PRODUCTION CONTROLLER

Duties

• You will serve on the waterfront as a Production Controller in the Virginia Class Project Office of Supervisor of Shipbuilding Groton.
• You will maintain daily contact with the assigned ship and project team in order to monitor progress of shipboard work and keep abreast of and coordinate resolution of daily problems that have a potential impact on schedules.
• You will tour the ship to observe progress of various installations and review problems with contractor and ship's force personnel, initiating action to correct or resolve items that may impact schedule.
• You will work directly with military ship coordinators, ship force, and the contractor to help drive production outcomes of new construction and PSA availabilities.
• You will obtain and prepare cost and schedule data, developing and maintaining charts and data to monitor, evaluate, and predict performance and cost, anticipating future potential problem areas.
• You will monitor status of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE) material and coordinate efforts to ensure that material will support ship's new construction and PSA schedules.
• You will review ship and/or system specifications, contract plans, basic contracts, HMR/FMR's, schedules, test forms, contractor and government procedures, technical reports, Engineering Reports, correspondence and other information.
• You will identify potential problems in the areas requiring special coordination efforts and consult with various specialists at this activity and other government/ commercial activities in obtaining necessary guidance and/or direction.
• You will coordinate communications relative to the identification of all deficiencies, assign responsibility for corrective action, and initiate work authorization for those items deemed to be the responsibility of the government to correct.
• You will attend various conferences/meetings convened periodically, such as PSA problem conferences, GMI conferences, shipbuilder construction meetings, NAVSEA program review meetings, and noise conferences, etc. in order to monitor work progress.
• You will anticipate potential problems in time to allow corrective action and to protect the interests of the government and contractors to the work being performed, frequently attending trade and Joint Test Group (JTG) meetings.
• You will develop work specifications and FMRs as required, providing budget estimates for work specifications and FMRs and initiates requests for funds, advising the various customers of problems that may arise that require additional funds.
• You will review the ship's sea trial agenda, coordinating, and scheduling all basic trial evolutions with the ship, contractor, COMSUBLANT, and COMSUBRON/COMSUBGRU operations initiating corrective actions of all resulting trial deficiencies.
• You will assemble all the necessary reports and data and prepare or assist in the preparation of the final written ship status report.
• You will coordinate the applicable SUPSHIP Groton Project Office HMR/FMR program and process all HMRs /FMRs received from the respective Submarine Program Office and resolve all technical and administrative issues associated with the HMRs/FMRs.
• You will coordinate the effort involved with maintaining the continuity of Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE), Fly-By-Wire (FBW) certification and Deep Submergence System Scope of Certification.
• You will coordinate the applicable Submarine Project Office actions dealing with major claims, researching, collecting data and providing written recommendations to upper level management regarding the contractor's right to entitlement.

Requirements

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 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.
• You will be required to perform occasional sea duty.

Qualifications

For GS-12: Your resume must also 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: Leading production control operations to ensure compliance with established schedules, requirements, or production control milestones in support of projects for the construction or test of submarines.

For 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: Analyzing contractor production control issues to recommend corrective actions to support the construction or test phase of submarines.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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

For GS-11 only: In lieu of specialized experience at the GS-11, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;
OR
Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree;
OR
Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled;
OR
Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This announcement uses the Defense Industrial Base, Major Range and Test Facilities direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

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

Several vacancies may be filled.

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.

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.

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.

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: .

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.