Professional Qualification Evaluator

PenBay Technology Group; Martinsville (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PenBay Technology Group seeks a qualified Professional Qualification Evaluator to support the United States Coast Guard with full-time administrative and evaluation duties. The role emphasizes Level III PQE proficiency and review of merchant mariner endorsements.

Responsibilities include verifying application requirements, assessing curricular qualifications, and determining if AI or medical reviews are needed, with the Government PQE trainer ensuring current guidance.

Qualifications

• Experience with curriculum assessment is preferred.
• Knowledge of maritime domain is preferred.
• Proven ability to meet performance standards in evaluating complex work.

Responsibilities

• Verify receipt of general application requirements.
• Verify professional requirements for merchant mariner endorsements.
• Recommend issuance of MMCs for fully qualified applicants.
• Determine if AI and medical reviews are required.

Skills

PQE Level III

Curriculum assessment

Maritime knowledge

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma

BA/BS with maritime curriculum

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

PenBay is seeking a qualified and detail-oriented Professional Qualification Evaluator to provide full-time support on technical support services to the United States Coast Guard.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

The Professional Qualification Evaluator must possess proficiency as a Level III Professional Qualification Evaluator, and must demonstrate successful completion of Level I, Level II, and Level III training courses provided by the Government in the work history and resume for review. Level III proficiency shall be determined through experience in reviewing units of work with a less than a 9% error rate.

Evaluators are responsible for verifying receipt of all general application requirements. Evaluators are responsible for verifying all professional requirements for the merchant mariner endorsements sought have been met and recommend issuance of MMCs and MMC endorsements for those fully qualified. Evaluators must determine if additional information (AI) and medical review are required. The Government PQE trainer is responsible for ensuring evaluators receive current training, process changes, and instructions for the purpose of evaluating merchant mariner applications.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

Curriculum assessment experience preferred

Professional Certifications

Required Training & Certification: Must demonstrate successful completion of Level I, Level II, and Level III training courses provided by the Government.

Required Proficiency: Must possess proficiency as a Level III Professional Qualification Evaluator. Level III proficiency will be verified through documented experience in reviewing units of work with a demonstrated error rate of less than 9%. The Government will use the procedures in outlined in “MCP-WI-NMC5-101 (07) PQEB Evaluator Process to Check Production” to verify documented experience.

Formal Education

High School Diploma, BA/BS with maritime curriculum preferred

Years of Professional Experience

Minimum of 8 years experience, 10 years preferred.

Desired Skills & Experience

curriculum development or familiarity with course design preferred

Required Technical and Business Tools Experience

Experience and knowledge working with the Microsoft Office suite of tools preferred.