Marine Surveyor (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must (1) meet the Education Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (3) meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the GS-11 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-09 it must include: Experience with ship operations, maintenance and repair including oversight of shipyard work for United States ships. Experience supporting technical elements of ship repair and maintenance including providing inputs to schedules and budgets, and ensuring compliance with contract requirements. Experience in utilizing computerized ship maintenance tracking and reporting systems including data entry, and generating reports. To qualify for the GS-11 on Education alone, you must have: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. You can also qualify based on a combination of higher level graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application. To qualify for the GS-12 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 it must include: Experience advising and providing guidance for ship operations, maintenance, and repair of U.S. Flag ships including major shipyard availabilities and drydocks, and application of regulatory body (i.e., American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), etc.) vessel requirements. Experience providing oversight of technical elements of ship repair and maintenance including preparing schedules and budgets, ensuring compliance of contract requirements and regulatory standards, and provide analysis to senior management concerning schedule and cost of on-going work. Experience in providing assessments and technical reports on the material conditions of ships, utilizing computerized ship maintenance tracking and reporting systems including data entry, report generation, and analysis. You cannot qualify on education at the GS-12 level; you must have experience. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ship operations, maintenance and repair of U.S. Flag ships including major shipyard availabilities and drydocks, application of regulatory body (i.e., American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG),etc.) vessel requirements, and implantation of international maritime standard and regulations. Experience managing and providing oversight of technical elements of ship repair and maintenance including preparing schedules and budgets, ensuring compliance of contract requirements and regulatory standards, and provide analysis and recommendations to senior management concerning schedule and cost and risk of ongoing work. Experience in utilizing computerized ship maintenance tracking and reporting systems to generate technical reports, prepare assessments of material conditions of ships, and provide budgetary and operational programmatic recommendations. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Technical Competence – Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one’s job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Planning and Evaluating – Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Decision Making – Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Standards – Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines. Computer Skills – Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/employment-faq/federal-hiring/how-do-i-apply-for-federal-jobs/ Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date. Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
The position serves as a field level subject matter expert on the maintenance, repair, and operations of the National Defense Reserve Force (NDRF) and Public Nautical School ship Program (PNSP) Ships. This position is located in the Maritime Administration (MARAD) Division of Gulf Operations (DGO).