PORT SERVICES TECHNICIAN

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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) Calculating recommended optimum ship arrival or departure times based on tide and current conditions; 2) Interpreting and applying policies, regulations, directives, instructions, and procedures governing the work of the Regional Port Operations organization; 3) Communicating effectively both orally and in writing, while using tact, diplomacy, and resourcefulness; 4) Demonstrating Port Operation functions such as tug operations, service craft, pilots, berthing, docking evolutions, and hotel services to routinely dispatch and coordinate a variety of evolutions that often occur on weekends and after hours; and 5) Interpreting and executing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for both normal and emergent situations to be capable of operating under pressure in emergency situations to notify and track casualty operations on the waterfront.

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/#url=Group-Standards

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.