Marine Investigator

U.S. Coast Guard; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans, LA, seeks a Marine Investigator at the GS-1801-13 level in the Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV), INCOE.

The role requires a solid federal background and expertise in marine casualty investigations to lead complex inquiries. Qualifications include one year of specialized experience at GS-12, plus a Marine Casualty Investigator Qualification and timely requalification, with emphasis on international coordination and adherence to

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in the federal sector.
• Experience providing technical expertise and leadership in marine casualty investigations.
• Must hold, or have previously held, a Marine Casualty Investigator Qualification and meet all requirements to requalify within six months of onboarding.
• Volunteer experience credit can be counted toward qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical expertise and leadership in marine casualty investigations.
• Investigating merchant mariner negligence, misconduct, and incompetence.
• Working with international investigators to conduct investigations of international marine casualties and accidents.
• Interpreting laws, treaties, conventions, regulations, and directives relating to vessel navigation, vessel inspection and vessel manning and pollution prevention.

Skills

Marine casualty investigations

Investigation leadership

Interpreting laws & regulations

International collaboration

Job description

This vacancy is for a GS-1801-13, Marine Investigator located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV), Investigations National Center of Expertise (INCOE) in New Orleans, LA.

To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis.

• Providing technical expertise and leadership in marine casualty investigations.
• Investigating merchant mariner negligence, misconduct, and incompetence.
• Working with international investigators to conduct investigations of international marine casualties and accidents.
• Interpreting laws, treaties, conventions, regulations, and directives relating to vessel navigation, vessel inspection and vessel manning and pollution prevention.

AND Qualification: Must hold, or have previously held, a Marine Casualty Investigator Qualification and be able to meet all requirements to requalify within six months of onboarding.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.