This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/677807900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Risk Assessment (DRA), Radiation Protection and Consequence Branch (ARCB). The supervisor is Kevin Hsueh.
This position is Bargaining Unit with the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.
This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.
This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements
Learn more about this agency09/19/2022 to 10/11/2022
$126,233 - $164,102 per year
GG 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
Yes—Travel expenses associated with interview and/or relocation expenses associated with job offer may be paid to the extent allowed by Federal Travel Regulations.
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
Excepted
14
No
Yes
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Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Native Americans or Alaskan Natives with a tribal affiliation.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
All NRC Employees are encouraged to apply.
As a Health Physicist in the Radiation Protection and Consequence Branch, Division of Risk Assessment, the individual selected for this position would be responsible for the development and implementation of rules, technical guidance, and procedures in areas related to radiation protection, radioactive effluent, and radiological environmental monitoring for operating and new reactors. Such duties include but are not limited to:
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the NRC will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent that an NRC job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.
You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GG-13) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
1. Detailed knowledge of and experience with implementing the principles, theories, and practices of reactor radiation protection, radioactive effluent, radiological environmental monitoring, and radiation health effects on the public.
(EXAMPLE: Describe specific training, education and experience that demonstrate your knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices of radiation protection sufficient to conduct technical and regulatory reviews of reactor applications and amendments, and provide guidance and support to inspection staff in addressing complex technical and regulatory issues. Describe your experience in conducting evaluations involving complex technical issues in radiation protection, radioactive effluent, radiological environmental monitoring, and radiation health effects on the public.)
2. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with NRC regulatory programs for reactors including licensing, inspection, and event assessment.
(EXAMPLE: Describe specific experience, education, and training which demonstrate your ability to identify, evaluate, and address technical issues associated with NRC’s regulatory programs including reactor oversight process and licensing action reviews. Provide examples of your application of NRC rules, procedures, and guidance to address complex issues related to licensing, inspection, and event assessment. Describe how you applied risk insights and risk informed performance-based philosophy to perform analyses.)
3. Ability to independently organize, plan, coordinate, and conduct special projects and studies.
(EXAMPLE: Describe specific experience and training which demonstrate your ability to formulate project goals and objectives, develop project plans and resource estimates, evaluate and report progress against established milestones, and coordinate with personnel of diverse technical backgrounds. Describe specific projects of high technical complexity related to radiation protection you have led or participated in, and describe your role and level of responsibility for completing project tasks and milestones. Describe the results of these projects including any publications, awards, or other recognition.)
4. Demonstrated ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, and to coordinate with other NRC offices, other government agencies, the public and industry groups on varied complex technical and regulatory issues.
(EXAMPLE: Describe experience in making oral presentations and preparing written documents, and the various levels of individuals for which presentations were made. Discuss examples where you have used skills in communicating complex technical and regulatory issues to NRC staff and management, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, general public, governmental agencies, the industry groups or others. Discuss how your oral or written communications have played a role in the understanding or resolution of issues.
5. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership for others, including providing guidance/direction to others to ensure appropriate focus/scope of activities.
(EXAMPLE: Describe specific experience, training, or developmental assignments that demonstrate your ability or potential to provide leadership of a team. Describe specific assignments that have required you to work with a team environment. Describe your experience functioning as a team leader or as a contributing team member faced with situational leadership opportunities. Specifically describe any mentoring or coaching activities that you have engaged in with team members to assist in their accomplishments, to help maximize their potential, or to aid in resolving conflicts.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: demonstrates technical aspects of the NRC programs, policies, and inspections relating to reactors. Experience in performing complex technical and regulatory reviews of reactor license applications and amendments. In addition, experience associated with regulatory programs focusing on radiation safety, reactor oversight, and dose assessment. A description of how you possess the specialized experience should be addressed in your resume, responses to the vacancy questions, and in the additional space provided for your supplemental response.
Qualification for 1306 Series:
Basic Requirements:
Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.
or
Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A.
Based on the staffing needs of the agency/area of consideration, additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement.
The duty location of this position is Rockville, MD. In general, employees are expected to be in the office 4 days per pay period. Telework schedules are approved, on a case-by-case basis. If selected, telework will be determined in accordance with Agency policy and the Collective Bargaining Agreement, if applicable.
The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Individuals with disabilities may contact the Selective Placement Coordinator for assistance with the application or hiring process via Disability.Resource@nrc.gov. Deaf applicants may contact the Disability Program Manager by calling the NRC videophone at 240-428-3217.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the job requirements. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to any vacancy questions to determine your level of knowledge, skill and ability related to the job requirements. If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager.
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.
List of supplemental material that may be applicable:
If you are a NRC employee you are required to submit your most recent Rating of Record (Performance Appraisal) or a statement saying that one is not available.
If you are a current/reinstatement eligible Federal employee with status (Tenure Group 1 or 2), you will be considered under our merit promotion procedures and must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify competitive status or reinstatement eligibility.
Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.) You can find additional information about Veterans' Preference at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.
If you are applying for a position that requires a college degree, you must submit your College Transcripts.
All supplemental documents will now be collected electronically and should be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You have three choices for submitting your supplemental documents:
1. Use the "USAJOBS" feature to download documents from your USAJOBS portfolio; or
2. use the "Upload" feature to upload documents directly from your computer. The following types of documents can be uploaded: .gif, .jpeg, .png, .rtf, .pdf, and .doc; or
3. use the "Fax" feature to print the Fax Cover Sheet and fax it, along with your supplemental documents to 1-571-258-4052.
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.
We strongly encourage you to read the entire announcement before you submit your application for this position.
Your application for this vacancy must be received online via the USAJOBS application system BEFORE 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online application, you will not be considered for this position.
The NRC requires that applicants submit resumes built using the USAJOBS Resume Builder tool. The Resume Builder tool is activated upon selecting "Build New Resume" under the "Resumes" section of your USAJOBS account.
Resumes uploaded to your USAJOBS jobseeker account that have not been built using the USAJOBS Resume Builder tool WILL NOT be accepted and you WILL NOT be allowed to further advance through the NRC application process.
To ensure you are using the correct resume type when applying to our vacancies, please make sure that the resume you are using during the application process is listed with a format type of "USAJOBS Resume" and a source type of "Built with USAJOBS Resume Builder. Verifying this information on your USAJOBS resume before applying will ensure the successful submission of your application to the NRC job vacancy.
Paper applications will not be accepted unless hardship circumstances can be demonstrated. Requests for extensions WILL NOT be granted. If applying online poses a hardship for you, the Human Resources Specialist listed on the announcement will provide assistance to ensure that applications are submitted online by the closing date. Applicants must contact the Human Resources Specialist during business hours BEFORE the closing date of the announcement and speak to someone who can provide assistance for your online submission.
You must answer any job specific vacancy questions. You will be rated based on your responses to any vacancy questions and especially the information provided in your resume. Breadth, recency, and length of experience in the field; training, awards, and commendations; past and current performance; and community or outside professional activities will be considered to determine your level of knowledge, skill or ability for this position. Abbreviated responses to the vacancy questions, such as “significant experience” or “see resume” do not provide enough information and should not be used. You will not be considered for this position if you leave any of the vacancy questions unanswered.
To begin the application process, select the "Apply On-line" button to the right on this screen. Then follow the prompts to login/register, submit all required supplemental documents, and complete the application process.
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