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Announcement #879016800

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Naval Sea Systems Command · Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia (+20 more locations)
Open to the publicTelework eligible

What you'd do

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. You will serve as a FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER in the Portfolio Acquisition Executive - Indust Ops.

Major duties

You will be responsible for the analysis of industrial shipboard fires and fire safety data reporting including collection issues and trend analysis for fire incidents, drill performance, audits, and fire assessments results. You will be responsible for the analysis and evaluation of fire safety risk across Navy industrial environments and oversight of fire risk activities of waterfront Engineering Managers. You will be responsible for risk assessment of deferred industrial shipboard fire prevention requirements. You will act as Fire protection SME for fire prevention and protection systems, including water mist and miscellaneous sprinkling, use of installed shipboard systems to prevent and extinguish industrial shipboard fires. You will lead shipboard fire investigations to determine origin and cause when the fires occur in an industrial environment.

What you need to qualify

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band level NH-03 or (GS-13 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer overseeing ship and system structures and components related to fire protection to develop fire protection requirements and criteria for mitigating hazards and ensuring fire safety. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.

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