General Engineer

Naval Supply Systems Command; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT in Mechanicsburg, PA seeks a General Engineer. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 or equivalent, with demonstrated ability to manage information, budgets, and engineering projects.

Responsibilities include organizing information, administering programs, communicating clearly in writing, and applying sound resource management to support national interests and mission success.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent.
• Identifies needs, gathers and organizes information for management.
• Manages programs and resources, ensures accountability and mission focus.
• Analyzes problems, evaluates alternatives, and recommends solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identifies information needs and maintains information systems.
• Prepares and administers the program budget; applies financial principles.
• Communicates information clearly in written form.
• Manages programs and resources to ensure accountability and mission success.
• Identifies and analyzes problems and recommends solutions.
• Applies engineering methods to develop, schedule, coordinate, monitor, and manage projects.

Skills

Information management

Budgeting

Technical writing

Program management

Problem solving

Engineering projects

Job description

You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER of NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

1. Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. Determines its importance, accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
2. Understands the organization's financial processes. Prepares, justifies, and administers the program budget. Applies sound resource management principles, business or industry best practices, and applicable policies, regulations, and laws to support operations.
3. Conveys written information in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience, using correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Expresses thoughts persuasively and uses effective modes to reinforce message retention.
4. Manages programs and fosters an environment that administers all resources in a manner that instills public trust while accomplishing the mission. Monitors progress and evaluate outcomes to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and ensures sound management processes and procedures are in place, ensuring that national interests are well served. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.
5. Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; seeks/generates and evaluates alternative perspectives/solutions; makes timely/effective recommendations, based on potential implications of findings or conclusions. Critically evaluates to identify the causes of problems, and chooses courses of action that balance the interests of the mission and stakeholders.
6. Applies principles, methods, tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and managing engineering projects and resources, including technical performance.

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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.