ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

• You will check all range structures, training equipment, and facilities for needed maintenance to keep ranges fully operational.
• You will conduct installation, modification, or repair of tactical buildings, interior and exterior walls, windows, stairwells, gates, doors, locking mechanisms, and a variety of training aids and props.
• You will operate the Close Quarter Combat Recording system to monitor and record training events, and initiates target and special-effect systems.
• You will operate, maintain, and repair range surveillance systems, target systems, improvised explosive device simulators, gunfire simulators, smoke generators, scents-of-war simulators, and communication equipment.
• You will assist in the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), emergency procedures, and other correspondence associated with programs.

Qualifications

Your resume must also 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: Experience with foundational mechanical and carpentry skills, maintaining tactical buildings, coordination of Range Safety Officers, deconflicting various exercises, operation and monitoring of surveillance networks and systems, and experience with maritime live fire range standards. - Experience demonstrating foundational mechanical and carpentry skills necessary to inspect, repair, and maintain MOUT tactical buildings, target mechanisms, and specialized training structures. - Experience coordinating directly with Range Safety Officers, deconflicting live exercises with base range operations, and strictly enforcing Surface Danger Zones (SDZs) and Explosive Safety Quantity Distances (ESQDs). - Experience operating and monitoring Close Quarter Combat Recording systems, surveillance networks, and target support mechanisms. - Experience utilizing NSW maritime live fire range standard operating procedures (SOPs), emergency response protocols, and facility compliance standards to ensure safe, orderly training operations. 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/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies. Other Information

This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. 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. May be required to travel on military or civilian aircraft or waterborne craft, deploy onboard ships, or serve at remote sites as required Must be a graduate of NSW Range Operations Safety Course or complete the training within 90 days after appointment Must qualify for a government driver's license for up to five-ton vehicles and 10-ton telescoping forklift within 90 days after appointment and renew as required May be required to travel on military or civilian aircraft or waterborne craft, deploy onboard ships, or serve at remote sites as required 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.