Summary You will serve as a Welding and Allied Processes Examiner in the Quality Assurance Department, Non-Destructive Testing Group (Code 361) of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIP), Gulf Coast. Responsibilities You will coordinate SUPSHIP Quality Assurance efforts to assure contractor compliance to the Navy and commercial welding, brazing, and allied processes specifications and standards. You will review and/or approve contractor non-destructive test and welding procedures, perform procedure reviews, conduct independent surveys, provide in-process inspections, and witness contractor welding qualification, testing, and evaluation. You will review and monitor contractor's systems for qualifying personnel, procedures, equipment, and vendors; review contractor's testing procedures and results; and provide on-site technical assistance to SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Project Offices. You will train, test, and certify Navy personnel on non-destructive testing and evaluation programs; maintain qualification and testing records; evaluate personnel performance; and issue periodic compendia of certification status. You will develop, conduct, and review additional internal training programs within your technical, industrial, and professional specialties and areas of expertise. You will develop lesson plans, conduct training, maintain training records, and assess the availability and validity of external training resources. You will act as the Command's primary resource for preparing for ship and craft testing and trials by providing leadership, participation, and technical assistance in the conduct and monitoring of advanced ship systems tests and trials. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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: applying a wide range of quality assurance principles to ensure acceptable performance in the construction, overhaul, maintenance, or repair of ships. 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 Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the Quality Assurance Series, 1910: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.