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Summary You will serve as a MARINE CARGO SPECIALIST in the PLANNING BRANCH (CODE 2811); LOGISTICS SUPPORT DIV (CODE 281); DETACHMENT YORKTOWN (CODE 28) of NMCLANT DET YORKTOWN VA. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. GS-07: $50,703 - $65,917 GS-09: $62,020 - $80,624 Responsibilities You will plan, schedule and progress all waterfront workload in support of Detachment Yorktown. You will be responsible for the daily and long-range scheduling of cargo and manpower and developing loading plans for assigned ships. You will be planning and scheduling the required equipment and support from other functional units, to ensure the sequential flow of cargo to dockside is uninterrupted. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-09: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: Experience preparing cargo stowage plans, overseeing loading, stowage, and discharge operations to make certain that they conform to preliminary plans, or authorizing necessary changes and preparing final plans; Experience evaluating all ammunition in regard to weight, configuration and stowage classification; Experience recognizing vessel types, related terminology and capabilities; Experience reading blueprints, drawings and specifications, and the Maritime Commission, "Stowage and Capacity Booklet"; Experience preparing and maintaining a master workload schedule, and planning and progress reports for all waterfront work; Experience investigating and analyzing a variety of unusual cargo handling problems, questions, or conditions associated with general issues about ordnance handling programs or operations; Experience interpreting marine rules and regulations and the ability to plan, direct, organize, and coordinate cargo handling activities. GS-07: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: Experience assisting in layout planning, ship-loading, and cargo handling; Experience assisting preparing and maintaining a master workload schedule, and planning and progress reports for all waterfront work; Experience assisting investigating operations and practices and resolve problems, and establishing and maintaining effective work relationships; Experience providing pre-loading instructions to assure proper space, capability and stability is achieved for all cargos loads; Experience interpreting and applying policies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Marine Cargo Series 2161 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 SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position: GS-09: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related GS-07: 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements. If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information The position often requires overtime hours with little to no notice. 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. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. 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 Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under the specific hiring authority addressed in the Summary section of this announcement. 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. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.