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Position Title
NAVAL ARCHITECT (STRUCTURES)
Agency
U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief
Announcement Number
ST-10465234-19-HM Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 to Friday, April 12, 2019
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you currently receiving an annuity for service as a federal civil servant?

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
(limit characters)
3. Are you currently employed as a permanent competitive service internal employee in the Department of the Navy (Navy or Marine Corps)?
  • Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career or career-conditional: Tenure 1 or 2 in box 24 AND
  • Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status in the competitive service: Position Occupied is 1 in box 34 (Unless you are on a permanent VRA appointment then it will show a 2 in box 34).
If eligible, you are strongly encouraged to provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, Notice of Personnel Action.

It is also acceptable to document the work experience that supports your eligibility claim in your resume.
 
NOTE: Your resume MUST include job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week, salary and pay plan and grade level e.g. GS-0201-09. 

Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible.
(limit characters)
4. Are you the spouse of a relocating Armed Forces member?  If yes, please confirm the following:

I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station.  I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal or
non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location. 

NOTE 1:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location.  If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action. 

NOTE 2:  You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Acceptable documentation of your preference eligibility includes at a minimum: A copy of the PCS orders authorizing you to accompany the service member to a new duty location, and your marriage certificate or license.
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Conditions of Employment
1. I am willing and able to submit to random drug testing (urinalysis) on a recurring basis. This position has been identified as a Test Designated Position (TDP) and I am willing and able to refrain from the use of illegal drugs as defined under federal law in the Controlled Substances Act and if requested, I will submit to urinalysis testing. Further, I am willing and able to sign a statement acknowledging the position is occupied as a TDP, and that I am subject to random drug testing as a condition of employment. (limit characters)
2. I am willing and able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). (limit characters)
3. I am willing and able to submit to a polygraph examination on a recurring basis. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the basic education requirement for the GS-0871, Professional Naval Architecture Series.
 
(limit characters)
2. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-0871-12, NAVAL ARCHITECT (STRUCTURES).
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Manage ship systems multi-disciplinary integrated project teams to facilitate completion of program objectives. (limit characters)
4. Conduct engineering or scientific studies and develop reports of findings for higher level review. (limit characters)
5. Manage technical reviews to ensure systems meet safety and reliability standards. (limit characters)
6. Oversee surface ship or undersea vessel requirements, specifications, system designs or analyses to ensure structural adequacy. (limit characters)
7. Design and evaluate designs for a variety of mechanical systems and equipment used aboard specialized floating, towed, or submerged marine structures. (limit characters)
8. Identify structural design or system problems and provide direction on corrective actions. (limit characters)
9. Prepare detailed work procedures, task sequences, instructions, or designs for naval architecture and engineering projects. (limit characters)
10. Analyze project schedules or project milestones to facilitate timely project completion. (limit characters)
11. Coordinate schedules with involved parties (e.g., project engineers, test site personnel and or organizations) to ensure efficiency with testing events. (limit characters)
12. Coordinate the work of other engineers within the division or program office. (limit characters)
13. Determine type and kind of resources needed (e.g., manpower, materials, equipment, technical knowledge) to complete engineering projects. (limit characters)
14. Advise organizational leadership in the development of solutions for naval architectural systems challenges. (limit characters)
15. Anticipate risks or problems in engineering proposals associated with ship systems design, construction, repair or overhaul efforts. (limit characters)
16. Conduct technical evaluations and analyses of ship systems structural deficiencies to recommend solutions. (limit characters)
17. Recommend methods to resolve structural system issues or deficiencies. (limit characters)
18. Discuss Ship or Ship System design issues in conferences or meetings with leaders. (limit characters)
19. Maintain relationships with customers to ensure quality of services, products, and processes. (limit characters)
20. Present information to defend and support concepts that are controversial or have little or no precedent. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
21. Do you certify that all of your responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate; and do you accept that if your supporting documentation does not support one or more of your responses to the questionnaire that your application may be rated lower or you may be removed from further consideration? (limit characters)