This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position serves as the Health Physicist, providing technical direction review support, and in representing the office in health physics, radiation protection safety, radioactive and hazardous waste disposal related to environmental investigations and remediation projects.

Duties

Provide biological, toxicological, and health information support to an organization in carrying out radiation risk assessments for specific environmental Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) sites. Comply with health, safety, and environmental rules and procedures and performs work that enhances the safety and security of the work environment. Interpret and supplement health physics/radiation safety policy/standards and apply federally mandated standards and national consensus standards in establishing safety policy and programs. Analyze accidents to identify causes and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Plan, organize, and conduct or direct surveys of radiation areas within customers organizations to include field measurements, wipe tests, and laboratory analysis. Serve as a technical expert in applied health physics, radiation protection safety, and radiation risk assessment for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District. Interprets and applies NRC, EPA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), DA, and USACE regulations, standards and guidance pertaining to the possession, use, transport, transfer, and disposal of radioactive materials. Manages the Districts Radiation Control Program in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Dept. of Army regulations and USACE regulations, as the designated District RadiationSafety Officer. Represents the district and customers in meetings with various-level federal, state, and local agencies regarding guidance concerning health physics, radiation protection safety, and radiation assessment criteria applicable to USACE HTRW activities. Work includes reviewing, developing, and recommending technical documents regarding health physics/ radiation protection safety/radiation risk assessment for Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) site investigation, design, and activities. Provides technical health physicist support and over-site of district Low Level Waste Disposal. Duties include, but are not limited to, the inspection of the facilities for compliance with applicable EPA, OSHA, NRC, and US Army regulations and standards, and providing health physicist support on all aspects of waste disposal. Compiles, reviews, and interprets radiation data and testing results and/or assures that contractors perform such surveys in accordance with the current requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require up to a Top-Secret Security clearance to work on certain projects. Clearance is NOT required prior to being selected, but if selected, may be expected to be able to obtain said clearance.
• This position requires a valid state driver’s license.
• This position requires a pre-employment physical exam.
• The business travel requirement is 25%.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. This position has a basic requirement for Health Physicist A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education. OR C. Certification: Certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Providing technical direction, review, support in the areas of chemical, biological, health physics, radiation protection safety, and radiation risk assessment; Monitoring, reviewing, developing, and recommending technical documents regarding health physics/radiation protection safety/radiation risk assessment for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) sites; analyzing radiological control practices and modify or initiate new programs, techniques, or procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BUFFALO DO NOT MAIL Buffalo, NY 14207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk