Equipment Specialist Security Clearance

Position: EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Location: Crane

Duties
* You will conduct on-site safety, maintenance and Code compliance evaluations of boilers, water heaters, and unfired pressure vessels (UPV).
* You will certify existing equipment for continued use and recommend new installations for acceptance by the government.
* You will conduct on-site investigations to determine the condition of equipment, cause of inefficient operation, failure, malfunction, or accident.
* You will review all plant operating logs, prior inspection reports, repair documentation, feedwater tests and treatment logs to evaluate the condition of the equipment and plan efficiency.
* You will ensure plant personnel completed all preliminary cleaning and safety precautions per instructions, including but not limited to, inspection of steam and watersides of the boiler, tubes, refractory, and gas-side baffle.
* You will direct the performance of acceptance tests and evaluate all newly installed/constructed boilers, boiler plants, heating plants, utility plants, waste heat plants, and unfired pressure vessels. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a US Citizen.
* Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
* Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
* New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
* Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
* Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
* Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
* You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
* You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
* You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
* This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
* You may at any time be assigned to a similar position at any site or workstation within the commuting area. Qualifications This position has a Selective Placement Factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is:
You must possess a valid Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM) Certificate of Competency and a current Boiler Inspector License issued by Senior NAVFACENGCOM Boiler Inspector.

NOTE:

You must submit a copy of your certificate and current license with your application package. A copy of a Boiler Inspector License that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement. In addition to meeting the Selective Placement Factor, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Conducting on-site safety, maintenance and Code compliance evaluations of boilers, water heaters, and unfired pressure Vessels (UPV);
2) Conducting on-site investigations to determine the cause of inefficient operations, failures, malfunctions and causes of accidents;
3) Performing diagnostic tests to determine cause of equipment failure and recommendations for correction; and
4) Using computer software to provide inspection reports. Additional qualification…