ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
United States Fleet Forces Command
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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$100,602 - $130,786
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves supporting ship maintenance and repair projects in the U.S.
Navy by planning work methods, coordinating teams across departments, and tracking progress to ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in technical planning and problem-solving in engineering or shipyard environments, who enjoys organizing complex tasks and working with diverse teams.
It's ideal for detail-oriented professionals who can handle reports and resolve issues in a fast-paced naval setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, analyzing or developing technical engineering work methods and procedures
- Experience providing project planning and technical direction for ship maintenance and repair projects
- Ability to identify project barriers and recommend solutions
- Proficiency in monitoring project execution, including Plans of Action and Milestones (POAM)
- Skills in coordinating efforts across engineering, planning, and other shipyard divisions
- Experience preparing reports on project status, problems, progress, and funding
- Knowledge of reviewing correspondence, deviations, waivers, and Engineering Change Proposals for completeness and cost impact
Full Job Description
You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the CARRIER OR SUBMARINE PROJECT ENGINEERING & PLANNING DIVISIONS, ENGINEERING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PSNS and IMF.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector analyzing or developing technical engineering work methods and procedures to provide project planning and technical direction to support the execution of ship maintenance and repair projects to include identifying project barriers or recommending solutions.
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 Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) 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. Major Duties:
- You will monitor execution by the Engineering and Planning Department of the Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) developed for the specific ship or project by the Project Planning Team to guide efforts for successful project completion.
- You will coordinate the efforts of all divisions of the Engineering and Planning Department with other organizational elements of the shipyard to ensure satisfactory progress of the project.
- You will provide reports as required by management on the status of project problems, progress and funding expenditures.
- You will review all outgoing and incoming correspondence, deviations and waivers, Engineering Change Proposals, letters etc. pertaining to assigned projects for completeness and cost impact.
- You will coordinate the work effort and the resolutions of problems as they arise.
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