PHYSICAL SCIENCE 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. GS-04 Salary: $41,591 - 54,071 GS-05 Salary: $46,533 - 60,494 Responsibilities You will make and interpret air, water, and surface radiation surveys in most, if not all, vessel and shipyard areas, posting areas, and arranging for erection of barriers. You will check out deviations from normal or anticipated radiation levels to determine if the deviations are transient, instrument in defective, shielding has moved, equipment or the area has higher than expected radiation levels. You will interpret work plans, drawings, specifications, and procedures pertaining to maintenance, overhaul, refueling, or alteration of nuclear vessels. You will implement radiological control procedures related to the storage, local transportation, and local treatment of small volumes of nuclear waste. You will gain familiarity with the work methods and procedures of a few skilled trades and the radiological control procedures for monitoring them. You will gain familiarity with accident and casualty prevention and control procedures, as well as detection and correction of routine deficiencies. You will gain understanding of the layout and functioning of the nuclear propulsion system for a few variations of particular vessel designs. You will maintain required Shipyard and radiological control technician qualifications as directed by the Head, Radiological Monitoring Division. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-05 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: conducting radiation control surveillance of activities, personnel, or materials to ensure radiological control inspection requirements are appropriately recorded, maintained, and met. GS-04 Your resume must demonstrate at least 6 months of general experience in physical science or a related field, and 6 months of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-03 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing basic radiological control checks to ensure results of analysis or documented procedures performed are correctly recorded in accordance with standardized procedures and 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/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311. 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 GS-05 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation, such as physical science, engineering, or any branch of mathematics, except financial and commercial mathematics.. GS-04 2 years above high school with courses related to the occupation, such as physical science, engineering, or any branch of mathematics, except financial and commercial mathematics. Additional Information 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. 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. 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.