You will serve as a Physical Science Technician in the Off-Yard Operations Manager Office (Code 300N.3) for the Nuclear Production Manager (Code 300N) in the Production Resources Department (Code 900) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will serve as the Radiological Material Accountability Control Team Leader in escorting and accounting for radioactive material. You will assure adherence to accountability procedures specified by local Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) instructions and Naval Sea Systems Command NAVSEA). You will coordinate, schedule and identify needed materials, manpower and methods to accomplish scheduled workload.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience utilizing various processes in several trades sufficient to support planning transfers and accountability of radioactive or radioactively contaminated materials. Experience determining specified procedures for controlling accident/spill situations involving radioactive or radioactively contaminated materials. Experience utilizing methods and techniques for minimizing exposure of personnel and equipment to ionizing radiation and/or radioactive contamination. Experience utilizing general structure of the various vessels powered by nuclear propulsion plants with respect to compartments containing radioactively contaminated systems and/or materials. Experience with adequate containment for components and material which are radioactive and/or radioactively contaminated to prevent loss or spread of radioactive contamination. Experience utilizing specified traffic routes for transporting radioactive/radioactively contaminated components or material within Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Experience determining locations of all radiologically controlled areas within the shipyard as specified by the RADCON Office. Experience demonstrating specified procedures for transferring radioactive/radioactively contaminated components or materials within the shipyard. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

Two full years of graduate education

or

Master's degree that is directly related to the position being filled

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]