MARINE INSPECTOR (SENIOR VERIFYING OFFICER), GS-1801-13 WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE
Department of Homeland Security
Staten Island NY 10301 US
Duties This role serves as the Marine Inspector Senior Verifying Officer in order to implement the unit's Marine Inspector qualification program, and serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical expertise, training leadership and compliance of duties related to maritime safety, vessel inspection, and vessel manning laws, regulations, treaties and international conventions. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: * Conducting reviews of vessel's plans, safety management systems and operating systems to determine compliance with regulations and applicable standards.
* Instructing on and conducting all inspections required concerning vessel navigation, intra-vessel communication, alarms, lifesaving, firefighting, and pollution prevention systems on a vessel to ensure proper operation and compliance with applicable standards.
* Instructing on and conducting all inspections of vessel's hull including the hull envelope, internal structural members, protrusions, fittings, appendages, special tanks, holding areas, special use structure, and structural fire protection to ensure that they are in sound condition.
* Instructing on and conducting all inspections needed of vessel's machinery, including propulsion equipment, control machinery, auxiliary machinery, special deck, vessel pumping equipment, damage and fire control machinery, electrical and power systems, piping, transfer and monitoring systems to ensure that they are in safe operating condition and are in compliance with applicable design, installation, and operational standards.
* Serving as the inspection team leader or specialty team leader in instances of extremely complex or large domestic vessel inspection projects, responsible for assigning portions of the inspection workload to lower-level and trainee civilian or military inspectors, reviewing technical decisions rendered and consolidating and discussing the team findings with vessel owners or representatives.
* Ensuring that required inspection documentation is prepared and appropriate orders drafted specifying any required changes, repairs or operational limitations for the vessel and its equipment.
* Serving as the senior expert on complex vessel inspection issues, responsible for training, assessing the inspection qualifications and formally certifying the completed portions of on-the-job training for assigned civilian and military Marine Inspectors; performing inspections and approvals of vessels based on these certifications.
* Organizing, implementing, and evaluating all products associated with the Marine Inspector Performance Support Architecture (MIPSA). The physical demands of marine inspection are significant. The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, entering confined spaces, prolonged periods of walking in a stooped position, and crouching, stretching and reaching to properly inspect internal spaces and systems. Requirements Conditions of Employment * U.S. Citizenship is required. * The position requires a valid state driver's license. * Applicant is required to meet the medical requirements of the position. * Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 grade level (in the federal service). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience may include: providing technical expertise and training to new inspectors, providing input to program planning, and assisting on special more complex projects (ex.- inspections of foreign flagged vessels under the Port State Control program); developing strategies to train staff through both written and oral examinations; conducting and/or serving as a lead inspector on marine inspections for a variety of vessels (i.e., passenger, commercial, freight, towing vessels determining compliance with US and International laws); preparing, drafting and delivering briefings, technical analyses and Marine Inspector qualification presentations; providing recommendations to supervisors, sector commanders and district level command staffs pertaining to ongoing inspections and examinations. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans , Peace Corps / VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 571-607-2499. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your résumé and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education and training will be rated using the on-line assessment to place you in one of three categories. The necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this job are: * Knowledge of the laws, treaties, conventions, regulations, and directives relating to vessel navigation, vessel inspection, vessel manning, operating systems and pollution prevention. * Knowledge of classification society rules, standards of industry and professional engineering societies. * Knowledge of a broad range of vessel hull and equipment systems associated with lifesaving, fire protection, navigation, ventilations, watertight integrity, pollution prevention, cargo containment and transfer. * Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories: 1. Best-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate high proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all Selective Placement Factors (SPF) and appropriate Quality Ranking Factors (QRF) as determined by the job analysis. 2. Well-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrates acceptable profi
* Instructing on and conducting all inspections required concerning vessel navigation, intra-vessel communication, alarms, lifesaving, firefighting, and pollution prevention systems on a vessel to ensure proper operation and compliance with applicable standards.
* Instructing on and conducting all inspections of vessel's hull including the hull envelope, internal structural members, protrusions, fittings, appendages, special tanks, holding areas, special use structure, and structural fire protection to ensure that they are in sound condition.
* Instructing on and conducting all inspections needed of vessel's machinery, including propulsion equipment, control machinery, auxiliary machinery, special deck, vessel pumping equipment, damage and fire control machinery, electrical and power systems, piping, transfer and monitoring systems to ensure that they are in safe operating condition and are in compliance with applicable design, installation, and operational standards.
* Serving as the inspection team leader or specialty team leader in instances of extremely complex or large domestic vessel inspection projects, responsible for assigning portions of the inspection workload to lower-level and trainee civilian or military inspectors, reviewing technical decisions rendered and consolidating and discussing the team findings with vessel owners or representatives.
* Ensuring that required inspection documentation is prepared and appropriate orders drafted specifying any required changes, repairs or operational limitations for the vessel and its equipment.
* Serving as the senior expert on complex vessel inspection issues, responsible for training, assessing the inspection qualifications and formally certifying the completed portions of on-the-job training for assigned civilian and military Marine Inspectors; performing inspections and approvals of vessels based on these certifications.
* Organizing, implementing, and evaluating all products associated with the Marine Inspector Performance Support Architecture (MIPSA). The physical demands of marine inspection are significant. The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, entering confined spaces, prolonged periods of walking in a stooped position, and crouching, stretching and reaching to properly inspect internal spaces and systems. Requirements Conditions of Employment * U.S. Citizenship is required. * The position requires a valid state driver's license. * Applicant is required to meet the medical requirements of the position. * Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 grade level (in the federal service). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience may include: providing technical expertise and training to new inspectors, providing input to program planning, and assisting on special more complex projects (ex.- inspections of foreign flagged vessels under the Port State Control program); developing strategies to train staff through both written and oral examinations; conducting and/or serving as a lead inspector on marine inspections for a variety of vessels (i.e., passenger, commercial, freight, towing vessels determining compliance with US and International laws); preparing, drafting and delivering briefings, technical analyses and Marine Inspector qualification presentations; providing recommendations to supervisors, sector commanders and district level command staffs pertaining to ongoing inspections and examinations. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans , Peace Corps / VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 571-607-2499. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your résumé and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education and training will be rated using the on-line assessment to place you in one of three categories. The necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this job are: * Knowledge of the laws, treaties, conventions, regulations, and directives relating to vessel navigation, vessel inspection, vessel manning, operating systems and pollution prevention. * Knowledge of classification society rules, standards of industry and professional engineering societies. * Knowledge of a broad range of vessel hull and equipment systems associated with lifesaving, fire protection, navigation, ventilations, watertight integrity, pollution prevention, cargo containment and transfer. * Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories: 1. Best-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate high proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all Selective Placement Factors (SPF) and appropriate Quality Ranking Factors (QRF) as determined by the job analysis. 2. Well-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrates acceptable profi