Summary
About the Position: Serves as the Operations & Maintenance, Plant Section Chief. This position supervises Port Engineers and technical staff responsible for vessel and equipment maintenance, inspection, repair, and modernization, ensuring operational availability, regulatory compliance, and adherence to industry best practices and safety standards.
Duties
Manages multi-disciplined professional and technical workforce and project delivery teams.
Sets or recommends priorities and plan work assignments for subordinates or lower graded project employees.
Establishes or assist to establish budgetary requirements and ensures that funding is available to accomplish essential project activities.
Communicates and resolves or recommends solutions to controversial issues between varying entities both internal and external to the organization, to include the general public, via verbally and by written correspondences.
Aligns maintenance and repair schedules with operational requirements and works closely with project delivery teams to ensure vessel assets are positioned, configured, and supported to meet construction, survey, and emergency missions.
Coordinates for the transfer of funds and procurement of supplies and services according to Federal regulations and within established schedules.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
How you will be evaluated
As part of the assessment process, your resume will be evaluated using a competency-based assessment method. This structured evaluation measures your qualifications, experience, and skills against the core competencies required for the position. Final scores will determine whether you are referred to the Hiring Manager for further consideration. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.