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Project Manager

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Summary

This position is located in the Office of the General Counsel. The supervisor is David Taggart. This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to the security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
08/08/2025 to 08/14/2025
This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$142,488 to - $195,200 per year
Pay scale & grade
GG 14 - 15
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Rockville, MD
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - Less then 25% Travel
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Detail - Temporary assignment NTE 6-9 months
Work schedule
Full-time - Full Time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA - This announcement will not result in a permanent promotion or permanent placement within the agency.
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
L Access Authorization
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
OGC-2025-0007
Control number
842877100

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Clarification from the agency

This temporary position supports the Chief Counsel and Chief of Staff for a short-term need and will not lead to permanent placement without competition. Approval will be required from your current agency for the reimbursable agreement. This detail is only open to full-time federal employees currently employed at the NRC or within the federal government. Applicants must live within 50 miles of Headquarters location.

Duties

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The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is seeking a Project Manager to support the Chief Counsel and Chief of Staff in consolidating and managing cross-functional schedules into a comprehensive critical path. The role involves daily coordination with stakeholders, progress tracking, and providing strategic updates to senior leadership.

As a senior staff with considerable programmatic, corporate and mission support responsibilities, serves as a liaison and provides direct assistance and advisory services to the Chief Counsel in the execution and management of programs including policies and administrative matters. This may include but is not limited to the management of special projects, oversight of self-assessments, lessons-learned reviews, program analyses, program oversight and support activities and representing OGC on interoffice or interagency groups regarding agency policies and practices. Reviews, analyzes, develops, and/or updates internal controls and agency or regional directives for the office.

Responsible for independently carrying out a broad variety of complex assignments. Ensures programmatic assessments are accomplished, assist in accomplishing office activities and special projects including challenging management, programmatic and advisory services to support activities and programs.

Performs special projects, studies, and analyses to identify, evaluate and recommend improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of overall resource utilization as directed or independently, and to streamline and enhance operations. Conducts reviews of critical activities as directed to validate that they are performing as prescribed.

Maintains necessary follow-up actions with internal and external stakeholder, managers and staff to ensure effective completion of assignments and ensure timely submissions of assigned projects and reports. Provides oversight of the office ticket tracking system.

Provides advisory services and coordination, guides OGC management on program policies areas such as: performance management reporting; incentive awards/recognition programs, recruitment and staffing; staffing plan; FTE utilization; Strategic Workforce Planning; and leadership and all staff meetings.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • This is a Drug Testing position.

The selectee will show superior skills in:

  1. Utilize CPM modeling and milestone metrics to develop and maintain an integrated project schedule. Coordinate activities across technical and corporate offices, the OEDO, and external stakeholders to ensure timely issue resolution.
  2. Develop and present recommendations to senior management. Communicate effectively on complex technical issues with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
  3. Lead the integration of subgroup schedules into a unified plan, identifying dependencies and critical milestones. Provide regular updates, attend working group meetings, and deliver confidential reports to the Chief Counsel.

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.  

Applicants must live within 50 miles of Headquarters location.

Additional information

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.

Applicants must live within 50 miles of Headquarters location.

Selectee's will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to being appointed to determine their suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.  False statements or responses on your resume or questionnaire can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.

A transferable security clearance from another agency or a background investigation leading to a clearance is required for all new hires.  To begin work at the NRC without a security clearance, you must be granted a temporary waiver of the required clearance, referred to as a 145(b) waiver.  To be eligible for a 145(b) waiver you will need a favorable education verification, reference, credit, and criminal history checks.  If a wavier is granted, the successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication is required for continued employment.  If you have resided outside the U.S. for an extended period of time, the agency may not be able to (1) grant the 145(b) waiver where the required investigation cannot be completed in a timely manner, or (2) achieve timely completion of the background investigation required for a security clearance.

The NRC is a zero tolerance agency with respect to illegal drug use.  Individuals selected for this position will be subject to pre-appointment drug testing unless currently in a NRC position subject to random drug testing AND will be subject to random drug testing upon appointment to the NRC.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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 to determine your level of knowledge, skill and ability related to the job requirements.  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. You must respond to all required application questions.

If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager for possible interview and selection based upon the number of available vacancies to be filled in each office.


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