Summary You will serve as a TECHNICAL WRITER EDITOR in the WATERFRONT SUPPORT BRANCH, WATERFRONT SUPPORT DIVISION, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will serve as Technical Editor/Writer and assist the Uniform Industrial Process Instruction (UIPI) Program manager and Technical Directives Quality Assurance Administrator. You will ensure that the technical, administrative, and management objectives and requirements are being met. You will assist in directing, coordinating, and monitoring the efforts of all departments, divisions, and offices of the Shipyard in Technical Directives matters. You will edit, review, and issue local technical directives (UIPIs, UIPI Local Releases (URELs), Process Instructions (PIs), and Technical Specifications (Tech Specs) using general knowledge of submarine systems and work procedures. You will perform peer review and training/mentoring for Junior Technical Editors/Writers. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-11 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: Experience conducting technical writing, editing, reviewing, and issuance of technical directives. Experience ensuring accuracy and timeliness of assigned work to meet directive issue schedules. Experience editing/reviewing technical directives prepared by other departments. Experience using all Microsoft Office based programs and database including Access, Excel, Power Point, Word, their applications, etc. Experience applying all aspects of English grammar. GS-09 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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 conducting technical writing, editing, reviewing, of technical directives. Experience editing/reviewing technical directives prepared by other departments. Experience using all Microsoft Office based programs and database including Access, Excel, Power Point, Word, their applications, etc. Experience applying all aspects of English grammar. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/technical-writing-and-editing-series-1083/ 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 GS-11 Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related GS-09 master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related 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. 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 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.