WATERFRONT OPERATIONS MANAGER

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Rota; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fleet Forces Command seeks a Waterfront Operations Manager in the Waterfront Operations Department at FWD Deployed Reg Maint Ctr Det Rota, Spain.

You will lead maintenance planning, execution, and evaluation for assigned ships, coordinating with project managers and shipbuilding specialists to ensure timely repair and overhaul work. The role requires expertise in fiscal/resource strategies, maintenance management, and providing leadership in a multi-team environment across naval facilities.

Qualifications

• Resume must show at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-13 level or pay band in federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience.
• Specialized experience must include: implementing fiscal/resource strategies to overcome ship maintenance barriers; reviewing technical evaluations to resolve ship repair issues; evaluating maintenance management approaches to make authoritative modification recommendations.
• Additional qualification information can be found at OPM General Schedule qualification standards.
• Experience includes paid and unpaid work, including volunteers, that demonstrate relevant competencies.

Responsibilities

• Be the Division Head responsible for planning, execution, and evaluation of maintenance work.
• Develop long-term process improvement objectives and implement resource strategies to overcome barriers.
• Coordinate with project managers, shipbuilding specialists, and others to monitor progress of maintenance for assigned ships.
• Resolve conflicts between maintenance teams and ships force personnel.
• Provide timely responses to data calls from higher authority or customers.
• Participate in CNRMC initiatives and enterprise process improvement efforts as directed.
• Determine short-term priorities daily and assign workload to subordinates.
• Act as the liaison between detachment Rota departments and local commands for repair/overhaul coordination.
• Participate in and brief on advanced planning for ship availabilities.

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a WATERFRONT OPERATIONS MANAGER in the WATERFRONT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of FWD DEPLOYED REG MAINT CTR DET ROTA, Rota, Spain.

Summary

You will serve as a WATERFRONT OPERATIONS MANAGER in the WATERFRONT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of FWD DEPLOYED REG MAINT CTR DET ROTA, Rota, Spain.

Duties

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• You will be the Division Head responsible for managing, supervising and administering the planning, execution and evaluation of all maintenance work.
• You will develop long-term process improvement objectives and implement fiscal or personnel resource strategies to overcome barriers to efficient maintenance planning and execution.
• You will monitor progress and adherence to the planning, budgeting, and execution maintenance process involved with assigned ships through coordinating the efforts of project managers, shipbuilding specialists, and others.
• You will resolve areas of technical or managerial conflicts between maintenance teams and ships force personnel.
• You will provide accurate and timely responses to data calls from higher authority or customers associated with department ships.
• You will participate, when directed, in and provide input for Commander, Naval Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) initiatives, such as Executive Steering Committee, Maintenance Continuous Improvement Team (MCIT), and global process improvement.
• You will determine short term priorities and work to be accomplished on a daily basis to satisfy mission and assign workload to applicable subordinates.
• You will be the contact between detachment Rota departments and other local commands for problem solving, coordination and establishing priority for all repair, modernization and overhaul work.
• You will participate in and provide briefings on advanced planning and execution of assigned ships availabilities.

Requirements

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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. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• This is an overseas position. You will be subject to and must be able to satisfy the overseas requirements of the 26Jul12 DODI 1400.25 V1230: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025v1230.pdf
• If eligible for permanent change of station, the appointee will be required to sign a transportation agreement to establish a Government time in service requirement of 12 months.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• May be required to obtain a VISA dependent on the overseas country's laws/regulations.
• You will be required to sign the Statement of Understanding for Overseas Employment acknowledging receipt and understanding of the statement of living and working conditions for this location.
• 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 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.
• This position is considered Key/Non-Combat Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support of the expeditionary requirements in other than combat or combat support situations.
• 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 will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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) Implementing fiscal resource strategies to overcome barriers to ship maintenance execution; 2) Reviewing technical evaluations to resolve issues in problem areas of ship repair; 3) Evaluating the effectiveness of maintenance management approaches to make authoritative recommendations regarding modifications. Note: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

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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.

Additional Information

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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/workingin- government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/careertransition/

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.

If you are a dual citizen, please identify the countries of citizenship. The NATO Status of Forces Agreement prohibits employment in the U.S. Civilian Component in a host nation of any person who holds dual citizenship of the U.S. and the host nation. For example: A person who holds both Italian and U.S. citizenship may not be employed in the U.S. Civilian Component in Italy; however, that person is not prohibited by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement from employment in the U.S. civilian Component in another NATO host nation of which (s)he does not hold citizenship.

The work requires physical exertion and recurring ship inspections, in which there is a considerable amount of walking, stooping, bending, and climbing in and out of ship spaces and compartments, up and down ladders on ships, in tanks and in shops areas.

Work is performed in both an office setting and aboard naval vessels and industrial facilities/production shops that involve moderate risk and require safety equipment and precautions.

Regular and recurring ship inspections provide exposure to discomforts such as high noise levels, high temperatures, substandard living conditions, and adverse weather conditions.

Education

No minimum education requirements for this position.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single