Department of the Navy

SENIOR EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia Full time

SENIOR EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia

Salary Range: $89939 - $116925 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SENIOR EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST in the MAINTENANCE PLANNING DEPT of NAVSEALOGCENKYPTDIVNUWC MECH PA. The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

Major Duties:

  • You will be responsible for technical oversight of non-senior Equipment Specialists and contractors providing support to the Navy’s Planned Maintenance System (PMS).
  • You will be responsible for the resolution of all maintenance matters as defined by existing agreements and instructions.
  • You will make independent decisions regarding the accuracy and adequacy of PMS documentation, while ensuring compliance to NAVSEA technical policy governing the maintenance of all Navy ships/crafts, submarines, and designated shore facilities.
  • You will evaluate Ship Alterations (SHIPALTs), Field Changes (FCs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) or other configuration changes to a system or equipment to determine overall impact on maintenance procedures.
  • You will ensure the maintenance procedures for organizational level support is applicable to minimize manning levels and maximize ships mission reliability.
  • You will review, approve, and reassign PMS Service Requests (PSRs) forwarded by equipment specialists for ISEA technical review and resolution.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector coordinating technical and administrative requirements needed to ensure the readiness of shipboard equipment and systems. Examples of qualifying experience may include: Reviewing, approving, and revising Planned Maintenance System (PMS) documentation, technical manuals, and ship's information books to ensure compliance with NAVSEA technical policies and applicability to organizational-level support for minimizing manning levels and maximizing ship mission reliability; Coordinating major negative feedback on PMS documentation with the In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) using customized data systems to process changes, while evaluating ship alterations, field changes, or equipment impacts on maintenance procedures to determine overall change proposal; or Preparing and forwarding PMS Service Requests (PSR) for ISEA technical review and resolution, ensuring compliance with established policies, and closing/publishing resolved PSRs via Force Revision for interim shipboard changes pending updated documentation delivery. 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.

How to Apply: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected. Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 11/07/2025. Applications received after 11/07/2025 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2025-11-07