U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC) - Mariner Training and Assessment Positions

Depending on the position, applicants will be required to hold or have held a U.S. Coast Guard issued Merchant Mariner credential as an officer.  Specific requirements can be found in the USAJobs announcement.

The NMC has numerous open civilian federal government positions in our Mariner Training and Assessment Division located in Martinsburg, WV as well as multiple other locations around the U.S. Depending on the position applied for.  Other locations include Boston, MA; Toledo, OH; Memphis, TN; Miami, FL; Baltimore, MD; New York, NY; Honolulu, HI; Houston, TX; Juneau, AK; Long Beach, CA; New Orleans, LA; Oakland, CA; and Seattle, WA.

Martinsburg, West Virginia is a community that offers small-town charm with convenient access to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Pennsylvania.  Nestled in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, Martinsburg provides affordable living, outdoor recreation, rich history, and a welcoming community – an ideal place to live, work, and thrive.  Paid relocation is available for these positions.

Below is a brief example of some of the job functions candidates may be required to perform.

• Evaluate, approve, and maintain requests for mariner course, program, site, instructor, designated examiner, and qualified assessor approvals in accordance with current regulation and policy.
• Develop and maintain standards for the efficient and effective administration of mariner training and assessment.
• Evaluate and make recommendations regarding mariner course, program, designated examiner and qualified assessor reconsiderations in accordance with current regulation and policy within the realm of Mariner Course Approval.
• Develop and maintain examination questions and illustrations to support the evaluation of knowledge for applicable merchant mariner endorsements in accordance with current regulation and policy.
• Develop and maintain sufficient examinations to support the needs of the Mariner Credential Program.
• Develop and maintain standards for the efficient and effective administration of the mariner knowledge examinations.
• Adjudicate examination challenges, comments, and reconsiderations requests in accordance with current regulations and policy.
  

Pay grades range from GS12 to GS14 with some being supervisory positions.  As the positions are posted on USAJobs, they will also be posted on our website: Open NMC Job Positions.  New positions are being posted on our website frequently; therefore, it is recommended  you check weekly. You can find more information about the open positions as well as links to the USAJobs announcement on our website.