Summary You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of SOUTHEAST REG MAINTENANCE CTR SERMC. Responsibilities You will develop policy instructions and directives for the program. You will plan, develop, organize, administer, evaluate, and manage a comprehensive contract quality assurance program for confirming the contractor’s quality systems conformance to contract requirements. You will identify and provide contractor availability quality and management performance assessments to the contracting officer for use in determining future awards. You will coordinate complex issues pertaining to quality assurance for manufacture and repair of complex components and systems. You will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of activity and contractors’ programs, developing new procedures and proposals for policy changes to improve program effectiveness. You will research and implement developments in quality assurance by review of the latest technical directives. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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: Experience and mastery in quality assurance concepts, operating principles and methodology applicable to repair and new construction shipbuilding techniques to ensure Quality of products and services. Experience overseeing an effective internal and external audit program, including the planning, effective communications with auditees, maintaining a corrective action program, and closeouts. Experience with Quality Management System Audits as defined by ISO 9001 series. Experience interpreting and reading contract specifications and engineering drawings, preparing reports and oral presentations. 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 Quality Assurance Series 1910 (opm.gov) 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. Education There are no educational substitutions for specialized experience for GS-12. Additional Information 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. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP 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. 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/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.