Total 25 job vacancies by U.S. Coast Guard

You will serve as an Electrical Engineer and be responsible for developing the designs, plans, specifications and estimates for all electrical engineering work that is required at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Completing independent technical reviews, project scoping, field investigation, planning, cost estimating, problem and conflict resolution, scheduling, design production and construction administration.
• Providing detailed technical decisions regarding scope, intent and extent of the work. Work includes site investigation involving facilities type engineering issues, problem identification and documentation as required to define the scope of the problem, establish appropriate funding limits, set an appropriate timeline to ensure unit mission needs are met and establish the level of engineering effort required to resolve the problem.
• Preparing drawings, specifications and cost estimates including computer aided drawing for both design and drafting. Final design development includes all efforts required to take a project from conceptual to final design completion.
• Guiding and evaluating Architectural/Engineering (AE) contractor efforts and assessing the technical and project progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted. Oversees AE design efforts and deliverables from conceptual to final product to include: reviews plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy.
• Ensuring all aspects of the contract requirements are satisfactorily incorporated into the design work.
• Evaluating and providing assessments of contractor's performance and proposals for value engineering modifications.

You will serve as an Electrical Engineer and be responsible for developing the designs, plans, specifications and estimates for all electrical engineering work that is required at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Completing independent technical reviews, project scoping, field investigation, planning, cost estimating, problem and conflict resolution, scheduling, design production and construction administration.
• Providing detailed technical decisions regarding scope, intent and extent of the work. Work includes site investigation involving facilities type engineering issues, problem identification and documentation as required to define the scope of the problem, establish appropriate funding limits, set an appropriate timeline to ensure unit mission needs are met and establish the level of engineering effort required to resolve the problem.
• Preparing drawings, specifications and cost estimates including computer aided drawing for both design and drafting. Final design development includes all efforts required to take a project from conceptual to final design completion.
• Guiding and evaluating Architectural/Engineering (AE) contractor efforts and assessing the technical and project progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted. Oversees AE design efforts and deliverables from conceptual to final product to include: reviews plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy.
• Ensuring all aspects of the contract requirements are satisfactorily incorporated into the design work.
• Evaluating and providing assessments of contractor's performance and proposals for value engineering modifications.

You will serve as a Deputy Director of Admissions and be responsible for developing, coordinating and executing the Academy's marketing, communication, recruitment, and outreach plans under the umbrella of the Strategic Enrollment Management Plan with the goal or recruiting and selecting the best students to meet the compelling interests of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Serving as a subject matter expert in the complex field of college admissions and directly responsible for developing, coordinating and executing the Academy's marketing, communication, recruitment, and outreach plans under the umbrella of the Strategic Enrollment Management Plan.
• Setting or helping to formulate strategic goals and operating procedures, budgeting, training and supervising staff, providing oversight for admissions events and activities, and leading assessment activities to meet annual enrollment goals.
• Managing all phases of planning and executing annual $3M budget as well as personnel management of the staff in the office.
• Making numerous presentations to both small and large audiences on a frequent basis including interested applicants, families, visitors, CGA Senior Leadership Team, CGA Board of Trustees and other Flag level officers as needed.
• Accomplishing work through the technical and administrative direction of others, including assigning and reviewing work, approving leave, and performing other supervisory functions.

You will serve as a Deputy Director of Admissions and be responsible for developing, coordinating and executing the Academy's marketing, communication, recruitment, and outreach plans under the umbrella of the Strategic Enrollment Management Plan with the goal or recruiting and selecting the best students to meet the compelling interests of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Serving as a subject matter expert in the complex field of college admissions and directly responsible for developing, coordinating and executing the Academy's marketing, communication, recruitment, and outreach plans under the umbrella of the Strategic Enrollment Management Plan.
• Setting or helping to formulate strategic goals and operating procedures, budgeting, training and supervising staff, providing oversight for admissions events and activities, and leading assessment activities to meet annual enrollment goals.
• Managing all phases of planning and executing annual $3M budget as well as personnel management of the staff in the office.
• Making numerous presentations to both small and large audiences on a frequent basis including interested applicants, families, visitors, CGA Senior Leadership Team, CGA Board of Trustees and other Flag level officers as needed.
• Accomplishing work through the technical and administrative direction of others, including assigning and reviewing work, approving leave, and performing other supervisory functions.

You will serve as a Human Resources Assistant and be responsible for providing administrative and technical support for processing a full range of staffing and personnel actions. Such support is rendered to Human Resources Specialists in the immediate office, but assistance may also be rendered to employees, management officials or the general public.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Processing a variety of personnel actions.
• Providing information to customers on general human resources topics such as benefits, pay, leave, personnel records, and application for federal employment.
• Researching and applying applicable laws and regulations in order to provide advice and guidance to customers.
• Conducting new employee orientation and ensuring all associated paperwork and actions are forwarded and processed in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Using office automation systems to input, update, or retrieve information (i.e., National Finance Center, EmpowHR, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), USA Staffing, e-OPF and E-verify.

