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NUCLEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INSPECTOR(SHIPS) LEADER

United States Fleet Forces Command

Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VAFull-time / Temporary$50.34–58.73/hrPosted today

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At a glance

Compensation
$50.34–58.73/hr
Location
Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Nuclear Electrical Systems Inspector (Ships) Leader serves in the Nuclear Inspection Division at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The role ensures inspection plans, materials, and tools are available; performs and checks electrical and related inspections; leads inspectors; maintains inspection records; and conducts surveillance to verify compliance with applicable directives.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

InspectionElectrical TheoryElectronic TheoryElectrical DrawingsElectrical EquipmentHand Tool UseInspection LeadershipMaterial TraceabilityWorkmanship EvaluationElectrical Instruments

Qualifications

Trade and Labor Qualifications

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a NUCLEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INSPECTOR (SHIPS) LEADER in the Quality Assurance Office (Code 130), Nuclear Inspection Division (Code 139), Receipt Inspection & Electrical Branch (Code 1393) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

  • You will ensure that needed plans, materials, and tools are available.
  • You will check inspections while in progress and when finished.
  • You will perform electronic, electrical, and electro-mechanical inspections, pre-arrival and material condition assessment inspections.
  • You will lead inspectors on a regular and recurring basis during the performance of their duties.
  • You will maintain records of inspections performed, results of these inspections and corrective action taken in accordance with local directives.
  • You will perform surveillances of ongoing or completed work to ensure compliance with all applicable directives.

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO LEAD OR SUPERVISE Experience performing electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical inspections, pre-arrival and material condition assessment inspections, in-process, product, pre-test, test inspections, certification and acceptance of completed work reviews on nuclear reactor plant, refueling, and overhaul work; Experience ensuring proper material control and traceability is maintained and independently initiating and authorizing rejection of workmanship, components, materials, and procedures that do not meet specifications: Experience performing receipt inspection, pre-use inspection and marking verification of naval nuclear material Experience utilizing electrical and electronic theory and instruments. Experience performing surveillance of ongoing or completed work to ensure compliance with all applicable directives Experience authorizing rejection of workmanship, components, materials, and procedures that do not meet specifications Experience inspecting work products and determining work sequence for inspections to ensure work products are within acceptable standards, specifications, or requirements; Experience checking for compliance with accepted trade practices and making determinations to accept or reject work products. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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. 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. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following job elements: ABILITY TO LEAD OR SUPERVISE ABILITY TO USE AND MAINTAIN HAND TOOLS (ELECTRICAL WORK) ABILITY TO USE ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICAL PRACTICES (THEORETICAL, PRECISE, ARTISTIC) THEORY AND INSTRUMENTS (ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC) USED IN SHOP AND TRADE PRACTICES You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility and qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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. Temporary promotions may be extended up to 5 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations. Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be made permanent without further competition. Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be terminated at any time before the established not-to-exceed date.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,063 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$50.34–58.73/hr
  • Virginia median$25–35/hr26 hourly ranges
  • US median$26–31/hr825 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $54.54/hr, is 78% above the Virginia median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the top quarter of Quality Assurance hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 143 open Quality Assurance jobs in Virginia and 5,063 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (3,880 postings).
Education
1,733 of the 5,063 open Quality Assurance jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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