Ship Maintenance and Repair Officer - SME (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Summary

Serve as the leading technical expert for Maintenance and Repair for the Ready Reserve Force Fleet of ships. Ensure readiness is overall fleet readiness within the assigned period. Establish fleet wide guidance for shipboard readiness and the lead technical authority on all requirements, standards, and specifications.

Duties

As Ship Maintenance and Repair Officer, you will: Provides program direction and analysis to assure the compliance of subsidized or federally insured ship operators to national programs, policies, regulations which govern the repair, maintenance, survey, and inspection of ships under Title XI programs. Maintains responsiveness in recommending approval or disapproval of applications for Title XI aid with respect to operational capability and operating costs. Participates in, or represents the Director, Office of Ship Operations, and the Maritime Administration in conferences and negotiations with management and labor officials of the maritime industry, other government agencies and within the MARAD staff, such as the shipping coordinating meetings, mobilization, and National Shipping Authority planning, NATO military and civilian exercises, and MARAD policy or Action Group meetings. Develops and maintains an interface between the National Shipping Authority and industry, labor, and government for the Executive Director. Prepares and delivers briefings and speeches to various interested government and citizen groups as to detail and scope of the Administration's programs under the Office of Ship Operations. IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT: Proven engineering leader with at least 10 years' experience managing all maintenance and repair aspects of a fleet of ships. Requirements

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed). BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience managing and directing comprehensive, large-scale ship maintenance, repair, and activation programs for a fleet of national defense or commercial vessels. Experience formulating multi-million-dollar maritime budgets and administering complex ship management contracts and federal agreements. Experience collaborating with high-level inter-agency partners and developing uniform engineering standards and policies across a maritime enterprise. 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: Acts as engineering authority on maintenance and repair functions including issuance of regulations, instructions and standards governing the conduct of condition surveys, inspections, dry-docking, maintenance, and repair of all ships in which MARAD has an interest Organizational Awareness: Ensures that standard procedures to preserve and maintain the hull, machinery, and equipment of RRF vessels during lay-up are generated, reviewed, and updated as necessary to include modifications to vessels and to reflect improved preservation methods. Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance. 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/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

No education required for this position. How You Will Be Evaluated

DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. All applicants: Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing “Phase I” will move on to the “Phase II” of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). You may preview questions for this vacancy. Other Information

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, [email protected]. To learn more, please visit our page at: The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportation This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.