You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the RADIOLOGICAL WORK FACILITY IN THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will plan and coordinate with various trades, assist crafts, and ships force the movement of radioactive material (RAM) to and from naval vessels, storage areas, nuclear took rooms, and off base work sites. You will participate in the physical inventory of all RAM stored outside radiologically controlled areas. You will perform physical surveillances of RAM not in permanent storage. You will coordinate and schedule work requests from shipyard shops/codes to achieve efficient work. You will complete on- the-job training for Radioactive material Controller, including the ability to operate electronic equipment and computers. You will use methods, techniques, and requirements to operate the material shredder.

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 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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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 methods and techniques for minimizing exposure of personnel and equipment to ionizing radiation and/or radioactive contamination. Experience identifying the general structure of the various vessels powered by nuclear propulsion plants with respect to compartments containing radioactively contaminated systems and/or materials. Experience classifying adequate containment for components and material which are radioactive and/or radioactively contaminated to prevent loss or spread of radioactive contamination. Experience interpreting specified traffic routes for transporting radioactive/radioactively contaminated components or material within Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Experience locating radiologically controlled areas within the shipyard as specified by the RADCON Office. Experience utilizing various processes in several trades sufficient to support specified procedures for planning and transferring radioactive/radioactively contaminated components or materials within the shipyard and communicating specified procedures for controlling accident/spill situations. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311/ 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:

Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above):

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include work in the fields of astronomy, physics, geophysics, chemistry, hydrology, health physics, engineering, electronics, geology, oceanography, and metallurgy.

Experience as a laboratory mechanic or in a trade or craft may be credited as general or specialized experience when the work was performed in close association with physical scientists or other technical personnel and provided intensive knowledge of appropriate scientific principles, methods, techniques, and precedents.

Contacts

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