive handling), warehouses, and equipment maintenance operation areas to ensure compliance with explosive safety standards; and 5) Advising others on explosives safety standards, practices, or procedures to minimize. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume. FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Ensuring compliance with explosives safety policy and regulations; 2) Conducting periodic explosives safety inspections of facilities, equipment, and operations to determine compliance with safety directives; and 3) Reviewing plans for new construction or building alterations to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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 Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. FOR THE GS-11 POSITION Have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR Have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. OR Have successfully completed an LL.M. if related to the position. OR Have a combination of experience and education that when combined, is equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. FOR THE GS-09 GRADE LEVEL: Have successfully completed a Master's. or equivalent graduate degree. OR Have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's or equivalent degree. OR Have successfully completed an LL.B. or J.D. if related to the position. OR Have a combination of experience and education that when combined, is equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Term appointments may be extended up to 8 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations. Additionally, you may be noncompetitively converted to a permanent career-conditional or career appointment under specific conditions. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. 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. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center. 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/ictap/ 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. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. 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. Recruitment incentives may or may not be authorized. This position requires evening and weekend work. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.