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The Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy resulting from five decades of nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. The EM work is being done in 11 states and the lifecycle cost of the program is currently estimated to be over 330 billion dollars and will span beyond 2075.
Learn more about this agency06/13/2024 to 07/05/2024
$180,000 - $204,000 per year
EK 5
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
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Full-time
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24-CB-EK00196-12438636-MP
795745400
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
(provide appropriate hiring paths and clarification)
This position functions as the CBFO Federal Project Director (FPD) with responsibility for monitoring, technical direction, and reporting on technical, programmatic, regulatory, environment, safety and health, (ES&H) and fiscal execution of Capital Asset Project(s) (CAPs), General Plant Project(s) (GPPs), and other projects at WIPP.
As the CBFO Federal Project Director you will:
BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 0801 SERIES:
Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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 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. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 1301 SERIES: A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR
B. Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Since this position does have a positive education requirement, you MUST provide documentation supporting any education claims in your application. This documentation can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".
If selected, official transcripts may be requested.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Department of Energy uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the eligibility requirements and minimum qualifications necessary for this position. Then the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You are NOT required to provide a separate narrative written response. Rather, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the Competencies/KSAs identified below:
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more. ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Please read the entire announcement and all the 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. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. Faxed or e-mailed applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Requests for extensions will not be granted.
All statements made in this application are subject to investigation and any false or dishonest answer to any question may be grounds for disqualification and loss of consideration. If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible' or 'not qualified'.
The application process is as follows:
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected for e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible. In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
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/795745400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Department of Energy (DOE), Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) is responsible for managing, planning, integrating, and implementing National Transuranic (TRU) Waste Program (NTWP) activities at DOE facilities throughout the United States. The CBFO directs all activities related to the characterization, treatment, measurement, packaging, and transport of TRU and TRU-mixed wastes at the waste generator and interim storage sites, as well as disposal of TRU and TRU-mixed wastes at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP}, at a first-of-a-kind TRU and TRU-mixed waste disposal facility. The WIPP is a government-owned and contractor operated facility that is constructed on DOE property near Carlsbad, New Mexico; the disposal facility has been mined in a deep underground salt formation. This plant, near Carlsbad, New Mexico, is the Nation's only mined geologic repository for the permanent disposal of defense-generated transuranic waste.
