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Program Control Specialist
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine and 2 more · Closes in 15 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens can apply. Veterans' preference does not apply under this hiring authority, but veterans who claim it must send supporting documents.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-12, in federal or private or public sector work. The experience must show data analysis for reports, coordinating stakeholders on complex projects, project planning guidance, and maintaining schedules and milestones.

Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Licenses and certifications:

Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification in the assigned acquisition category, within set timeframes

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Complete resume, no more than 2 pages, showing job titles, duties and accomplishments Employer name, start and end dates (month/year), and hours per week for each job For federal jobs, pay plan, series and grade (for example GS-0201-09) Copy of any professional membership, license, certificate or credential you claim DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference, with a copy for each period of active duty Statement of service on command letterhead if you are on active duty

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 15 days (November 18, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Human Resources will check your resume against the listed requirements and rate you on what it shows. If you are found to have overstated your experience, you may be rated ineligible, and errors or missing information may lower your rating. The hiring manager may interview selected applicants.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Email your application to usn.ncr.comnavfacsyscom.mbx.navfachqjobs@usn.navy.mil with announcement number DE-13103053-27-TS and your desired location in the subject line
Keep your resume to 2 pages and list the hours per week and federal grade for each job, or it may not be rated
Attach copies of any certificate or license you claim, since claims without documents may not count

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