MARINE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST
Military Sealift Command
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MARINE SURVEYOR
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
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 inspecting and overseeing repairs on ships and boats at a naval facility in Singapore, ensuring that contractors follow all rules and standards for quality work.
You'll provide expert advice on technical issues, monitor progress on-site, and create detailed plans for repairs across mechanical, electrical, and structural areas.
It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in ship maintenance who enjoys working in a fast-paced, international military environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in ship repair, maintenance, and quality assurance
- Knowledge of industrial, engineering, technical, and maintenance practices for ships and craft
- Ability to provide on-site technical assistance and recommendations for ship repairs
- Skills in conducting surveillance to ensure adherence to specifications, directives, and marine practices
- Experience interpreting specifications and communicating work requirements to contractors
- Proficiency in developing detailed work specifications for mechanical, electrical, and structural trades
- Familiarity with coordinating repairs in foreign, military, and private shipyards
Full Job Description
You will serve as a MARINE SURVEYOR in the Waterfront Operation Department of SRF DETACHMENT SINGAPORE.
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.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing industrial, engineering, technical and maintenance/repair of ships and craft that operate throughout the facility including providing oversight and Quality Assurance of contracted repairs.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/marine-survey-technical-series-0873/ 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 provide on-site technical assistance and technical recommendations for the accomplishment of ship repairs.
- You will conduct in-process surveillance of work in progress to ensure adherence to specification requirements, orders, directives and sound marine practices.
- You will interpret specifications and work requirements to ensure contractor understands work to be accomplished, parts required, testing requirements and coordination required.
- You will conduct a pre-arrival conference with foreign civilian contractors and ship's company.
- You will develop detailed work specifications including all trades, mechanical, electrical and structural for work to be performed by foreign, military and private shipyards in accordance with the latest directives, instructions, and requirements.
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