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Summary You will serve as a PIPEFITTER (NUCLEAR) in the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF in the Temporary Services Shop GUAM DETACHMENT of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF. Responsibilities You will follow blueprints, sketches, shop drawings, verbal instructions, templates, or targets as guides to complete piping installations. You will use pipe cutting and threading tools and equipment to prepare pipe for installation. You will determine the extent of repairs required for piping systems or equipment. You will determine pipe, joint, or valve sizes needed to support pressures of systems. You will check correct circulation, flow, pressure, and leak-free joints in the piping systems. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION. 1) decipher and put to use technical specification, quality control and assurance procedures, test requirement, inspection and radiological priorities and policies. 2) ability to direct and oversee the planning, scheduling and execution of nuclear production work applicable to ship availability. 3) Knowledge of trade practices and procedures to execute production project work. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C). Additional qualification information can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/tabindx.asp. and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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 This position does not require education. Additional Information: Performs work indoors and outdoors exposing them to the prevailing weather conditions, noise, and intermittent slippery or uneven surfaces. Occasionally, work is performed in cramped areas, close confined spaces of ships and submarines with minimum light and ventilation. They are regularly exposed to moving objects, elevations, and sharp edges with the possibility of cuts and bruises, and to noise and vibration from machines. Serious injury from slipping and falling may occur while working in the dry dock, uneven surfaces, and from ladders and staging. Dirt, grease, dampness, and chemical fumes are frequently encountered. Various protective devices such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, and hard hats are used. Frequently handle objects weighing up to 44 pounds and occasionally, heavy exertion is required. Work requires frequent sitting, kneeling, crouching, stooping, crawling, climbing, cramped and awkward positions. Incumbent must be able to work alone or as part of a team under general supervision of the immediate supervisor, general foreman or work leader. Receives general or detailed instructions orally and/or through job orders, blueprints, inter-shop work requests, docking orders, or other documents or directions. The supervisor, general foreman or work leader gives general instructions, sets completion schedules, and assigns assist employees as required. The incumbent is responsible for planning, ordering, placement, arrangement, and layout of systems or installations in order to accomplish the work assignment in a safe, efficient, and timely manner in accordance with accepted procedures and trade standards. The incumbent must plan and arrange for proper and safe operations, ensuring that piping, valves, hoses, fittings, and component parts are safe as well as proper for the work at hand. The incumbent is responsible for testing systems and equipment after completing the installation to ensure proper circulation, flow, pressure, and leak-free condition of installation. The incumbent may assist or be assisted by other employees at varying grade levels. Incumbent is responsible for attending scheduled training when notified by their supervisor, general foreman or work leader in order to maintain required qualifications needed to execute job assignments. Eligible FWS employees recruited from outside of the insular area may be eligible for a Pay Differential of 20% of their basic pay. Percentages of differentials are subject to change without notice. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs. Pay retention may be granted if certain conditions are met. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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. 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 Tour of duty will be 24 months. To learn more about the living and working conditions at this military installation and additional Non-Foreign Overseas information, please go to: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Overseas/Pages/default.aspx 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. 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/