LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Kittery (ME); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD seeks a Logistics Management Specialist to ensure lifecycle readiness of HM/E and Electronic/Combat systems through robust logistics support and documentation. You will lead complex logistics plans and coordinate with diverse engineering teams.

The role requires evaluating procedures, introducing strategic adjustments, and establishing new standards and metrics to improve reliability and safety in submarine programs.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience with ILS and CM across submarine availabilities.
• Experience overseeing MBPS and SCLSIS interfacing.
• Experience drafting LARs and DLs/DRs to document configuration deviations.

Responsibilities

• Direct, develop, and perform logistics management operations to ensure readiness of HM/E and Electronic/Combat systems through lifecycle, documentation, and supply support.
• Demonstrate written and oral communication skills to negotiate and articulate highly complex logistical support plans to diverse technical, engineering, and administrative audiences.
• Evaluate effectiveness of existing local logistics procedures, conceptualize strategic organizational adjustments, develop new technical standards and quality control metrics.

Skills

ILS/CM expertise

Logistics management

Communication skills

Quality control

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

3 years graduate education toward Ph.D.

LL.M. if related

Tools

MBPS database

SCLSIS database

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a Logistics Management Specialist in the Engineering Process Control Manager, Engineering and Planning Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• You will direct, develop, and perform logistics management operations to ensure the operational readiness of submarine Hull, Mechanical, Electrical (HM/E), and Electronic/Combat systems through lifecycle, documentation, and supply support.
• You will need written and oral communication skills to effectively negotiate and articulate highly complex logistical support plans to diverse technical, engineering, and administrative audiences.
• You will evaluate effectiveness of existing local logistics procedures, conceptualize strategic organizational adjustments, develop new technical standards and quality control metrics.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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 obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Qualifications

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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience assisting with managing highly complex ILS and CM functions across the full lifecycle of assigned submarine availabilities, serving as the definitive logistics technical authority.
• Experience overseeing the accuracy and completeness of logistical databases, such as Model Based Product Support (MBPS), ensuring seamless and error-free interfacing with the Ships Configuration and Logistics Support Information System (SCLSIS).
• Experience drafting, justifying, and processing highly technical LARs and DLs/DRs to formally document configuration deviations and legally bind engineering authorities.

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

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/logistics-management-series-0346/

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN

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 Substitution For GS-11 Position

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
• or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. Or equivalent doctoral degree
• or LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

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, comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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