This vacancy is for a GS - 1801 - 13, Marine Inspector located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SECTOR VIRGINIA INSPECTIONS DIVISION. Duty location is in Norfolk, VA.
To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector. 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. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: 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. NOTE: Education can not be substituted for experience at this grade level. 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.
You will serve as a Marine Inspector and be responsible for the implementation of the unit's Marine Inspector qualification program and serves as a subject matter expert providing technical expertise and training leadership in the compliance duties of marine safety, vessel inspection, pollution prevention 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 technical reviews of vessel's plans, safety management systems, operating systems, vessel and crew documentation and certificates to determine compliance with regulations and applicable standards. Instructing on, conducting all inspections required concerning vessel navigation, intra-vessel communications, and alarms, lifesaving, firefighting, and pollution prevention systems. Serving as the inspection team leader or specialty team leader (e.g. machinery, hull), in instances of extremely complex or large domestic vessel inspection projects. Serving as unit's expert to develop in-house training, on the job training and qualification processes, as well as co-chair of unit's marine inspection qualification board. Working with Marine Inspector Training Officer (MITO) to make qualifications recommendations to unit's Marine Inspector/Port State Control Officer (MI/PSCO) certification authority after verifications of completion of relevant Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS), industry orientation/indoctrination and other mandatory prerequisite training.