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Summary This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Division of Preparedness and Response, Reactor Licensing Branch. The supervisor is Jessie Quichocho. This position is in the 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 Responsibilities The successful candidate will perform the full range of Senior Emergency Preparedness (Licensing) duties. Such duties include but are not limited to: Reviewing appropriate sections of preliminary and final safety analysis reports and radiological emergency plans for new and operating nuclear power reactors, as assigned. Performing more complex and diverse regulatory and technical reviews of EP licensing actions and develops safety evaluation inputs. Developing and processes SECY papers for EP-related licensing actions requiring prior Commission approval or awareness. Advising in the preparation of related license conditions and Technical Specifications, as necessary. Evaluating overall professional merit of existing research and development programs in support of the overall nuclear EP effort. Recommending solutions to generic problems associated with the safety impact of NRC-licensed facilities in the area of EP, including the evaluation of EP frequently asked questions. Reviewing operating procedures and technical specifications in support of evaluation of proposed licensing actions, utilizing knowledge and experience in radiological accident technology and probabilistic risk-assessment procedures. Preparing various documents on numerous technical subjects and licensing activities as assigned. Making recommendations to the Branch Chief for establishing objectives and goals, and for the implementation, coordination and control of the EP programs for NRC-licensed facilities. Maintaining awareness and proficiency in current and developing programs, equipment, and research related to EP. Requirements 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 (GG-14) 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 the principles, theories, and practices of engineering and health physics related to emergency preparedness and incident response of operating and new nuclear power plant designs, Navy nuclear power, research and test reactors, fuel and medical production facilities, and material facilities. (Describe specific experience, education, and accomplishments in this area. Examples may include specific experience and examples of leadership that demonstrate your knowledge in emergency preparedness/incident response, specifically engineering and health physics such as dose assessment, protective actions, reactor systems and/or components, reactor design, and equipment for emergency preparedness and incident response.) 2. Demonstrated knowledge of developing/resolving complex technical, regulatory, and policy issues related to licensing, inspection, rulemaking/guidance, or other activities pertaining to decommissioning reactors, existing and proposed designs of power reactors, advanced reactors, non-power production or utilization facilities (NPUFs), fuel cycle, materials, and medical production facilities. (Describe specific experience which demonstrate knowledge of NRC rules, regulations, policies, practices, and procedures for decommissioning reactors, existing and proposed designs of power reactors, advanced reactors, NPUFs, fuel cycle, materials, and medical production facilities. Examples may include use of regulatory guides, industry codes, and standards, Federal and state emergency preparedness and incident response programs, and applicable FEMA or EPA regulations/guidance. Provide specific examples in applying risk insights for regulations, regulatory guides, industry codes, standards, and other criteria in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to develop solutions to technical, regulatory, and policy issues.) 3. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement successful approaches to problem solving and conflict resolution, and to achieve cooperation and collaborative agreement among parties with diverse and often conflicting viewpoints or objectives. (Describe specific experience that demonstrates your ability to lead resolution of complex technical differences to reach consensus through cooperation and collaboration. Discuss examples of where you led or had a lead role in resolving conflicting viewpoints or objectives to reach consensus in significant and complex situations. Describe your experience in establishing effective working relationships through cooperation and collaboration with executives at various levels, supervisors, subordinates, peers, the public, and government and industry officials. Describe challenges you encountered in working relationships and how you utilized your interpersonal skills to resolve them including the outcome and the impact on the organization. 4. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical issues clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing with diverse audiences. (Describe specific experience that demonstrates your oral and written communication skills. Describe in detail your ability to (1) use formal and informal networks to build support for programs and communicate effectively orally and in writing with colleagues, supervision, management, the Commission, licensees, Federal, State and local government agencies, and industry representatives; (2) lead discussions and consolidate complex and diverse opinions into concise presentations; and (3) formulate balanced and well-founded recommendations.) 5. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership for others, including providing guidance/direction to others to ensure appropriate focus/scope of activities. (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 unlock their potential, or to aid in resolving conflicts.) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as knowledge of the principles, theory, and practices of emergency preparedness and emergency plan development, as evidenced by broad work experience in these areas. Knowledge of nuclear facilities, including power reactors and small modular reactors. 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. Education GG-0801 (General Engineering Series): Basic Requirements: 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: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) GG-1301, (General Physical Science Series): Basic requirements: 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 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 Additional Information 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.