NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency of the Department of Energy (DOE). We manage highly visible U.S. National Security Programs, enhance U.S. national security through research, development, production, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, promote international nuclear non-proliferation and safety, reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction, provide the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion, and oversee national laboratories and other production facilities to maintain U.S. leadership in science and technology.
Naval Reactors, also known as Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) is responsible for all aspects of naval nuclear propulsion, including research, design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance, and ultimate disposition of naval nuclear propulsion plants. The Program’s responsibility includes all related facilities, radiological controls, and environmental, safety and health matters, as well as selection, training, and assignment of personnel.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors is recruiting for the senior executive to serve as Senior Naval Reactors Representative in Newport News and Norfolk, VA areas.
This position offers challenging, unique, and exciting opportunities for an individual with senior level experience and proven capability.
Summary
NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency of the Department of Energy (DOE). We manage highly visible U.S. National Security Programs, enhance U.S. national security through research, development, production, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, promote international nuclear non-proliferation and safety, reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction, provide the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion, and oversee national laboratories and other production facilities to maintain U.S. leadership in science and technology.
Naval Reactors, also known as Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) is responsible for all aspects of naval nuclear propulsion, including research, design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance, and ultimate disposition of naval nuclear propulsion plants. The Program’s responsibility includes all related facilities, radiological controls, and environmental, safety and health matters, as well as selection, training, and assignment of personnel.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors is recruiting for the senior executive to serve as Senior Naval Reactors Representative in Newport News and Norfolk, VA areas.
This position offers challenging, unique, and exciting opportunities for an individual with senior level experience and proven capability.
The incumbent will be assigned as the Senior Naval Reactors Representative in the Newport News and Norfolk, Virginia areas responsible to the Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) for overall planning, direction, coordination and implementation of joint DOE and Navy technical programs at Newport News Shipbuilding and U.S. Naval activities in the Newport News and Norfolk areas. These include reviewing and advising on radiological control and health physics procedures and practices associated with Naval nuclear work, and performs audits and inspections to assure compliance by the shipyard and U.S. naval activities. Responsible for evaluating manpower requirements for Naval nuclear propulsion plant work at the shipyard; reviews and advises on the scheduling, planning, cost estimates, and performance for work.
The incumbent serves as senior technical representative and one of the principal advisors to the Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) advising on policy and technical issues affecting nuclear propulsion plant work. Represents the Director, NNPP in frequent contacts with the Shipyard senior management. Supervises the staff of the immediate office.
Must be U.S. Citizen. Veterans preference does not apply to the SES.
A DOE "Q" clearance is required.
Requires a financial dosclosure statement (OGE-278).
This position is subject to drug testing and random screening.
Occasional Travel will be required.
New SES appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period.
This position has positive education requirements; you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript. SES INFORMATION: For further information pertaining to the SES, applicants are encouraged to visit: SES
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, candidates must meet the education requirement and possess specialized experience at a senior level which demonstrates ability to perform the duties described above; including progressively responsible supervisory or managerial experience demonstrating ability to manage people and resources. Candidates must fully address all Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) in order to receive consideration. Your responses must demonstrate possession of these qualifications; typically acquired through education, experience or training, and reflect progressive development and achievement in managing a comprehensive program and/or organization. Please provide examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibility, the scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and level of contacts. Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer. Applications directing the reviewer to search within the application or to see resume are considered incomplete and will not receive further consideration. All qualified candidates will be evaluated on the relevance of their experience, education, training, self-development, honors, awards, and outside activities. Applicants currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment; eligible for reinstatement into the SES; or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by OPM are not required to address the ECQs; but MUST address all MTQs. Failure by non-Senior Executive Service member to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the ECQs and MTQs will result in loss of consideration.
Executive Core Qualifications: NOTE: Please limit your written statements to a two page limit per ECQ. Each response to the ECQs must be written in the Challenge-Context-Action-Results model. For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to first review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications
Leading Change - Involves the ability to bring about strategic change, within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Leading People - Involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and support constructive resolution of conflicts.
Results Driven - Involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Business Acumen - Involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
Business Coalitions - Involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): Please limit your written statements to one page per MTQ.
1. Extensive knowledge of advanced principles of nuclear engineering including reactor materials, nuclear physics, heat transfer, mechanical and electrical design, hydraulics, naval architecture, and radiation health; as well as knowledge of the application of nuclear propulsion to the construction, repair, maintenance, modernization, testing and operation of naval nuclear reactor plants.
2. Extensive experience with and thorough knowledge of shipyard practices, including reactor plant testing, reactor plant operating procedures, and reactor servicing procedures to advise large government organizations and personnel on major shipyard evolutions and operation of naval nuclear reactor plant systems and components.
