You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the Radiological Monitoring Branch, Radiological Control Office of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will ensure the proper control of radioactive material associated with Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plants. You will conduct continuing surveillance of work involving radioactive materials and radiological controls associated with Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plants. You will be responsible for the review of overall work operations in an assigned control area involving personnel exposure to ionizing radiation. You will serve as a radiological control representative on tasks or work groups comprised of various levels of Production Supervisors and technical code representatives. You will determine course of action required to resolve known or anticipated technical radiological problems and ensure radiological control procedures are adhered to.

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.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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 providing technical guidance pertaining to laboratory principles, methods, and techniques through reviewing and analyzing radiological work assignments and documents. Experience applying quantitative measurement and health physics techniques to conduct a comprehensive assessment of potential problems in such areas as radioactive spills, waste disposal, effluent monitoring and storage/handling of radioactive materials and equipment. Experience overseeing and advising personnel regarding performance, training and development. Experience developing recommendations for improved methods, procedures, equipment, etc., to prevent recurrence or to improve radiological control operations. Experience planning, coordinating and reviewing radiological responses. 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 and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH 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

Contacts

• Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]