SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
United States Fleet Forces Command
Department of the Navy
GS-9 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing temporary services and systems on ships at a naval shipyard, such as installing and removing equipment while ensuring safety and efficiency to support production work.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on technical experience in engineering support, strong planning skills, and the ability to mentor teams in a structured environment like the military or manufacturing.
It requires attention to detail for tracking issues and presenting updates to keep operations running smoothly.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 level in federal or equivalent private/public sector
- Experience preparing deficiency reports and tracking trends per directives
- Experience developing long- and short-range plans for temporary services and systems to support production
- Experience developing, implementing, and monitoring risk mitigation plans for temporary services and systems
- Experience mentoring and advising project supervisors and production employees on administrative and technical matters
- Experience preparing and presenting reports and presentations effectively
- Familiarity with shipboard safety procedures approved by Ship/Fire Safety Council
Full Job Description
You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the CHIEF ENGINNER, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.
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: *Experience preparing deficiency reports, tracking deficiency trends in accordance with directives.
*Experience developing long and short-range plans for temporary services and systems to support production workload needs.
*Experience developing, implementing, and monitoring plans to mitigate risks in temporary services and systems.
*Experience mentoring and advising project supervisors and production employees on administrative and technical matters related to temporary services.
*Experience effectively preparing and presenting reports and presentations.
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/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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. Major Duties:
- You will manage the installation and remove all temporary service/system leads installed on the shipboard.
- You will maintain system service leads to the minimum number required to meet production.
- You will ensure specified procedures are carried out as approved by the Ship/Fire Safety Council.
- You will ensure specified procedures are carried out as approved by the Ship/Fire Safety Council.
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