PROGRAM ANALYST

Duties
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• You will report directly to the West Coast Waterfront Detachments Division Head, and as the fleet liaison at the waterfront, gain understanding of day-to-day maintenance challenges and maintain close customer relationships.
• You will operate as communication and assistance link between SURFMEPP and local maintenance, repair and fleet representatives involved in surface ship operations.
• You will interact with SURFMEPP HQ, Type Commander, Squadron and other fleet organizations and organizational representatives at the Everett, WA base to address, investigate and solve issues forwarded from operational units.
• You will operate with significant authority and autonomy to identify and articulate, as a surface ship maintenance, planning and analytical SME, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review.
• You will analyze and present recommendations and guidance on maintenance issues and lead or support meetings (such as hot wash, post availability analysis, etc.); represent SURFMEPP at local meetings and conferences.
• You will provide program planning and advice to program stakeholders in the evaluation, assessment, selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques.
• You will assist with equipment/system monitoring and data collection to facilitate analysis by SURFMEPP and NAVSEA engineers to determine appropriateness of maintenance periodicities and identify existing and pending system failures.
• You will monitor maintenance performance and provide technical expertise and assistance to Squadron material staff.
• You will participate in planning and execution of repair and maintenance for mission essential systems on deployed surface ships.
• You will conduct ship visits to assess, evaluate and monitor key platform and system condition and maintenance issues; initiate inspections in support of Class Maintenance Plan requirements and integrate corrective maintenance/repair requirements.
• You will investigate significant incidents having real or potential impact on costs, schedule adherence, contractor performance and material support during implementation and execution of Condition Based Maintenance.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the pay band NH-02 (GS-11 Equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing processes or procedures to improve operational efficiency or effectiveness of a ship repair, maintenance, or modernization program.

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=GS-ADMIN

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

0343 Classification Standards: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0300/gs0343.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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This announcement uses the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for AcqDemo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

The NH-03 broadband is equivalent to the GS-12 and GS-13 grade levels.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

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 .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.