Professional Qualification Evaluator (PQE)

Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc. / Sugpiat Family of Companies; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sugpiat Group is recruiting a Professional Qualification Evaluator (PQE) to review and process merchant mariner applications for MMCs and endorsements. The role requires Level III PQE proficiency and completion of Government-provided Level I–III training, with meticulous evaluation and adherence to government procedures.

Based in Martinsburg, WV with onsite/remote options, this full-time position emphasizes quality, timely decisions, and the issuance of credentials for fully qualified applicants

Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency as a Level III Professional Qualification Evaluator.
• Successful completion of Government-provided Level I–III Professional Qualification Evaluator training courses.
• Documented experience reviewing units of work with an error rate of less than 9%.
• Ability to verify application requirements and assess professional qualifications for merchant mariner credentials and endorsements.
• Ability to identify applications requiring additional information or medical review.
• Ability to follow Government procedures, instructions, and established quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, screen, and process merchant mariner applications for MMCs and endorsements.
• Verify receipt of all general application requirements.
• Evaluate applications to confirm that all professional requirements for the requested endorsements have been met.
• Recommend issuance of MMCs and endorsements for applicants who meet all applicable requirements.
• Determine when additional information (AI) or medical review is required.
• Apply current Government training, processing changes, and instructions when evaluating merchant mariner applications.
• Maintain accurate and complete evaluation records in accordance with applicable Government procedures.
• Meet established quality and production standards for application evaluations.

Skills

Level III PQE proficiency

PQE training completion I-III

Error rate <9% in evaluations

Verify requirements for MMCs/endorse

Identify AI/medical review needs

Follow government procedures & quality

Job description

Professional Qualification Evaluator (PQE)

Location: Onsite/Remote - Martinsburg, WV

Schedule: Full-Time

Salary Range: To be determined

Position Overview

Sugpiat Group is seeking a Professional Qualification Evaluator (PQE). This position supports the review, evaluation, screening, and processing of merchant mariner applications for Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs) and endorsements. The successful candidate must possess Level III Professional Qualification Evaluator proficiency and have successfully completed the Government-provided Level I, Level II, and Level III evaluator training courses. The evaluator will verify application completeness, assess professional qualification requirements, identify cases requiring additional information or medical review, and recommend issuance of credentials for fully qualified applicants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, screen, and process merchant mariner applications for MMCs and endorsements.
• Verify receipt of all general application requirements.
• Evaluate applications to confirm that all professional requirements for the requested merchant mariner endorsements have been met.
• Recommend issuance of MMCs and endorsements for applicants who meet all applicable requirements.
• Determine when additional information (AI) or medical review is required.
• Apply current Government training, processing changes, and instructions when evaluating merchant mariner applications.
• Maintain accurate and complete evaluation records in accordance with applicable Government procedures.
• Meet established quality and production standards for application evaluations.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency as a Level III Professional Qualification Evaluator.
• Successful completion of Government-provided Level I, Level II, and Level III Professional Qualification Evaluator training courses.
• Documented experience reviewing units of work with an error rate of less than 9%.
• Ability to verify application requirements and assess professional qualifications for merchant mariner credentials and endorsements.
• Ability to identify applications requiring additional information or medical review.
• Ability to follow Government procedures, instructions, and established quality standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reviewing and processing merchant mariner credential applications.
• Familiarity with U.S. Coast Guard mariner credentialing processes and requirements.
• Experience identifying incomplete applications, additional information requirements, and cases requiring medical review.
• Experience working in a quality-controlled, production-based application review environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sugpiat Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Offer is contingent upon contract award.