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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) is an independent agency in the executive branch chartered with the responsibility of providing recommendations and advice to the President and the Secretary of Energy regarding public health and safety issues at Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facilities.
Learn more about this agency01/16/2020 to 02/14/2020
$131,239 - $197,300 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Up to once a month.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-Time
Senior Executive
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Yes
Yes
DNFSB-OTD-2020-0001
557043200
As the Associate Technical Director for Nuclear Programs and Analysis, you will work closely with the Technical Director and Deputy Technical Director to identify DOE facilities, activities, and programs for review and evaluation. The DOE defense nuclear facilities are located at ten geographically dispersed site across the United States. The Associate Technical Director for Nuclear Programs and Analysis will review programs at individual sites and also analyze information at individual sites for commonalities complex wide. You will supervise and manage the work of multi-disciplined engineers and scientists tasked with analyzing and evaluating the safety and technical adequacy of complex processes and systems at DOE’s various defense nuclear facilities. In addition, you will provide expert technical advice and guidance to the Deputy Technical Director, Technical Director and Board Members on complex issues related to assigned technical programs.
The below links provide additional information on the development of ECQs:
You are required to respond to each of the ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as “ineligible.” The narrative statement for your ECQs should not exceed 10 total pages (2 pages per ECQ) and should be prepared in at least 11-point font.
ECQ 1—Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
ECQ 2—Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
ECQ 3—Results Driven: This core qualification 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.
ECQ 4—Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5—Building Coalitions: This core qualification 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.
Applicants already serving in SES career appointments, eligible for reinstatement to the SES, or who have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program may omit the Executive Core Qualifications. However, they must provide the following additional documentation as part of their application:
Mandatory Technical Qualifications: All applicants (including current SES and CDP graduates) must submit a written statement (narrative format) of accomplishments to satisfy the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). You must address each MTQ separately. The narrative statement for your MTQs should not exceed two (2) pages for each technical qualification (a total of 6 pages) and should be prepared in at least 11-point font.
You are required to respond to each of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as “ineligible.”
MTQ 1. Demonstrated experience assessing the adequacy of safety-related nuclear programs across multiple engineering disciplines and successfully negotiating for positive safety improvements under difficult circumstances involving differing technical opinions.
MTQ 2. Demonstrated experience and skill in the management and supervision of senior scientific and engineering personnel engaged in the assessment and field review of nuclear facility design, construction, maintenance, and modification, to include training, career development and succession planning.
MTQ 3. Demonstrated experience producing executive level communications (such as to Congress or Cabinet level officials) which demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and ability in at least three (3) engineering disciplines and which demonstrate the ability to construct technical arguments in a way that is digestible and compelling to a non-technical audience.
Veterans' preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be screened for basic eligibility according to the ECQs and Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and will be rated and ranked by a panel using only the information submitted in their application package. Failure to document demonstrated experience, training, and education in support of the ECQ’s and Mandatory Technical Qualifications will adversely affect your chances for further consideration. The best qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. If a selection is made, the selecting official will base the selection on the information submitted in the application package, and possibly a personal interview. If the selectee is a competitive applicant, the selectee’s ECQs must be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before an appointment can be made.
Applicants are responsible for citing minimum qualifications such as J.D. and bar membership information (institution name, state(s) for bar, and dates) on their respective resumes. Failure to supply details will constitute an incomplete application.
Candidates who do not submit complete application packages will be eliminated from consideration.
All materials submitted with your resume become the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned.
NOTE: If you are a current career member of the SES, or are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have completed an SES Candidate Development Program and obtained OPM Qualifications Review Board certification, you can apply to be considered both competitively and/or noncompetitively. You must submit an application for each option that meets the following requirements:
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Extraneous materials such as award certificates will not be considered.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
To update your application, excluding External Assessment responses, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/
If you are a Federal employee and have received a current performance rating, it is strongly encouraged that a copy accompanies your application submission. Doing so allows the selecting official access to all information surrounding your potential to fulfill the duties and responsibilities commensurate of the position being considered for. Failure to provide may impede the selecting official's understanding of the qualifications and experience that you possess.
We strongly encourage you to apply online. If you cannot apply online, you must contact the Human Resource office listed below at least one business day prior to the closing date for instructions. Applications will not be accepted by mail.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants will be notified about the status of their application.
After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet minimum qualification requirements. You will be notified to inform you if you do not meet the minimum qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets minimum qualifications on the information provided and may interview the best qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability and/or security background investigation.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/557043200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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DNFSB provides independent analysis, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy to inform the Secretary, in the role of the Secretary as operator and regulator of the defense nuclear facilities of the Department of Energy, in providing adequate protection of public health and safety at such defense nuclear facilities.
DNFSB reviews and evaluates the content and implementation of health and safety standards, as well as other requirements, relating to the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of DOE’s defense nuclear facilities to ensure that these activities are carried out in a manner that protects the public, workers, and the environment.