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This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety & Safeguards, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Risk and Technical Analysis Branch.
The supervisor is Chris McKenney.
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 agency12/02/2024 to 12/16/2024
$139,395 - $181,216 per year
GG 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not 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
NMSS/DUWP-2025-0003
821588800
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.
Native Americans or Alaskan Natives with a tribal affiliation.
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.
The successful candidate will perform the full range of Risk Analyst duties.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Proposes and carries out risk analyses, including performance assessments, technical analyses, and evaluations of risk, from nuclear waste storage and disposal facilities, and remediation of nuclear facilities and sites to support NRC waste programs. These duties include reviewing and evaluating pre‑licensing and licensing documents, reports, and letters with respect to near-surface low-level waste disposal, waste incidental to reprocessing disposal, and decommissioning activities. Provides expert assistance in the area of performance assessment and risk management to support technical assistance requests.
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. KNOWLEDGE OF PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, AND APPLIED PRACTICES OF RISK ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH DECOMMISSIONING, URANIUM RECOVERY, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. (Example: Describe your specific applied experience with sites, remediation activities, training, and education that demonstrates your knowledge, skills, and abilities of the principles of applied. Describe the types of sites you worked with, and your role with those sites. Demonstrate how your experience would prepare you to review reports and applications associated with multi-media risk assessment of the potential doses from decommissioning, uranium recovery and low-level radioactive waste.)
2. DEMONSTRATED ABILITY IN FORMULATING SOUND TECHNICAL JUDGEMENTS, MAKING TECHNICAL OR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND FINDING SOLUTIONS TO UNIQUE FIRST OF A KIND TECHNICAL OR POLICY CHALLENGES REGARDING ISSUES PERTAINING TO RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR REMEDIATION OR WASTE ISSUES. (Example: Describe education, training and experience that demonstrate your ability to formulate technical judgments. Provide examples of judgments, recommendations, or actions you have taken regarding unique first of a kind technical or policy issues pertaining remediation or waste issues. Describe your ability to identify complex issues and recommend successful approaches for resolution for areas representing a departure from past precedent, or in the absence of applicable guidance. Highlight examples that demonstrate resourcefulness, initiative, and ingenuity in reaching work objectives. Include specific examples that describe the complexity of the work, and your ability to organize, prioritize and accomplish the work.)
3. KNOWLEDGE OF PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, AND APPLIED PRACTICES OF RISK ASSESSMENT AS IT APPLIES TO SITES REQUIRING RECLAMATION OR PLANNED WASTE DISPOSAL SITES. (Example: Describe your specific applied experience with sites and environmental programs, training, and education that demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and abilities of the principles of applied risk assessments of contamination into the subsurface environment (i.e., chemicals, metals, radionuclides) and/or waste disposal. Describe the types of sites you worked with, and your role with those sites. Demonstrate how your experience would prepare you to review reports and applications associated with conventional uranium mill facilities, complex decommissioning sites, or waste disposal with an emphasis on either near field, far field, or exposure assessment.)
4. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING, COMPLEX TECHNICAL IDEAS, POSITIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS BEFORE MANAGEMENT, LICENSEES, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY OFFICIALS, OR CLIENTS DEPENDING ON ONE’S EXPERIENCE. (EXAMPLE: Describe your experience, training and accomplishments that demonstrate your ability to communicate complex situations to these groups.) Describe education, training, and experience which demonstrate your ability to present information, ideas, and advice in a clear, concise, and logical manner both orally and in writing. Describe your ability to deal effectively with various levels of staff, to coordinate and prepare documents using various inputs. Describe the various types and levels of individuals you routinely interact with and for what purposes. What types of original writing do you generate? With whom do you communicate orally and for what purpose? What types of working relationships have you made, with whom, and how frequently? Include examples of situations where it was necessary for you to use tact, diplomacy, and negotiation skills to achieve cooperation or consensus when interacting with staff, management, or the general public.)
Specialized experience is described as: Experience leading the formulation, analysis, and implementation of risk management policies and strategies; AND developing and implementing standards and guidelines for risk and environmental assessment; AND developing and implementing policy guidance and instruction for an organization or management team in such areas as: risk management, remediation strategies, or long-term assessments.
Qualification All Professional Engineering 0800 Series:
Basic Requirements:
OR
Qualification for 1301 Series:
Basic Requirements:
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.
The duty location of this position is Rockville, MD. In general, employees are expected to be in the office at a minimum of 4 days per pay period. Telework schedules, including full-time telework, 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.
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 an NRC employee, you are required to submit your most recent Rating of Record (Performance Appraisal) or a statement saying that one is not available. Additionally, you must also submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action).
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/.
NOTE: Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to any vacancy questions, and if necessary, documents which prove your eligibility to apply. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, please ensure it contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying on the basis of education, please submit your transcript OR list your education history including the type of degree and your major of study. If the position requires a certain number of credit hours, you are strongly encouraged to list the relevant courses along with the course credits in your resume. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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 complete your USAJOBS profile before you submit your application for this position.
Please read the entire announcement. 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.
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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