Planner​/Estimator

Position: Planner/ Estimator
Summary

This vacancy is for aWD-4749-8, Planner/ Estimator located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OPERATING LOCATION-SFLC IOD NIE PROJECT MGMT SEC 1-ALAMEDA CA in ALAMEDA, California.

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Duties

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You will serve as a Planner/ Estimator and be responsible for planning for construction, maintenance, repair, or manufacturing projects by determining facilities, equipment, material, and numbers and categories of shop personnel required of Coast Guard assets in the assigned area of responsibility, and elsewhere when directed by IOD.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Providing estimates of Industrial Service Orders (ISO), which normally contain advanced work lists, design plans, manufacturing requests, preliminary man-time estimates, engineering plans, blue prints or drawings including specifications and material lists; and is directly responsible for ISO prioritization which requires experience in and knowledge of trade and labor work.
• Analyzing ISO's that normally contain advanced work lists, design plans, manufacturing requests, preliminary man-time estimates, engineering plans and specifications and material lists; and prepares overall preliminary schedules..
• Coordinating development of an estimate of labor and materials from shop supervisors as the circumstance dictates, or utilizes standard estimates created for repeat work items..
• Analyzing work to be accomplished in the light of accepted trade practices, pertinent specifications, drawings, and sketches.
• Creating and maintaining production schedules utilizing modern computer scheduling programs such as MS Project or Primavera.
• Estimating total man-time requirements, and details labor cost by shop, using engineered performance standards, when available, historical data, and by the application of knowledge acquired as a tradesman.
• Developing a database of estimates for common work items from historical data and applies these estimates when scheduling similar new work.
• Reviewing master production schedule to determine if an Industrial Production Facility (IPF) or an Industrial Production Detachment (IPD) has the available resources to complete the requested work by the desired completion date.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume:

-Social Security Number (SSN)

-Date of Birth (DOB)

-Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position)

-Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.

Key Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

A one-year probationary period may be required.

Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.

Selectee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license.

Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam.

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

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.

Qualifications

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.

Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements:

Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision

Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Includes Blueprint Reading)

Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc.

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