Clarification from the agency

All NRC Employees are encouraged to apply. Based on the staffing needs of the agency/area of consideration, additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement.

This position serves as an Security Specialist (RTR) in the Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Oversight Branch (UNPO).

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Responsible for the oversight of regulatory activities associated with the physical protection programs for non-power reactors.

Participates in the establishment, implementation, and oversight of the NRC regulatory programs for ensuring the physical protection of nuclear material and non-power reactor facilities.

Assists in the development and implementation of related regulations, regulatory guidance, inspection programs and procedures, and technical positions.

Performs technical reviews, analyses, and evaluations in support of physical protection licensing actions.

Provides assistance to strengthen international physical protection programs for non-power reactors.

Communicates and coordinates NRC activities with staff and managers of internal and external organizations involved with NRC regulation. Represents the NRC in interactions with such organizations and members of the public.

Performs such other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• This is a Drug Testing position.
• Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires.

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.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.  

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Demonstrated knowledge of a physical protection system, security programs, security systems, equipment, procedures and of security related rules, regulations and procedures. Broad knowledge of NRC and/or international goals, regulations and regulatory guides, policies, and processes.  (EXAMPLE:  Describe specific training, education and experience that demonstrates your knowledge of design of a physical protection system (detection, assessment, communications, delay, and response), regulations, regulatory guides, standard review plans, technical guides, NRC policy and process pertaining to licensing, inspection, and rulemaking for safeguards and security at reactor or nuclear facilities or similar activities.

2. Demonstrated ability to make independent analyses and evaluate the technical soundness and merit of the issues stemming from licensee requests or NRC program actions.  (EXAMPLE: Describe specific training, education, and experience that demonstrate your ability to independently analyze technical and policy issues. Include examples of your ability to distinguish between technical from policy issues. Explain how you communicated your findings to management, staff, licensees, Federal agencies, industry, and/or stakeholders.)

3. Demonstrated ability to present technical information both orally and in writing. (Describe experience in making oral presentations and preparing written documents, and the various levels of individuals for which presentations were made. Clearly describe your role for each provided example (were you the primary communicator, secondary level communicator, etc.).  Discuss examples where you have used skills in communicating complex technical and policy issues to staff and management, general public, governmental agencies, specific industry groups, the public, or others. Clearly describe which audiences you have communicated with (e.g., division or office management, senior executive management, the public, licensees, applicants, the NRC Commission, EDO, ACRS, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, etc.). Describe the various written products you have authored (e.g., policy papers, briefing papers, etc.). Discuss how your oral or written communications have played a role in the understanding or resolution of issues.

4. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement successful approaches to problem solving and conflict resolution. (EXAMPLE: Describe professional experience with problem identification and resolution and give instances where your problem-solving and conflict resolution skills were demonstrated to be especially effective. Provide two or three examples of the most complex or controversial problems you’ve had to resolve and how you approached them in order to resolve them effectively. Tell how you ensured that they remained resolved.)

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as experience evaluating the effectiveness of physical protection programs, identifying weaknesses, identifying or resolving problems in these programs, and identifying compensatory measures to mitigate weakness.  Experience with physical protection inspection methods and practices, in addition to highly-specialized requirements demanded by nuclear-related programs.  A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume.

How you will be evaluated

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.