This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Deployment (NE-52), Office of Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment (NE-5), in the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). As a Nuclear Engineer (Leader), your team will manage research and development activities that provide the technical and economic basis for continued long-term operation of existing nuclear power plants and the development of technologies to support the future deployment advanced nuclear reactors.

Duties

As a Nuclear Engineer (Lead), you will: Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services. Direct the Reactor Optimization and Modernization Team organizational activities, frames strategic plans based on broad organizational assessments and evaluations of long-term organizational objectives. Provide oversight and leads the development of the annual budget process and is accountable for the financial performance of assigned projects. Provide overall support and participates in monitoring progress and performance of assigned projects and tasks or work scope areas on assigned projects through participation on project teams and through coordinated performance reviews of reports, technical and financial information, and project schedules for assigned projects. This involves participation in project reviews and audits. Represent Nuclear Energy as the primary interface for Light Water reactor-related issues, safeguards and security, and integrated energy systems with the U.S. nuclear power industry, vendors, national laboratories, other DOE offices, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), other Federal agencies, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), utilities, and international entities such as the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency. Oversee staffing, policies, and personnel authorities required to carry out the responsibilities of the team, including supporting the recruitment of staff and technical experts necessary to ensure the success of the programs.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability requirements.
• May be required to successfully complete a 1-year probationary period.
• This position is covered by the bargaining unit. I acknowledge that I have been informed that this position is covered by bargaining unit.
• This position requires the incumbent to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
• This position requires a security clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for appointment to this position will participate in drug urinalysis testing.
• This is NOT a remote position; selectee will be required to report to the office a certain number of days per pay period.

Qualifications

You must meet both the Basic Requirement and Specialized experience to qualify for this series. Basic Requirements: for a Nuclear Engineer A. 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 B. 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: 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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.) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following: Managing nuclear research, development, and demonstration programs. Developing program budgets and schedules for assigned nuclear programs. Providing technical advice to senior management on nuclear reactor research development and demonstration for both the existing fleet and advanced fleet reactors. The OPM Group Qualification Standard for this position can be found at General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov) "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must (1) meet all of the requirements as described in this section; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as scoring in the in Well Qualified category (or higher). You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you MUST provide copies of your college transcripts. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible". Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.

If selected, official transcripts will be requested.

Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.

Contacts

• Address Office of Nuclear Energy - Headquarters P.O. Box 5088 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 US
• Name: Michelle Darji
• Phone: 240-405-8563
• Email: [email protected]