3. Extensive knowledge of nuclear safety regulations, practices, and procedures to ensure that health and safety features and precautions are considered as an integral part of naval nuclear shipyard operations and quality control programs.
Education
Professional Engineering Education Requirement: The curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Combination of education and experience: college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. There are alternate methods to meeting the engineering educational requirement (e.g., holding current professional engineering registration, having passed the EIT examination, or having completed specified academic courses or a related degree).
EEO/Diversity Policy and Privacy Act Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, fitness, and qualifications without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, non-disqualifying handicap conditions, sexual orientation, parental status, or any other non-merit factors. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93-579, 5 USC 552a), and is used to determine qualifications for employment as authorized under 5 USC Sections 3302 and 3361. Veteran's preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Candidates will be rated and ranked by a Merit Staffing Panel using only the information submitted within their application package. Applicants who do not demonstrate sufficient possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) AND demonstrated specialized experience, training, and/or education in support of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) by answering ALL the questions for this vacancy announcement, will be determined ineligible for further consideration. Based on the Panel's evaluation, applicants who were determined best qualified will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration. Once a candidate has been identified for selection, the Executive Resources Board will make final approval, and in competitive cases, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Qualifications Review Board (QRB), will certify qualifications. This process can take up to 90 working days. To preview questions please click here.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Please fax, mail, or email any of the required documents below, if applicable: 1. If you are a current, retired or former Federal employee, please submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, to verify your status. 2. If the position has an education requirement, please submit a copy of your transcripts to verify your eligibility. 3. If you are a graduate of a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP), please submit your OPM Qualifications Review Board certification for non-competitive eligibility. You must meet ALL mandatory technical qualifications.
Gina Gervo 202-586-0136
FAX 202-586-9660
(Gina.Gervo@nnsa.doe.gov)
National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Human Capital Management Programs, Executive Resources Division, NA-MB-193, RM GB-173 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 Vacancy #NA-18-ES-008.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must submit your application on line until 11:59PM Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. All supplemental documentation must be received by fax, upload, downloaded from USAJOBS, email or mail by the closing date of the announcement. The National Nuclear Security Administration uses a 4-Step application process: 1. REGISTER (ON-LINE) - You must create a user account in order to apply. When you select the "Apply On-line" button at the bottom of this page, you will be taken directly to this registration section. If you have already registered, simply log in with your user name and password. 2. RESUME (ON-LINE) - You must enter your resume on-line or you will not be considered. Create your resume using the USAJOBS' Resume Builder, which allows you to create a uniform resume that provides all of the information required by government agencies. Your registration information and resume will automatically be transferred to the system used by DOE. 3. RESPOND TO QUESTIONS (ON-LINE) - The first time you apply, you will be asked several general questions before proceeding to the assessment questions for the vacancy you have selected. If you have applied before, you will be given the option either to update the general information, or to proceed directly to the assessment questions. Respond online to the application questions. Check the box indicating you would like a copy of your application emailed to you, and click "Finished". If you have successfully submitted your on-line application, you will see a screen telling you that your application has been sent. If you do not see these words, you have not successfully completed your application. If you wish to edit your application, you may return to USAJOBS and re-apply; previous responses will be saved and can be updated. Be sure to click "Finished" and look for the screen indicating your application was sent. You may edit your information until 11:59PM Eastern Time of the announcement closing date. 4. FAX, UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD FROM USAJOBS, EMAIL, OR MAIL SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION - You must fax, upload, download from USAJOBS, email, or mail any supplemental documentation requested in the following "Required Documents" section to the Contact listed below. Supplemental materials MUST be received no later than the closing date of the announcement. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration. Make sure you include the announcement number for this position.
Please make sure all pages are complete, legible, and signed (if necessary) before faxing documentation.
1. FAX INSTRUCTIONS:
Write in the number of pages (including the cover sheet), date and vacancy number. Fax documentation to 202-586-9660
2. UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS:
Browse your system files and upload comments directly from your computer.
3. DOWNLOADING FROM USAJOBS INSTRUCTIONS:
Download documents transferred from USAJOBS.
NOTE: This option is available if the applicant initiated the application process in USAJOBS. Please note that portfolio documents transferred from USAJOBS are NOT automatically added to your application; you need to click on "USAJOBS."
EMAIL OR MAIL INSTRUCTIONS: Gina Gervo 202-586-0136(Gina.Gervo@nnsa.doe.gov) National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Human Capital Management Programs, Executive resources Division, NA-MB-193, RM GB-173 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 Vacancy # NA-18-ES-008.
