NAVAL ARCHITECT

Full Job Description

You will serve as a NAVAL ARCHITECT in the Dry Dock Certification Office (Code 1582), Infrastructure Revitalization and Readiness Division (Code 1580), Nava Shipyard Support Office (Code 1500) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

GS-12: 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: Experience independently developing complete docking plans, including keel block arrangements, bilge block spacing, and load distribution analysis; Experience performing complex dry dock calculations, including block reaction analysis, hull girder loading checks, and structural stress evaluations.

Experience during docking and undocking evolutions, advising the dockmaster on trim, stability, and block alignment.

Experience conducting comprehensive underwater hull inspections, identifying structural deficiencies, and critical repairs.

Experience valuating structural integrity of hull components exposed during dry docking and recommended engineering solutions; Experience writing technical reports detailing hull condition, repair requirements, and engineering justification for structural modifications; Experience providing technical oversight to shipyards during underwater hull repairs, including welding, fairing, and structural renewals.

GS-11: 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 conducting basic hull inspections after docking, identifying coating failures, minor structural defects, and wasted plating; Experience performing simple structural assessments (e.g., plate thickness checks, minor frame deformation evaluations); Experience updating as found condition reports and drafted repair recommendations for review by senior engineers; Experience assisting with undocking readiness checks, including verifying closure of sea chests, installation of blanks, and completion of underwater repairs.

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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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 conduct maintenance program audits and other special instructions of drydocking facilities and shipbuilding ways.
• You will serve as the representative and team leader for audits/inspections, which includes personnel from other U.S. Navy commands and/or contractors.
• You will identify deficiencies which affect dry dock safety certification status and can assess corrective actions or modification of dry docks based on audit/inspection results.
• You will review Facility Certification Reports and other documentation to evaluate the technical content of the report and compliance with applicable standards to determine a facility’s adequacy to safely dry dock U.S. Navy Ships.
• You will develop inspection standards and acceptance criteria applicable to the current certification program requirements.
• You will investigate accidents and incidents that occur at the certified facilities for the purpose of determining the cause and recommending actions to prevent recurrence such as procedural or basic design changes.