LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE SPEC (SHIPBUILDING)

Summary

You will serve as a LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the Quality Assurance Department (Code 300) in the Critical Coatings Division (Code 342) of SUPSHIP.

Responsibilities

You will serve as a Team Leader and Lead Quality Assurance Specialist (Shipbuilding), responsible for leading a team of Quality Assurance Specialists (GS-1910-11).

You will execute contract quality assurance assessments, audits, program evaluations, trend analyses, and corrective action programs across assigned programs/projects.

You will ensure that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into team strategies, goals, work plans, and deliverables.

You will articulate and communicate team assignments, project goals, milestones, and deadlines.

You will monitor and report on the status and progress of work, reviewing completed work to ensure supervisory instructions regarding priorities, methods, and deadlines have been met.

You will represent the team in dealings with supervisors, project managers, contractor management, and external customers regarding work products, processes, and technical issues.

You will plan, develop, organize, administer, evaluate, coordinate, and implement a comprehensive quality assurance program.

You will ensure contractor compliance with product and process quality requirements for naval ship construction, conversion, modernization, and repair.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning, developing, executing, and/or evaluating a quality assurance program for naval ship construction, conversion, and/or overhaul. Examples of experience include: data trend analysis, statistical sampling, root-cause investigation, and/or corrective action implementation. 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.