Job opening: Senior Operations Engineer
Salary: $122 907 - 159 776 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Oct 30 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), Operations Branch 2 in Region II, Atlanta, GA.
The supervisor is Matt Endress, Branch Chief.
This is a Bargaining Unit position in the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.
This position requires up to 40% travel.Selectee will be subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure and security ownership restriction reporting requirements.
Duties
The Senior Operations Engineer serves as a region-based senior inspector that leads, develops, prepares, administers, and evaluates written and operating examinations for applicants for Reactor Operator (RO) and Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) licenses for reactor facilities; leads activities to inspect and evaluate the effectiveness of licensee programs to train, evaluate, and re-qualify licensed plant operating staff members; and leads and performs routine and reactive inspections and assessments of the effectiveness of licensee activities related to facility operations. The Senior Operations Engineer provides technical support and oversight for operator performance and licensing issues including providing formal presentations and training on related topics.
Requirements
- This is a Drug Testing position.
- Must be able to meet/maintain security and suitability requirements.
Qualifications
You must possess at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (i.e., GG-13). Such experience should have provided you with the full range of knowledge, skills and abilities addressed in the rating factor questions that are associated with this vacancy announcement as well as in your resume. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as work experience applying regulations, criteria, standards, guides, and general NRC policy to provide guidance to facility licensees and regional office operator licensing staff and to independently plan and coordinate staff review of operator licensing activities to assure the safe operation by licensed operators at nuclear power facilities.
Education
Candidates must have a thorough understanding of the principles, theories, and practices of nuclear engineering and reactor physics. In addition to training and experience, generally, these knowledge requirements are met by having a bachelor's or higher degree in a relevant professional engineering discipline (e.g., nuclear, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical, structural, chemical) from a school of engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Contacts
- Address NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Region II - Human Resources Staff
245 Peachtree Center Ave NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
United States
- Name: Cindy Jackson
- Phone: 404-997-4927
- Email: [email protected]
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