Supervisory Chemist

TACOM • Texarkana, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Chemist works at Red River Army Depot (RRAD) in northeast Texas, whose maintenance mission includes repair, rebuild, overhaul, and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. The position oversees chemical analysis work, including qualitative and quantitative analysis and sampling of toxic agent decontaminates, and resolves analytical deficiencies by identifying needed information and selecting appropriate established methods or procedures. It provides mentorship to lower-level chemists, directs actions to meet organizational requirements, prepares policy statements and other program documents, and develops the annual work budget plan and other funding documents for the Environmental Lab Branch.

The position is supervisory and includes a one-year supervisory probation period unless previously completed. It is a term appointment scheduled for one year and one day, with possible extension to a maximum of eight years depending on management needs. The role requires a security clearance appropriate for access to the Depot Production Computer System, completion of specified supervisory education courses within 12 months of assignment, and travel up to 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Meet the basic education requirement with a bachelor's degree or higher in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that includes 30 semester hours in chemistry, mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics; or meet the stated equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Have one year of specialized experience providing quality control functions over toxic agents in a chemical laboratory, assisting with determining analytical deficiencies in chemical analysis, and analyzing data to prepare special reports for the directorate of public works. Education cannot substitute for this experience requirement.
• Meet the time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11) for applicants who held a GS position within the last 52 weeks.
• Obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for access to the Depot Production Computer System.
• Complete the Civilian Education System Course and the Supervisory Development Course within 12 months of assignment.
• Complete a one-year supervisory probation period unless previously completed; the term appointment also includes a one-year trial period.
• Submit the required Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry and annually thereafter.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Applicants using foreign education must have it evaluated and deemed equivalent to education at an accredited U.S. institution, or have full credit granted for the courses by an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Meet the eligibility requirements of one or more listed employment authority categories: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan, Military Spouses under E.O. 13473, Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference eligible, or Reinstatement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare policy statements, agreements, circulars, correspondence, and other documents within areas of program responsibility.
• Oversee mentorship of lower-level chemists in the directorate.
• Oversee chemical analysis work, including qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis and sampling of toxic agent decontaminates, to solve encountered problems.
• Resolve analytical deficiencies by determining the information required and selecting appropriate established methods or procedures.
• Direct courses of action to accomplish organizational requirements.
• Prepare the annual work budget plan and other funding documents for the Environmental Lab Branch.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type. The specific benefits offered are not detailed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager