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Summary You will serve as an Engineering Technician (Electrical) in the Lifting & Handling Technical Division, Deputy Lifting & Handling Department of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will provide technical coordination and direction to crane division personnel in matters pertaining to all operations of the Lifting and Handling Technical Division. You will conduct studies and prepare recommendations for changes and methods, techniques and facilities to improve effectiveness. You will review technical procedures and instructions to ensure that requirements are compatible with Lifting and Handling Technical Division capabilities. You will review Quality Assurance data and problems related to the Lifting and Handling Technical Division. You will perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience testing and developing new or modified engineering systems. Experience evaluating data and determining acceptability of equipment modifications, validity, test procedures and data, to improve effectiveness. Experience applying in-depth knowledge of technical engineering methods, applications, practices, and principles to work on concepts, and experimental projects pertaining to crane maintenance, crane engineering, crane quality assurance, and crane operations. Experience using job-relevant information systems and software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, automated research tools, database applications, and the Internet. Experience communicating orally and in writing, using correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling, to make presentations and prepare reports. GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting with testing and developing new or modified engineering systems. Experience assisting with testing and developing new or modified engineering systems. Experience assisting with evaluating data and determining acceptability of equipment modifications, validity, test procedures and data, to improve effectiveness. Experience applying knowledge of technical engineering methods, applications, practices, and principles to work on concepts, and experimental projects pertaining to crane maintenance, crane engineering, crane quality assurance, and crane operations. Experience using job-relevant information systems and software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, automated research tools, database applications, and the Internet. Experience communicating orally and in writing, using correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling, to make presentations and prepare reports. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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 There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-11 grade level. For the GS-09 grade level: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/stude nts/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR Successful completion of a master's degree that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. 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. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. 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 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. 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. 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.