SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Yokosuka, Japan

Salary Range: $90925 - $118204 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a Supervisory Physical Science Technician in the Radiological Control Office, Code 105; Radiological Support Division, Japan Detachment, Code 105.10 of PSNS and IMF. ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.*** Employees (and their family members) who require medical or dental care in Japan may experience severe limitations accessing medical care both on the military installation and the local economy, and also could incur costly medical expenses.

Major Duties:

• You will provide technical and administrative supervision of branch personnel and is responsible to the Division Head for the timeliness, quality, and quantity of work performed by branch personnel.
• You will assign and coordinate the work of the subordinates in the interest of overall Radiological Emergency Planning Division objectives, ensuring timely completion and quality of assigned work.
• You will develop internal operating procedures and prior to implementation, evaluate proposals of organizational and staffing changes submitted by subordinate Supervisors.
• You will provide on-scene radiological control responses for actual or potential radiological emergencies.
• You will establish and review reports to determine work progress, investigate findings of audit reports, surveillance reports, drill reports, etc.
• You will resolve and analyze technical problems and areas beyond the capacity of subordinates and problems which involve policy determination or recommend proposed resolutions.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing emergency planning services ensuring fleet readiness, resolving radiological control problems, overseeing and managing all the technical aspects of radiological training and radiological support and work readiness. 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/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311/ 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: 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 03/23/2026. Applications received after 03/23/2026 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: 2026-03-23