MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS OFFICER (SENIOR NSS COMMAND ADVISOR).

Naval Education and Training Command; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Education and Training Command in Norfolk seeks a command-experienced mariner education expert to support development of NSS curricula and Fleet proficiency.

You will advise senior officers on mariner skills training and supervise navigation and ship handling training to ensure high standards and realistic scenarios. A prior command assignment and extensive simulator experience are expected to mentor instructors and students effectively.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience showing mastery of navigation, seamanship, and ship handling with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience with bridge simulators or equivalent training tools to support student learning and assessment.
• Understanding of Navy surface ship operations and maneuvering characteristics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as command-experienced expert in navigation, seamanship, and ship handling to support NSS curricula development and Fleet proficiency.
• Advise Learning Site and SWSC command officers on mariner training matters.
• Monitor training quality and ensure high standards, realistic scenarios, and adherence by training personnel.
• Instruct Surface Division Officers, Department Heads, Executive Officers, Commanding Officers, and Major Commanders on navigation, seamanship, and ship handling.

Skills

Navigation mastery

Seamanship knowledge

Ship handling

Tools

Bridge simulators

Ship-handling simulators

Job description

• You will serve as a command experienced expert in all aspects of navigation, seamanship and ship handling to support development of NSS curricula and the advancement of Fleet NSS proficiency.
• You will advise the Learning Site Commanding Officer and SWSC Commanding Officer on all matters pertaining to mariner skills training.
• You will closely monitor and exercise advisory control over the training provided by SWSC and Integrate Navigation Seamanship, Ship handling training personnel provided by SWSC, ensuring high standards, realistic scenarios, and adherence.
• You will instruct Surface Division Officers, Department Heads, Executive Officers, Commanding Officers, and Major Commanders on navigation, seamanship and ship handling.

Duties

• You will serve as a command experienced expert in all aspects of navigation, seamanship and ship handling to support development of NSS curricula and the advancement of Fleet NSS proficiency.
• You will advise the Learning Site Commanding Officer and SWSC Commanding Officer on all matters pertaining to mariner skills training.
• You will closely monitor and exercise advisory control over the training provided by SWSC and Integrate Navigation Seamanship, Ship handling training personnel provided by SWSC, ensuring high standards, realistic scenarios, and adherence.
• You will instruct Surface Division Officers, Department Heads, Executive Officers, Commanding Officers, and Major Commanders on navigation, seamanship and ship handling.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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.
• Work requires physical exertion including standing for extended periods of time to lecture/train students with appropriate number of breaks to maintain instructor and student focus. The incumbent may embark on Navy vessels training requirements.

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) Resume must reflect the experience as a professional mariner that demonstrates a mastery of all aspects of the art and sciences of navigation, seamanship, and ship handling, in order to make decisions and recommendations significantly shaping Fleet training and SWSC policies. This position requires the incumbent to be an experienced, former U.S. Navy Officer or equivalent who has had Command of two or more surface combatants or one surface combatant and command of a Destroyer Squadron or equivalent with significant knowledge of navigation, seamanship, and ship handling principles, where this broad base of experience has prepared the incumbent to be able to teach, advise and mentor on all aspects of navigation, seamanship, and ship handling, including assessing student competencies in accordance with applicable guidance. 2) Resume must show extensive in-depth knowledge and experience utilizing bridge simulator/trainers, or similar ship handling simulators/trainers, understanding its operation, capabilities, and limitations, understanding advance ship handling principles, and U.S. Navy surface ship particulars and maneuvering characteristics of all U.S. Navy -ship classes.

  Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

  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

  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.

  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.

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.