Health Physicist - Direct Hire Notice for RI, RII, RIII & RIV

Summary

Positions are located in :

Region I, Division of Radiological Safety and Security, King of Prussia, PA

Region II, Division of Reactor Safety, Atlanta, GA

Region III, Division of Radiological Safety and Security, Lisle, IL

Region IV, Division of Radiological Safety and Security, Arlington, TX

These positions are being filled via Direct Hire Authority.

These positions are in the Bargaining Unit with the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.

Duties

The successful candidate will perform some or all of the full range of radiological and environmental protection licensing activities and / or serve as an inspector to plan, conduct, report and integrate findings associated with radiation protection inspections of active and / or decommissioning light-water reactor facilities, medical facilities, materials facilities using byproduct, source and / or special nuclear materials and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI).

Such duties may include, but are not limited to :

• Review license applications for all uses of byproduct, source and special nuclear material other than nuclear power production.
• Perform routine and complex inspections of operating and / or decommissioning reactor facilities, including ISFSI to observe and assure conformance to NRC rules and regulations.
• Perform routine planned and reactive inspections of materials licensees to ascertain conformity with design and other criteria, evaluate the adequacy of licensee controls and provisions for radiological and environmental safety.
• Recommend enforcement action with regional management approval when inspection findings indicate a significant violation of the license or NRC rules and regulations.
• Prepare inspection reports to document whether the facility is being operated safely, the licensee's management control program is effective, and regulatory requirements are being met.

Selectees will be assigned to work in the Region I Office in King of Prussia, PA, Region II Office in Atlanta GA, Region III Office in Lisle, IL, or Region IV Office in Arlington, TX, based upon geographic preference indicated in their application.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This is a Drug Testing position.
• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires.
• Not subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.
• Subject to security ownership restriction reporting at GG-12 and GG-13.

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.

Selectees are required to serve a two-year trial period to assess their overall fitness and qualifications for continued employment.

New employees who are preference eligible veterans serve a one-year trial period.

Qualifications

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as : experience that demonstrates specific knowledge in and recent experience with programs that require work with radiological safety programs associated with the use of byproduct, source or special nuclear materials, in areas of medical, industrial, academic and / or decommissioning (material use or reactor operations).

You should also have recent experience associated with a regulatory program focused on safety and the ability to present technical information orally and in writing.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be included in your resume.

To meet the level of experience for the GG-11 level, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG-09 level OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.

D degree OR a Ph.D OR equivalent doctoral degree.

To meet the level of experience for the GG-12 level, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG-11 level.

To meet the level of experience for the GG-13 level, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG-12 level.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following :

• Knowledge of the principles, theories and practices in the field of health physics and radiation safety, and in the implementation of programs associated with the use of byproduct, source or special nuclear materials in the areas of medical, industrial, academic, decommissioning (material use or reactor operations), or Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSIs).
• Demonstrated ability to perform evaluation and analysis of radiological health hazards, or remediation of either byproduct, source or special nuclear material.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NRC rules and regulations related to the radiation protection aspects in the licensing and inspection of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials.
• Demonstrated ability to present technical information both orally and in writing.

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.

The NRC encourages applicants to provide extensive job experience details in your resume. Applicants may also use the supplemental vacancy question to provide additional information pertaining to specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applications will be evaluated in the order in which they are received based upon the information provided in your resume and your responses to the vacancy questions to determine your qualification for these positions.

Qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager(s) for possible interview and selection based upon the number of available vacancies to be filled in each office.

Please keep in mind your resume is of key importance 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. You must respond to all required vacancy questions.

You may for this vacancy.

Required Documents

List of supplemental material that may be applicable :

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.

If you are a veteran, please submit a member 4 copy of your DD-214, and if applicable, SF-15 and VA letter.

You must include a copy of your college and / or university transcripts with your applicatio n. If you fail to submit transcripts with your application you will be considered ineligible and will not receive further consideration.

All supplemental documents will now be collected electronically and should be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

You have two 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.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements :

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 .

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.

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