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. Responsibilities You will provide contractual and quality oversight of the Government contracted Ship building and repair efforts conducted by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), and other such ship construction and repair efforts. You will conduct product verification inspection (PVI), in-process inspections, perform procedures evaluations (PE) and audits across multiple production areas. You will be responsible for monitoring the capability of the builder's processes, regularly auditing their in-process execution, and inspecting the final products produced. You will be responsible for utilizing specialized electronic databases providing detailed and retrievable documentation of all quality and performance aspects directly observed. You will be responsible for preparing and monitoring surveillance plans, sampling criteria for the fabrication, installation, activation, testing and trials of numerous shipboard systems. You will be responsible for monitoring corrective actions to assure product delivered adheres to referenced standards, corrective actions prove successful and adequate to prevent recurrence. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) 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 quality assurance functions related to shipboard mechanical system(s), construction, maintenance, test, repairs or operations initiatives or efforts." Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) and IOR: Quality Assurance Series 1910 (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 Education may be substituted for experience as follows: Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree; OR Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled; OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. Additional Information This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. 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. 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.