Naval Architect

• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This vacancy is for a GS-0871-13, NAVAL ARCHITECT located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, USCG MARINE SAFETY CENTER in WASHINGTON, District of Columbia.

You will serve as an NAVAL ARCHITECT and be responsible for reviewing specifications, plans, and calculations for passenger vessels, towing vessels, cargo/industrial vessels, tank vessels, tank barges, and offshore supply vessels to ensure compliance with all applicable Coast Guard and international regulations, and to confirm that the vessels are safe for intended service with regard to structural adequacy, stability, arrangements, fire protection, lifesaving, pollution, cargo/passenger safety, and such other areas under the disciplines of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering that may be regulated.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:
Reviewing and evaluating design proposals of vessel structures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations administered by the Coast Guard. Providing technical support to MSC staff engineers, ship owners, operators, engineers, consulting engineers and system vendors, marine inspectors, and classification society representatives.

Reviewing loading configurations or stability assumptions and develops description of operating restrictions that ensures the vessel's stability is within the limits allowed by the standards applying to it. Interpreting, implementing, and advising on all laws, regulations, and other standards applicable to passenger vessels, towing vessels, cargo/industrial vessels, tank vessels, tank barges, and offshore supply vessels.

Representing the Marine Safety Center at national level meetings or in committees with other government agencies, technical societies, class societies, and maritime design standard organizations.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:
If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information

This position does 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. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.

Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. 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 U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).

College Transcript:
If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of…