TECHNICIAN

Summary You will serve as a Technician in the EOD Technology Assessment Branch (D33) Battle Lab Division (D3) of NAVSURFWARCEN IH DIV. The NT-04 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-11 and GS-12. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. Responsibilities You will support scientific and engineering activities: test and evaluation of EOD equipment to conceptualization, write test plans, coordinate assets and resources, field test, data collection and analysis, reporting, and briefing results. You will develop, evaluate, test, and maintain a wide range of specialized and unique laboratory and field test instrumentation and equipment as well as commercial off-the-shelf tools and specialized equipment. You will serve in a test support or test director role as assigned on projects and advises on equipment and EOD procedure technology within an assigned area. You will operate instrumentation and test equipment to support collection of test data. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-9/10 equivalency) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing technical engineering procedures to conduct demonstrations, assessments, or testing and evaluation of EOD tools and technology for an organization. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) 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 Additional 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. 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. 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. Work is mostly sedentary with some moderate activity required during laboratory or outdoor field operations. Incumbent must be able to pass the physical and meet qual/cert requirements to become certified as an explosives handler.