A Physical Scientist studies and conducts research in one of many specialized areas within the natural sciences including biology, chemistry and physics.
CHEMIST (PETROLEUM) Department of the Navy Commander, Navy Installions Command Summary You will serve as a Chemist in the Quality Division of the Naval Petroleum Office of
NPO FORT BELVOIR.
Learn more about this agency Summary You will serve as a Chemist in the Quality Division of the Naval Petroleum Office of
NPO FORT BELVOIR.
Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 10/27/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on October 27, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Fort Belvoir, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situional telework the discretion of management. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Relocion expenses (i.e. PCS) or relocion incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulions. Salary $102,415 - $158,322 per year GS-12: 102,415-133,142 GS-13: 121,785-158,322 Pay scale & grade
GS 12 - 13
Promotion potential 13 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1320 Chemistry Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
DE-13021849-26-JJL
Control number 878104800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency
US CITIZENS
Duties Help You will provide expertise in evaluion of laborory test da and methodology for testing performed in support of Navy remediion efforts. You will review laborory corrective action plans for findings and recommends acceptance/rejection of the corrective actions. You will conduct briefings th detail findings for management of the laborories being assessed. You will review proposed findings of less experienced assessors and determine validity of findings. You perform laborory assessments to ensure approprie quality and analytical systems are in place to allow laborories to perform testing of reguled merials th meet the requesting agency's sted Quality Objective. You will review quality control and analytical test da submitted by laborories to determine da validity and evalue facility compliance with regulory requirements. 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 Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve least one year the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. 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. This position may require travel from normal duty stion to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isoled sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. Qualificions For GS-13: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstre least one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as performing professional principles, concepts, practices, and methodologies of chemistry, chemical engineering or petroleum engineering to anticipe the effects of changes to petroleum product specificions, standards and test methods to document the effects of the changes on the behavior of the products in the operional use/storage. Examples of specialized experience must include: 1) Provide supply logistics support to assist in the operional and policy decisions in the procurement, transportion, storage, delivery, and use of fuels and lubricants; 2) Provide support to other personnel concerning technical and quality-reled aspects of petroleum; 3) Evalue and advise the procurement activity of the technical acceptability of alterne or equal bids, contract specificion requirements, or contractor wavier requests reling to the petroleum products or test methods offered by the contractor; 4) Assist in establishing guidelines for petroleum testing laborories to perform analytical research to ensure the nure and degree of contaminion and/or deteriorion of fuels and lubricants being received or stored; and 5) Experience of the fuel and lubricant systems for boilers, gas turbines and diesels, POL storage and handling on ships, aircraft and shore stions to serve the opering forces (ships/aircraft/shore facilities) with proper quality fuels/lubricants throughout the DOD logistics System. For GS-12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstre least one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as performing professional principles, concepts, practices, and methodologies of chemistry, chemical engineering or petroleum engineering to anticipe the effects of changes to petroleum product specificions, standards and test methods to include technical and business practices/procedures of the petroleum industry. Examples of specialized experience must include: 1) Document the effects of the changes on the behavior of the petroleum products in use or storage; 2) Utilize stistical analysis to determine the validity of test methods through the analysis of test results; 3) Provide costs and other analyses to procurement and research; 4) Experience of the fuel and lubricant systems for boilers, gas turbines and diesels, POL storage and handling on ships, aircraft and shore stions to serve the opering forces (ships/aircraft/shore facilities) with proper quality fuels/lubricants throughout the DOD logistics system. Additional qualificion informion can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/#url=List-by-Occupional-Series Chemistry Series, 1320 (opm.gov) 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 Applicants must meet the following positive educion qualificions requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Qualificions Standards Manual:
Applicants must possess:
Degree:
physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering th included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mhemics through differential and integral calculus, and least 6 semester hours of physics. or Combinion of educion and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mhemics through differential and integral calculus, and least 6 semester hours of physics, plus approprie experience or additional educion. A transcript is required and must be submitted with your applicion. 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 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 applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
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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 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 Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be 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. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this flyer. You red based on the informion provided in your resume, along with your supporting documention. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documention. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. All qualificion requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies. 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 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.
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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 submitting with your applicion 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. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Interested Applicants must submit resumes/applicion packages to: robert.posthumus3.civ@us.navy.mil Facsimile applicions will not be All resumes/applicions must be received no ler than the close de of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Agency contact informion Robert Posthumus robert.posthumus3.civ@us.navy.mil Address
NPO FORT BELVOIR 8725
John J Kingman Rd Suite 3724 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Our evaluion based on the informion you provide. You should expect th we will verify performance, suitability, and security informion and take th informion into account in making employment offers. 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 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 submitting with your applicion 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. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Interested Applicants must submit resumes/applicion packages to: robert.posthumus3.civ@us.navy.mil Facsimile applicions will not be All resumes/applicions must be received no ler than the close de of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Robert Posthumus robert.posthumus3.civ@us.navy.mil Address
NPO FORT BELVOIR 8725
John J Kingman Rd Suite 3724 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Our evaluion based on the informion you provide. You should expect th we will verify performance, suitability, and security informion and take th informion into account in making employment offers. 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 Posted today • Apply by 10/27/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on October 27, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Fort Belvoir, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situional telework the discretion of management. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Relocion expenses (i.e. PCS) or relocion incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulions. Salary $102,415 - $158,322 per year GS-12: 102,415-133,142 GS-13: 121,785-158,322 Pay scale & grade
GS 12 - 13
Promotion potential 13 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
