Summary You will serve as a Supervisory Firefighter/Deputy Fire Chief in the Fire & Emergency Services division of NAVSTA GTMO. Responsibilities You will serve as the Deputy Fire Chief. You will serve as a senior authority and advisor for fire protection for an installation or region. You will be responsible for assessing and formulating operating expenditures including staffing requirements. You will direct the planning and development of all training programs for the Fire Department and auxiliary firefighters, and the indoctrination of civilian and military personnel in the fundamentals of fire safety. You will assist commands in disaster control planning, training, and operations. You will develop written performance standards and enforces equity of performance standards and rating techniques developed by subordinate supervisors. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of GS-11 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: 1) Managing and directing fire department operations involving structural, shipboard, crash/rescue and wildland; 2) Utilizing the latest technical developments in fire prevention and protection to achieve and maintain operational readiness to accomplish the overall fire protection mission; 3) Evaluating the technical adequacy of all fire protection and life safety features; and 4) Conducting investigations of fires to determine cause. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ 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 No minimum education requirements. Required fire certifications are outlined in DODM 6055.06, "USD(A&S) DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program (F&ESCP). Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101. Physical Demands: The incumbent will be required to work under extreme pressure and cope with stressful situations where confusion, panic, injury, or death may occur. May be required to wear personal protective equipment in excess of 50 pounds when working in operations. The work may be subjected to long hours in precarious locations or positions. Must successfully pass an annual physical and participate in the Navy firefighting physical fitness program. Work Environment: The incumbent may be exposed to a wide variety of emergency situations. They may suffer from burns, dehydration, excessive heat, smoke inhalation, heavy protective clothing, falling materials, or explosions. They are subject to physical injury and sensory damage from firefighting activities, exposure to HazMat, specialty rescue operations, and high noise levels. They must deal with victims in emergency situations that may be in varying stages of fright, panic, injury, and shock. There may be hazards while operating or riding fire apparatus under adverse conditions. The incumbent can be required to work outside in all types of weather conditions, and requires the use of protective clothing or gear, such as masks, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, and appropriate body substance isolation equipment. 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 of 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/ Additional Information Life as a civilian employee at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay offers adventure, challenge, and opportunity, unequaled in any other locale. Learn more here: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/ns_guantanamo_bay/about/installation_guide.html This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. Relocation and recruitment incentives up to 25% may be authorized A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. 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. During the application 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 application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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 Tour of duty will be 24 months. To learn more about the living and working conditions at this military installation and additional Foreign Overseas information, please go to: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Overseas/Pages/default.aspx Priority consideration will be given to military spouse preference and family member preference eligible residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily. Military Spouses and Family Members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference. Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member. 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. 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.