Summary You will serve as an Engineering Technician and Continued Unrestricted Operation (URO) Coordinator in the Engineering Division of the Engineering & Planning Department (Code 400) at the TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR. GS-11: $81,242 - $105,612 GS-12: $97,376 - $126,585 Responsibilities You will be responsible for the coordination of the Maintenance Requirements for Continued Unrestricted Operations to Design Test Depth (URO/MRC) Program for submarines. You will schedule assigned submarine URO/MRCs for accomplishment within respective periodicities and within constraints of ship’s conditions and other planned and emergent work. You will act as a single point of contact for communication with external commands regarding scheduling, and reporting accomplishment and required repairs performed relating to URO/MRC inspections and maintenance. You will conduct regular briefings to assist in work sequencing and coordinating to ensure the complexity of scheduled URO/MRCs will be successful with other planned work. You will schedule, direct and participate in the performance of visual inspections of hull and pressure boundaries along with engineering personnel. You will perform and initiate action of other engineering personnel to prepare necessary technical work documents directing the accomplishment of the required repairs of defects discovered during URO/MRC inspections. You will act to ensure inspections are performed, discrepancies are identified early in refit, and technical engineering technical work documents for repairs, departures, or waivers are issued as required. You will prepare, progress, and submit URO/MRC completion reports based on current URO reporting requirements. You will independently plan and carry out assignments in conformance with accepted policies and practices. You will resolve commonly encountered work problems and deviations by exercising judgment interpreting appropriate instructions, policies, and guidelines to solve often complex problems. You will plan and then ensure assignments are carried out if assigned to other personnel to accomplish completion reports supporting URO/MRC certification. You will provide direct action based on technical requirements analysis and evaluations in support of ongoing waterfront work required with sensitivity to operational schedule. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications For the GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector planning and executing repairs, maintenance and/or alterations by developing and implementing technical engineering techniques and/or methodologies for the optimization of submarines' operational capabilities. For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-10) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying technical engineering methodologies by identifying and/or evaluating design deficiencies and proposing changes for the certification of submarines to full operational readiness. 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 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. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. 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. 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 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. 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.