You will serve as a Supervisory Contract Specialist and be responsible for supervising and developing the procurement and administration of contracts for services, goods, transportation, lodging, messing/alley services & general contracting needs of the CG Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Serving as the senior contract specialist for the assigned area of responsibility for all aspects of the contracting transactions from initiation to recommendation of award to procure items or services where standard contracting procedures must be modified.
• Providing guidance in the development of the statement of work and data requirements.
• Determining the type of contract best suited to the requirement, develops special clauses, terms, and conditions applicable to the solicitation.
• Negotiating modifications to contracts with nonstandard terms and conditions.
• Utilizes a variety of price analysis techniques involving a wide range of related and possibly complex factors affecting contractors' costs.
• Addressing difficult contracting issues and identifies alternative courses of action.
• Conducting contract reviews to evaluate performance.
• Directly supervising a workforce consisting of a mix of civilian and active-duty personnel.

You will serve as a Supervisory Contract Specialist and be responsible for supervising and developing the procurement and administration of contracts for services, goods, transportation, lodging, messing/alley services & general contracting needs of the CG Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Serving as the senior contract specialist for the assigned area of responsibility for all aspects of the contracting transactions from initiation to recommendation of award to procure items or services where standard contracting procedures must be modified.
• Providing guidance in the development of the statement of work and data requirements.
• Determining the type of contract best suited to the requirement, develops special clauses, terms, and conditions applicable to the solicitation.
• Negotiating modifications to contracts with nonstandard terms and conditions.
• Utilizes a variety of price analysis techniques involving a wide range of related and possibly complex factors affecting contractors' costs.
• Addressing difficult contracting issues and identifies alternative courses of action.
• Conducting contract reviews to evaluate performance.
• Directly supervising a workforce consisting of a mix of civilian and active-duty personnel.

You will serve as a Secretary (OA) and be responsible for providing a full range of clerical and administrative support to the School of Science, Mathematics, and the Humanities, Academic Division at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Receiving visitors and telephone calls to the office.
• Reviewing correspondence for proper format and signature, grammar, typographical accuracy and conformance with procedural instructions.
• Keeping supervisors' calendars and scheduling appointments and meetings.
• Making arrangements for meetings.
• Making travel arrangements, preparing travel orders and assisting in processing travel claims.
• Purchasing office supplies.
• Performing timekeeping.
• Organizing and maintaining files and records, manuals, handbooks, and other related materials.

You will serve as a Secretary (OA) and be responsible for providing a full range of clerical and administrative support to the School of Science, Mathematics, and the Humanities, Academic Division at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Receiving visitors and telephone calls to the office.
• Reviewing correspondence for proper format and signature, grammar, typographical accuracy and conformance with procedural instructions.
• Keeping supervisors' calendars and scheduling appointments and meetings.
• Making arrangements for meetings.
• Making travel arrangements, preparing travel orders and assisting in processing travel claims.
• Purchasing office supplies.
• Performing timekeeping.
• Organizing and maintaining files and records, manuals, handbooks, and other related materials.

You will serve as a Mail Clerk with responsibility effective handling of all mail that arrives at, and is sent from, the Logistics Operations Command, Base New Orleans, Comptroller of Base Operations Department, Logistics Division in New Orleans, LA.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Processing all incoming and outgoing mail and packages including, but not limited to certified, registered, first class, and privately-owned courier service mail.
• Establishing suspense dates for the handling of incoming special class mail, obtaining receipt signatures, and maintaining control logs.
• Ensuring that incoming public inquiries and staff mail is properly opened, logged, read, date stamped and sorted into established categories for distribution.
• Maintaining a filing system arranged in such a manner as to make material easily retrievable.
• Operating a motor vehicle (up to a 1 1/2 ton mail truck) to pick up and deliver mail and parcel.

You will serve as a/an PARALEGAL SPECIALIST and be responsible for the legal, administrative, and clerical support required by the Eighth District legal staff. Performs legal, administrative, and clerical assignments on Uniform Code of Military Justice, Freedom of Information Act, Standards of Conduct, administrative and criminal investigations, military personnel actions, claims, real property, law enforcement, navigation determinations, marine safety and port security as directed by the Staff Judge Advocate/ District Legal Officer.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Providing paralegal services within the guidelines established by the Chief Counsel and the bounds of the state law/bar ethical restrictions.
• Assisting in FOIA administration, including reviewing responsive documents, reviewing responsive documents for release ability, redacting portions of withheld documents, and drafting associated memoranda and correspondence with requesters.
• Aiding legal staff with review of cases involving misconduct and crimes under the Uniform Code of Military Justice including legal research; advising on and reviewing investigations; obtaining a courtroom; hiring a court reporter; the issuance of subpoenas; travel and lodging arrangements for the judge, counsel, court-members, and witnesses.
• Researching and assisting attorneys in drafting legal advice regarding ethics opinions, including gift acceptances, outside employment, and post-government employment.
• Maintaining the following: general correspondence, reader, and day files; investigative files; claims and penalty files; trial courts-martial records; non-judicial punishment files.

