ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (PROJECT MANAGER)

Summary You will serve as an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (PROJECT MANAGER) in the Executive Support Office, Code 1100, Security Office, Code 1120, Technical Branch, Code 1125 of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will develop, implement and oversee plans for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Police and Fire communications, cabling, site specific lighting, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), audio, fiber optic and peripheral systems. You will conduct site surveys, planning and estimating, oversight and management of repair, installation, maintenance, design, modification, research and development of IDS, AACS, CCTV and communication systems

• for nuclear and non-nuclear systems. You will provide technical guidance and technical leadership with comparative freedom from supervision You will prepare specifications and provide directions for the procurement of security equipment and services associated with assigned projects. You will ensure specifications describe completely the material, operating parameters, and any special requirements to permit competitive bidding. You will provide technical guidance for and prepare procedures for conducting tests on various electrical equipment and systems. You will establish all operational parameters such as voltage, amperage, speed, wattage / horsepower, etc., required to demonstrate proper performance and reliability. You will provide technical guidance for preparation of lists on drawings required to execute complex projects. You will perform engineering analysis and calculations associated with project designs. You will provide all electrical drawings, special racks and equipment and modifications to install a specific system in a specified space. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-11 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 : Experience in design and technical knowledge of engineering aspects unique to electronic systems; Experience in special interface and control requirements associated with accomplishment of design work; Experience in electrical installations to include, but not limited to, power distribution, lighting, electrical service, emergency generators and electrical systems and components; Experience in preparing and interpreting engineering drawings and technical documents for complex security systems; Experience investigating and analyzing any of a variety of electrical problems and providing corrective action recommendations with ongoing assessment projects to ensure overall program effectiveness; Experience developing detailed preventative maintenance program, work, test and quality assurance / control procedures for the division's cognizant systems in accordance with regulations, policies and instructions. GS-09 Experience in design and technical knowledge of engineering aspects unique to electronic systems; Experience in special interface and control requirements associated with accomplishment of design work; Experience in electrical installations to include, but not limited to, power distribution, lighting, electrical service, emergency generators and electrical systems and components; Experience in preparing and interpreting engineering drawings and technical documents for complex security systems. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following : . Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website : AND Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual : Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must : (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics : (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at : OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit : OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. And experience and education requirements : GS-11 successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. or successfully completed three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. GS-09 I have successfully completed a 5 year program of study of at least 160 semester hours leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering and have one year of appropriate professional experience that required and was characterized by 1) professional knowledge of engineering, 2) professional ability to apply such knowledge to engineering problems, and 3) positive and continuing development of professional knowledge and ability. or successfully completed a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement, and I have one year of professional engineering experience that required and was characterized by 1) professional knowledge of engineering, 2) professional ability to apply such knowledge to engineering problems, and 3) positive and continuing development of professional knowledge and ability. or successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree. or successfully completed two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree. A combination of experience and education or graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and / or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information : The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at : PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants : To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application : 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link : Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizations, or possession of a license, certificate or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certification, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your application package.