If you are unable to apply online, you may request alternate application procedures. To do so, you must contact the employing office at the address shown above at least two working days prior to the closing date.
National Nuclear Security Administration
1000 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20585
United States
Next steps
Once your application is received it will be evaluated by the HR Specialist who will determine which candidates meet basic qualifications. Applicants who meet the basic qualifications will be rated and ranked by a merit staffing panel. The panel will make recommendations to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You may receive updates notifying you of the status of your application via USAJOBS. It is recommended that you update your USAJOBS profile to receive these status updates via email after the announcement closes. You will receive updates to your status on-line as changes are made. All applicants will be notified by e-mail of the outcome of their application once a final selection is made.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Please fax, mail, or email any of the required documents below, if applicable: 1. If you are a current, retired or former Federal employee, please submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, to verify your status. 2. If the position has an education requirement, please submit a copy of your transcripts to verify your eligibility. 3. If you are a graduate of a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP), please submit your OPM Qualifications Review Board certification for non-competitive eligibility. You must meet ALL mandatory technical qualifications.
Gina Gervo 202-586-0136
FAX 202-586-9660
(Gina.Gervo@nnsa.doe.gov)
National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Human Capital Management Programs, Executive Resources Division, NA-MB-193, RM GB-173 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 Vacancy #NA-18-ES-008.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must submit your application on line until 11:59PM Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. All supplemental documentation must be received by fax, upload, downloaded from USAJOBS, email or mail by the closing date of the announcement. The National Nuclear Security Administration uses a 4-Step application process: 1. REGISTER (ON-LINE) - You must create a user account in order to apply. When you select the "Apply On-line" button at the bottom of this page, you will be taken directly to this registration section. If you have already registered, simply log in with your user name and password. 2. RESUME (ON-LINE) - You must enter your resume on-line or you will not be considered. Create your resume using the USAJOBS' Resume Builder, which allows you to create a uniform resume that provides all of the information required by government agencies. Your registration information and resume will automatically be transferred to the system used by DOE. 3. RESPOND TO QUESTIONS (ON-LINE) - The first time you apply, you will be asked several general questions before proceeding to the assessment questions for the vacancy you have selected. If you have applied before, you will be given the option either to update the general information, or to proceed directly to the assessment questions. Respond online to the application questions. Check the box indicating you would like a copy of your application emailed to you, and click "Finished". If you have successfully submitted your on-line application, you will see a screen telling you that your application has been sent. If you do not see these words, you have not successfully completed your application. If you wish to edit your application, you may return to USAJOBS and re-apply; previous responses will be saved and can be updated. Be sure to click "Finished" and look for the screen indicating your application was sent. You may edit your information until 11:59PM Eastern Time of the announcement closing date. 4. FAX, UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD FROM USAJOBS, EMAIL, OR MAIL SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION - You must fax, upload, download from USAJOBS, email, or mail any supplemental documentation requested in the following "Required Documents" section to the Contact listed below. Supplemental materials MUST be received no later than the closing date of the announcement. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration. Make sure you include the announcement number for this position.
Please make sure all pages are complete, legible, and signed (if necessary) before faxing documentation.
1. FAX INSTRUCTIONS:
Write in the number of pages (including the cover sheet), date and vacancy number. Fax documentation to 202-586-9660
2. UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS:
Browse your system files and upload comments directly from your computer.
3. DOWNLOADING FROM USAJOBS INSTRUCTIONS:
Download documents transferred from USAJOBS.
NOTE: This option is available if the applicant initiated the application process in USAJOBS. Please note that portfolio documents transferred from USAJOBS are NOT automatically added to your application; you need to click on "USAJOBS."
EMAIL OR MAIL INSTRUCTIONS: Gina Gervo 202-586-0136(Gina.Gervo@nnsa.doe.gov) National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Human Capital Management Programs, Executive resources Division, NA-MB-193, RM GB-173 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 Vacancy # NA-18-ES-008.
If you are unable to apply online, you may request alternate application procedures. To do so, you must contact the employing office at the address shown above at least two working days prior to the closing date.
National Nuclear Security Administration
1000 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20585
United States
Next steps
Once your application is received it will be evaluated by the HR Specialist who will determine which candidates meet basic qualifications. Applicants who meet the basic qualifications will be rated and ranked by a merit staffing panel. The panel will make recommendations to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You may receive updates notifying you of the status of your application via USAJOBS. It is recommended that you update your USAJOBS profile to receive these status updates via email after the announcement closes. You will receive updates to your status on-line as changes are made. All applicants will be notified by e-mail of the outcome of their application once a final selection is made.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
