SHIPBOARD HABITABILITY PROGRAM SPECIALIST
What you'd do
You will serve as a SHIPBOARD HABITABILITY PROGRAM SPECIALIST in the SHIP MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL READINESS DIRECTORATE (N43) of COMMANDER NAVAL AIR PACIFIC.
Major duties
You will serve as the command's program manager and subject matter expert for shipboard habitability and enhanced quality of life (QOL) initiatives across all COMNAVAIRPAC aircraft carriers. You will provide strategic planning, coordination, and execution oversight to ensure shipboard living and working conditions meet established Navy standards and support Fleet readiness. You will develop and submit budget requirements, prioritizes investments, and manages production schedules to align habitability and QOL projects with maintenance availabilities and operational demands. You will conduct ship visits, inspections, and assessments to evaluate berthing, galleys, laundries, and sanitary spaces. You will coordinate corrective and modernization actions with Regional Maintenance Centers, planning yards, and design/technical authorities to resolve deficiencies and implement improvements. You will plan, allocate, and manage the Ship's Force Work Package (SFWP) material program, ensuring equitable distribution of funding and timely procurement of materials critical to habitability and QOL projects. You will prepare and deliver policy guidance, written correspondence, and oral briefings to prospective Commanding Officers, Executive Officers, department heads, and staff on habitability and QOL programs. You will develop and disseminate command-level policy and implementation strategies, ensuring alignment with higher-echelon directives and emerging Fleet requirements. You will perform duties as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for assigned contracts, ensuring contractor performance, compliance with contract requirements, and timely delivery of products and services.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Coordinating shipboard habitability by planning and analyzing quality of life program criteria such as maintenance requirements, material readiness, ship availabilities, procurement, contract specifications, budget, and/or production schedules to increase efficiency for quality of life operations (e.g., berthing, laundries, food service equipment, sanitary space maintenance). Examples of qualifying experience: Planning, coordinating, and overseeing shipboard habitability, ship maintenance, facilities renovation, or comparable industrial projects, including developing requirements, scopes of work, production schedules, and execution plans. Supporting contracting and procurement actions, including preparing acquisition documentation, developing or reviewing statements of work and cost estimates, monitoring contractor performance, and coordinating corrective actions with contracting personnel. Managing program funding, schedules, and resources; analyzing cost and performance data; and coordinating with technical, financial, contracting, and operational stakeholders to resolve problems and provide data-driven recommendations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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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