You will serve as a PROGRAM SPECIALIST (CULTURE AND CLIMATE) and be responsible for providing expertise and guidance on culture and climate management specifically targeted toward cadets, civilians, military officers, enlisted personnel, faculty, and staff.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Assisting the Chief Culture and Climate Officer in planning, monitoring, and implementing the Coast Guard Academy's strategic vision for building an equitable and inclusive environment.
• Integrating data from a variety of culture and climate reports including, the data scorecard, outcomes output data tool assessment report, Defense Equal Opportunity Climate Survey, and other metrics to assist the Chief Culture and Climate Officer and other Senior Management officials in implementing the strategic Culture and Climate goals of the strategic plan.
• Developing and carrying out initiatives that will make the Academy a desirable place for individuals with various backgrounds and experiences to work and develop professionally and to feel a sense of belonging.
• Developing knowledge and understanding of the multicultural recruitment, retention, and outreach programs across all Academy.
• Preparing and delivering presentations and briefings on studies, analysis, evaluation results, in support of the overall culture and climate vision and strategy for the Academy.
• Teaching and training cadets on issues relating to culture and climate competencies.

You will serve as a PROGRAM SPECIALIST (CULTURE AND CLIMATE) and be responsible for providing expertise and guidance on culture and climate management specifically targeted toward cadets, civilians, military officers, enlisted personnel, faculty, and staff.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Assisting the Chief Culture and Climate Officer in planning, monitoring, and implementing the Coast Guard Academy's strategic vision for building an equitable and inclusive environment.
• Integrating data from a variety of culture and climate reports including, the data scorecard, outcomes output data tool assessment report, Defense Equal Opportunity Climate Survey, and other metrics to assist the Chief Culture and Climate Officer and other Senior Management officials in implementing the strategic Culture and Climate goals of the strategic plan.
• Developing and carrying out initiatives that will make the Academy a desirable place for individuals with various backgrounds and experiences to work and develop professionally and to feel a sense of belonging.
• Developing knowledge and understanding of the multicultural recruitment, retention, and outreach programs across all Academy.
• Preparing and delivering presentations and briefings on studies, analysis, evaluation results, in support of the overall culture and climate vision and strategy for the Academy.
• Teaching and training cadets on issues relating to culture and climate competencies.

You will serve as a Marine Inspector and be responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership in the enforcement of marine safety, vessel inspection, pollution prevention, vessel manning, regulations, treaties, and international conventions.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Conducting reviews of vessel's plans, safety management systems and operating systems to determine compliance with regulations and applicable standards.
• Determining that vessels being inspected have the proper documents and certificates on board and in effect.
• Ensuring the required inspection documentation is prepared and appropriate orders drafted specifying required changes, repairs or operational limitations for the vessel and its equipment.
• Identifying hazardous conditions, notes violations of accepted vessel specifications and operational technology, and prescribes acceptable methods of correction.
• Conducting complete vessel examinations under the treaty requirements of the SOLAS or other international conventions, or U.S. unilateral regulations.

Research and Development Center (uscg.mil)
DVIDS - Video - Coast Guard research and development overview (dvidshub.net)
USCG Operation Demonstration Coqui (youtube.com)
As a Research General Engineer in the Technical Division at the Coast Guard R&D Center, you will join a fast-paced, diverse, and collaborative group of scientists, engineers, computer scientists, and analysts to contribute to research in focus areas. This position will focus on contributing to and/or leading Defense and Safety Systems (DSS) applied research projects. The DSS Research Program aims to ensure the safety of Coast Guard members, the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), and the public now and into the future. Examples of defensive systems that will protect our assets from evolving threats include non-lethal vessel stopping technologies, counter uncrewed systems (C-UxS), directed energy systems, and cybersecurity systems in Operational Technology (OT). Safety systems efforts focus on improvements to mariner safety and increasing the probability of successful search and rescue, as well as assessing modern vessel construction techniques and materials that will ensure that the service knows how to regulate, respond to emergencies, and utilize advancements in ship design.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Designing or directing the development of unique or leading-edge technology, equipment, or systems to meet specific mission requirements.
• Conducting systematic research in problem areas that are highly complex, answering important questions in the scientific field that lead to innovation.
• Serving as a senior engineer coordinating and integrating the planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling, and overall management of resources for multi-phase projects.
• Guiding and evaluating contractor efforts by reviewing plans and cost estimates, reporting problems and/or progress, directing necessary changes and resolving controversial problems, and ensuring contractor efforts are in line with research program objectives.
• Utilizing correspondence with field experts and literature published with the agency, outside agencies, private industry, and research institutions to maintain knowledge of current technology and regulatory developments in the scientific field.
• Conducting analysis and applying findings of technical reviews to recommend changes to existing directives