RIGGING WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON)
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Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
The Department of the Navy is seeking a Rigging Worker to support dockyard operations at multiple sites, including San Diego and Pearl Harbor. The role involves rigging, crane signaling, and securing heavy loads in dry-docking and launching contexts.
You will work with journeymen riggers, perform safety checks, use protective equipment, and may be travel-constrained to CONUS sites. Relocation benefits may be provided to successful applicants.
Qualifications
- Proven rigging knowledge in docking operations.
- Ability to direct crane operations using standard signals.
- Experience ensuring loads are secure and balanced.
Responsibilities
- Work with riggers in dry docking and launching operations.
- Direct crane operations and signaling to control loads.
- Determine gear placement to keep loads secure and balanced.
- Perform spot checks to ensure rigging methods and safety practices.
- Use protective equipment and clothing for assigned tasks.
- Assist Journeymen Riggers in installation, removal, and repositioning of machinery.
Skills
Job description
You will serve as a RIGGING WORKER in the DEPARTMENT OF NAVY to include work sites of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Trident Refit Facility Bangor and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Applicants will only be considered for positions within their own UIC. For example: if you are within UIC 4523A, you will only be considered for positions within 4523A.
Open & closing dates 10/14/2025 to 10/13/2026
$24.71 to – $38.53 per hour Salary Information is Listed in the Additional Information Section
- Point Loma Complex, San Diego, CA
- San Diego, CA
- Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Oahu, HI
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME
- Philadelphia, PA
- Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
- Bangor, WA
- Bremerton, WA
- Everett, WA
No
No
Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—Relocation expenses (i.e. PCS) or relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations.
Multiple
Full-time
- Competitive
- Promotion potential
- None
- Job family (Series)
- 5210 Rigging
No
Other
No
No
- Yes
ST-12812974-26-BNK
- 847979900
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Current or former employees of a base management agency.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.
Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.
Current permanent employees of Norfolk NSY (UIC 42158), PHNSY & IMF (UIC 32253), Portsmouth NSY (UIC 39040), PSNS (UIC 4523A), TRF Bangor (UIC 68438), DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles, DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles.
- You will work with Riggers in dry docking and launching operations.
- You will direct operations of cranes and similar equipment capacities using standard signals.
- You will determine the placement of gear to assure loads are secure and balanced.
- You will perform spot checks to assure established rigging methods and safety practices are being followed.
- You will utilize protective equipment and clothing for work assignments.
- You will demonstrate proficient knowledge of rigging to assist Journeymen Riggers, or lead lesser skilled workers, in installation, removal, and repositioning of machinery, structural members of ships or buildings, heavy equipment or other loads.
- 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
- 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 may be a bargaining unit position.
- You may be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
- 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.
- A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You may be subject to random drug testing.
- You may 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.
- Work may be performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You may be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
- This position may require exposure to high noise levels.
- 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 may be 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.
Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below.
This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION.
Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements
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.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Salary is based on geographical location and is subject to change with the annual local wage surveys in accordance with the provisions of 5 CFR Part 532 for all employees whose official duty station is located within the geographic boundary of the wage area definition. For more information please visit: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/BWN/AFWageSchedules/
SALARY:
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard:
WA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF Schedules/survey-sch/143/143R-06Jan2025.pdf
CA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/FWS Special Schedules/AM_A017_017_San_Diego,California.pdf
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF Schedules/survey-sch/044/044R-06Aug2024.pdf
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard :
ME: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF Schedules/survey-sch/087/087R-02Jan2025.pdf
CA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF Schedules/survey-sch/017/017R-02Jan2025.pdf
Norfolk Naval Shipyard:
VA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF Schedules/survey-sch/140/140R-09Jul2024.pdf
PA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF Schedules/survey-sch/115/115R-02Jan2025.pdf
Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, WA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF Schedules/survey-sch/143/143R-06Jan2025.pdf
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.
Temporary promotions may be extended up to 5 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations.
Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be made permanent without further competition.
Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.
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.
Applicants rated ineligible on this vacancy announcement need to reapply and update their application package to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement.
Applicants selected and hired through this vacancy announcement need to reapply to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement.
Referral lists will be issued on an as‑needed basis as vacancies occur.
All eligibility and qualifications must be met by the referral cut‑off date.
Military Spouse Preference 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.
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. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits. 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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
- ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION
- ABILITY TO INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING BLUEPRINT READING
- ABILITY TO USE AND MAINTAIN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ETC.
- KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS
- TECHNICAL PRACTICES (THEORETICAL, PRECISE, ARTISTIC)
- USE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, AS APPROPRIATE TO LINE OF WORK)
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
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/
You are required to provide documentation that supports the eligibility and qualification claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire. You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your application package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documentation that fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional.
A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer’s name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.
Are you claiming membership in any professional organizations, or possession of a license, certificate or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certification, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your application package.
Are you using education as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic education requirement for this position? Check the Education section above to see what is allowed and what is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding education or degrees MUST be supported by official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, an official transcript will ultimately be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.
Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans’ preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy that shows all dates of service, as well as character of service). Also include any relevant supporting documents for disability claims.
Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service.
Documents submitted as part of the application package may be shared beyond HR. Some supplemental documents contain personal information. Sanitize if needed.
Department of Navy EIC
doneic@us.navy.mil
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC 20003
US
When the application process is complete, your complete application (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) will be reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements. Generally, only best qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified and minimally qualified candidates are referred. Occasionally, candidates eligible for priority consideration are referred and no other candidates are referred.
The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews.
You will be notified of our rating and referral decision. If you are referred, you will be notified when a hiring decision is made.
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