NUCLEAR MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS INSPECTOR (SHIPS)

NUCLEAR MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS INSPECTOR

(SHIPS) Department of the Navy United Stes Fleet Forces Command Summary You will serve as a

NUCLEAR MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS INSPECTOR

(SHIPS) in the Nuclear Inspection Division, Quality Assurance Office of

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Learn more about this agency Summary You will serve as a

NUCLEAR MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS INSPECTOR

(SHIPS) in the Nuclear Inspection Division, Quality Assurance Office of

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/12/2026 Salary $46.74 - $54.53 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 14 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, ME Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) 5301 Miscellaneous Industrial Equipment Maintenance Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

ST-12950644-26-TBT

Control number 867940100 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency Current permanent employees of UIC 39040, Former permanent federal employees, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles. Duties Help You will perform mechanical, piping, structural, pre-arrival and merial condition assessment inspections, certificion and acceptance of completed work reviews on nuclear reactor plant, refueling, and overhaul work. You will perform receipt inspection, pre-use inspection, and marking verificion of naval nuclear merial ensuring proper merial control and traceability is maintained. You will perform weld joint in-process and acceptance inspections for nuclear welding and non-destructive tests. You will prepare Nuclear Deficiency reports to initie and authorize rejection of workmanship, components, merials and procedures th do not meet specificion. You will ensure reactor grade cleanliness is maintained in accordance with local directives as required by NAVSEA specificions for reactor plant cleanliness. You will ensure the safety and operional capabilities of nuclear reactor plant systems. You will maintain records of inspections performed, results of inspections, and corrective actions taken in accordance with local directives. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participe in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediely following retirement de to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United Stes Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. You required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, he, ionizing and non-ionizing radiion and chemicals). You required to participe in medical surveillance programs. You required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirors and safety shoes continuously for the durion of the work shift. 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. You may be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examinion. Qualificions Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupions, you must show through experience and training th you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position the level for which you are applying. Qualificion requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability to Inspect, performing duties such as: Maintaining a highly sophisticed and complex nuclear reactor plant system in accordance with critical design requirements and specificions. Performing inspections and verifying th specificions are being followed, using knowledge of all nuclear trades. Testing temporary systems and equipment after completion of work for proper circulion, flow, pressure and leak free joints. Performing reactor refueling operions, weld joint in-process and acceptance inspections for nuclear welding and Non-Destructive Testing. Interpreting diagrams, specificions, drawings and interreled procedure and technical requirements. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualificion Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupions. Additional qualificion informion can be found : https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/federal-wage-system-qualificions/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/federal-wage-system-qualificions/#url=WG-5300 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional 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 th transles directly to paid employment. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the applicion process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organizion and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit stus, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocion expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certifice, your resume available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the de the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.

Federal annuitant informion:

The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy informion may be found : http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants placed the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority considerion, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediely prior to separion.

ICTAP Applicants:

To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candide, displaced Federal employees must sisfy all qualificion requirements for the position and receive a ring in the highly qualified cegory (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candides must provide copies of all of the following documention the time of applicion: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notificion of personnel action th includes position, grade level, and duty locion. Applicants who do not provide this documention will not receive considerion as an ICTAP candide. For more informion about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants placed 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. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the applicion process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the Occupional Questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your ability to demonstre the following job elements:

ABILITY TO INSPECT ABILITY TO INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING BLUEPRINT READING ABILITY TO USE AND MAINTAIN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ETC. KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS TECHNICAL PRACTICES

(THEORETICAL, PRECISE, ARTISTIC) You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as th informion may be taken into considerion during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurely reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. All eligibility and qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and 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 informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

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//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. How to Apply Help Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion 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 Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (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 informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. 2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12950644 3. Supporting documention Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/12/2026. Applicions received after 05/12/2026 will generally result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed.

NOTE:

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriely. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents are legible and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Department of Navy EIC doneic@us.navy.mil Address

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO

Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US Next steps When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements. Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.

NOTE:

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center DONEIC@us.navy.mil Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and 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 informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. How to Apply Help Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion 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 Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (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 informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. 2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12950644 3. Supporting documention Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/12/2026. Applicions received after 05/12/2026 will generally result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed.

NOTE:

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriely. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents are legible and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Department of Navy EIC doneic@us.navy.mil Address

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO

Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US Next steps When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements. Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.

NOTE:

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center DONEIC@us.navy.mil Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/12/2026 Salary $46.74 - $54.53 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 14 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, ME Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

ST-12950644-26-TBT

Control number 867940100