This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), NOAA Diving Center (NDC), with one vacancy in Seattle, WA.

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/852753400

This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-26-12854277-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

As a Supervisory Training Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

  • Supervise, lead, and manage the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Diving Center (NDC) personnel, activities, equipment, and facilities. Oversee and direct day-to-day activities that support scientific diving operations and ocean-going research ships. Teach scientific, technical, and diving related subjects and theories to NOAA scientists, technicians, and Wage Mariners (WM).
  • Instruct and train personnel in all aspects of NOAA diving theory, practice, and policy. Provide expertise and serve as dive instructor/trainer, diver supervisor, diver, standby diver, and tender as required to support NDC course offerings. Maintain NDC facilities and support Agency mission requirements.
  • Support the NOAA Diving Program Manager to identify, resource, and implement long term strategic initiatives enabling NDC to best support diving operations critical to scientific research. Advise NOAA and partner diving communities on training standards, safety considerations, diving equipment, and techniques. Coordinate technical and personnel support to NOAA science activities engaged in remote and/or advanced diving operations. Take action to address shortfalls and lead development, scheduling, and instruction of NOAA diving and dive-related training, including, NOAA Diver, Dive Master, and Diving Medical Technician.
  • Plan work performed by employees, set short/long term work priorities, prepare schedules and resources needed to do the work. Assign work based on priorities, selective consideration of difficulty/requirements of assignments and capabilities of instruction to employees on all work matters. Evaluate work performance, provide counseling and instruction on work matters. Interview candidates for jobs in the unit and initiate Human Resources (HR) actions.