Summary You will serve as a Specification Writer (FSC) in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawii in Operations Officer of NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND HAWAII. A Cost-of-Living-Allowance (COLA) of 8.90% will be added to the stated salary. COLA is subject to change at any time. Responsibilities You will analyze work plans and the status of work in relation to overall schedule requirements. You will advise others on how to run a successful property management program. You will conduct pre-award surveys to evaluate contractor performance of ships construction, overhaul, or repair. You will determine adequacy of contractor advance planning products to identify procurement issues. You will prepare and present recommendations, deliver and develop briefings, internal operating guides and training modules for GCPC agents You will review input of technicians and develop training requirements accordingly to ensure that property management technicians maintain a proficient level of work. You will collaborate with others to advise as recognized technical authority for accomplishment of work-related activities. You will act as a liaison between various departments to resolve matters pertaining to acquisition and material management. You will analyze variance reports to identify scheduling problems and recommend solutions. You will identify actual and potential problems in accomplishing ship repair work and take or propose corrective action. You will perform strategic planning, both-long term and short term, to identify future initiatives or to improve and take advantage of emerging business opportunities. You will plan and implement cost reduction processes or programs to identify unnecessary costs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assisting in preparing contract documents (i.e., specifications, attachments, cost estimates, etc.) for facilities support contracts in support of sustainment, utilities, facilities services, environmental, transportation, and various base operation support service requirements; 2) Applying industrial engineering practices for defining customer requirements and translating to performance based specifications; and 3) Evaluating price/cost data for a variety of procurement actions to prepare cost analysis and estimate reports. NOTE: This answer must be fully supported by the information in your resume. 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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with a major study in a field related to the position. OR Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree with a major study in a field related to the position. OR An LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiringpaths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. 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. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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 PHYSICAL DEMANDS Physical demands of the position require both sitting and walking. Bending, climbing and crawling are required on site visits to inspect existing facilities. Driving is required for site and customer visits. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work is primarily performed in well-lighted heated/air-conditioned office areas, conference rooms, and similar environments. The work does require traveling to contractor and customer facilities for job condition assesments. These visit are subject to season weather conditions. This is an obligated position. The former incumbent has return rights to this position under PL 86-585.