Supervisory Engineering Technician

U.S. Pacific Fleet•Bremerton, WA

About The Position

You will serve as a Supervisory Engineering Technician in Engineering and Planning C/200 of PSNS and IMF. The role provides managerial and administrative support for technical planning of projects, ensuring engineering products are planned and integrated into the shipyard’s overall productive effort. The position uses project-management and ship-overhaul methods to direct major pre-planning efforts across multiple projects. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, providing technical engineering guidance by planning, directing, and coordinating project operations involving the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of shipboard systems and equipment, such as hull, mechanical, and electrical systems. No education qualification is required. Work may involve an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and may require overtime, night differential, or unusual duty hours. The position may require travel within and outside the continental United States, including to remote or isolated sites, and extended travel aboard military or commercial aircraft. Employees must continuously wear required personal protective equipment and work in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents may be present. Participation in medical surveillance programs is required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct-deposit pay program.
Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check if new to the Department of the Navy.
Current federal employees applying for GS jobs generally must meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement by the announcement closing date.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty.
Must continuously wear required personal protective equipment, which may include helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators, and safety shoes.
Must participate in medical surveillance programs.
Must be able to travel from the normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS locations, potentially including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
Must review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
Must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level providing technical engineering guidance by planning, directing, and coordinating project operations associated with installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of shipboard systems and equipment, such as hull, mechanical, and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

Provide managerial and administrative duties to meet broad-level goals and initiatives in technical planning for projects.
Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, assignment difficulty and requirements, and employee capabilities.
Review engineering instructions and procedures, and develop new approaches or modify standard practices, techniques, and procedures across multiple disciplines and functional organizations.
Ensure engineering products are effectively planned and integrated into the shipyard’s overall productive effort to achieve project objectives.
Analyze and advise on the effectiveness of engineering and planning programs, operations, methods, techniques, and processes.
Use project-management concepts and ship-overhaul methods to define, organize, coordinate, monitor, and direct major pre-planning efforts for multiple projects.