2nd Assistant Engineer - Military Veterans
at Military Sealift Command
Average Annual Salary: $190,122 + $37,345 BONUS
This is the average annual salary not the base pay featured in the job opportunity announcement. All calculations include CIVMAR total take-home pay (including overtime, penalty, etc.).
DUTIES
**A $37,345 recruitment incentive is authorized for eligible selectees. Actual amount is calculated as 25% of base pay. Incentive is paid as a lump sum at the beginning of employment with the Command, and requires a 2-year service agreement. CIVMAR (VEOA) candidates and Annuitants selected for employment as Second Assistant Engineer are not eligible for recruitment incentives. **
The Second Assistant Engineer is a civil service mariner (CIVMAR) employed by the Navy to serve the Military Sealift Command (MSC) onboard naval auxiliaries and hybrid-manned warships worldwide, in peace and war. MSC exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations. MSC provides on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, contested or uncontested environments.
Responsible for the proper operation, maintenance, upkeep and conditions of the fire room, boilers and auxiliary equipment and machinery, which may include UNREP cargo systems. Aboard Steam vessels is responsible for the condition, maintenance and operation of boilers and appurtenances, testing boiler water chemistry, maintaining test records, calibrating combustion control equipment, operating evaporators, and the maintenance of feed and condensate systems. Aboard Diesel or Gas Turbine vessels is responsible for the proper operation, maintenance, and repair of auxiliary boilers and appurtenances, propulsion and auxiliary diesel engines, and auxiliary system machinery and equipment; and for the operation and condition of the fuel oil system, including transfer pumps, strainers, heaters, heating coils, and storage tanks. Carries out duties in accordance with all environmental and pollution instructions and is required to be proficient in the performance of shipboard engineering, fire, and collision drills to carry out instructions safely and efficiently, taking the initiative to perform emergency duties without specific orders or instructions.
Everything in this Position Description is considered to be an essential function of this position. Ensures continuing application of and compliance with EEO laws, regulations and policies. Performs all other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
**Minimum Eligibility Requirements: ** Must be a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age and possess and maintain:
- U.S. Passport with a minimum of seven months of expiration date.
- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and/or Department of Defense (DOD) Common Access Card (CAC) with a minimum of ten (10) months remaining of expiration.
- United States Coast Guard (USCG) Merchant Mariner’s Credential (MMC), with a minimum of ten months remaining of expiration date.
Position Specific Requirements:
- USCG license endorsed as: Second Assistant Engineer or above – Steam, Gas Turbine, or Motor of Unlimited Horsepower.
- STCW endorsed as: Officer in Charge of Engineering Watch (OICEW).
- Rating Forming Part of Engineering Watch (RFPEW)
- Federal EPA "Universal" refrigerant handling certificate/card reflecting document number.
Norfolk, VA
Military Sealift Command, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a world-wide organization, employing more than 8,000 people, both military and civilian. The command is responsible for ocean transportation of military supplies and equipment; for providing sea-going platforms to support special at-sea missions; and for logistics support to U.S. Navy ships at sea.
The command has many different career opportunities both ashore and afloat. As part of its work force, MSC employs more than 4,000 civil service mariners, federal government employees who crew and sail MSC's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force and special missions ships--all non-combatant ships. Click here to find open opportunities.
MSC is an equal opportunity employer.