Quality Assurance Specialist; SHIPS Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• You will plan, develop, organize, administer, evaluate, and manage a comprehensive contract quality assurance program for confirming the contractor's quality system conformance to contract requirements.
• You will research and implement developments in quality assurance by review of the latest technical directives.
• You will review work specifications and other contract documents to assure adequate quality requirements are specified. Requirements Conditions of employment

• 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 evaluating and managing a comprehensive contract quality assurance program.
• Experience providing contractor availability and performance assessments.
• Experience negotiating and coordinating complex issues related to quality assurance of shipbuilding.
• Experience reviewing work specifications on ships.
• Experience maintaining and analyzing quality shipbuilding data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in contractors quality.

• 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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 is a bargaining unit position.
• You will 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.
• 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.