LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Duties

• You will assist with receipt and response to all technical publication deficiency reports (TPDRs) submitted to the Fleet Support Team (FST) or Integrated Program Team, providing timely and effective resolution to fleet inquiries.
• You will evaluate fleet requirements by discussing fleet concerns, fleet TPDRs, messages, and publication problems highlighted in Fleet Publication Review Conferences by end users.
• You will evaluate current and proposed technical modifications (i.e. via Engineering Change Proposals and Technical Directives) to aircraft weapon systems.
• You will plan and execute integration and incorporation of the above requirements throughout all affected maintenance and operational publications.
• You will be required to prepare and submit Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) for technical data packages for modification programs, to include scheduling information, milestone initiation, and delivery dates.
• You will review, upon receipt of CORL deliverables, the data and provide recommendations of acceptance or rejection in accordance with contact requirements to the program office.
• You will participate in and support Technical Manual/Technical Data planning and sustainment conferences as directed by the supported program office(s).
• You will use strong analytical and communication skills to interpret engineering and logistics data and translate it into clear, concise written content.
• You will utilize a high degree of computer literacy including proficiency with advanced word processing, desktop publishing, or graphics software.
• You will display creativity and experienced judgement in extending traditional techniques and seek direction and approval in order to employ new procedure to resolve complex maintenance and design problems.
• You will perform most technical tasks independently and will work on more sophisticated or complex tasks with a Logistics Manager or Subject Matter Expert.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established timeframes.
• 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

For the GS-11 Position :

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:

1) Inspecting and maintaining interactive electronic technical documentation by utilizing advanced publishing software (e.g. Arbortext, Adobe InDesign, XML, EAGLE, and Interleaf) to perform rigorous quality assurance reviews and accurately incorporate technical publication deficiency reports, engineering change feedback, interim updates, and redline markups;

2) Incorporating technical data changes into command/company manuals;

3) Assisting with the creation of technical changes to aircraft weapon systems while also planning and executing integration and incorporation of these requirements throughout all affected maintenance and operation publications;

4) Providing milestones and delivery dates regarding development of technical documents for specific weapon systems and subsystems; and

5) Assisting with scheduling information and other pertinent data necessary for inclusion of technical data requirements in logistics support planning documents.

For the GS-09 Position :

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-07) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following

1) Demonstrating a thorough understanding of technical manual and publication authoring software and tools (e.g., Arbortext, EAGLE Publishing Systems, Quicksilver, etc.);

2) Developing, authoring, and/or managing technical manuals and publications for an assigned aircraft platform; and

3) Communicating, both orally and in writing, complex technical data requirements in order to convey data issues and restrictions for assigned program(s), negotiating changes in data requirements, evaluating contractor inputs, and making recommendations to decision authority, engineers, logisticians, private contractors, vendors, and personnel at all levels of maintenance management.

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

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 the GS-11 Position :

Successfully a 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.

For the GS-09 Position :

Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree.

OR

Successfully completed two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree.

OR

Obtained an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled.

Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

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.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

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:

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:

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.