Job opening: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (NUCLEAR)
Salary: $99 714 - 129 625 per year
Published at: Dec 05 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a Nuclear Engineering Technician in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Manager (NPEPM), Project Support Branch (Code 2301.2), Office of the Assistant Engineering and Planning Manager (Code 2301), Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department (NEPD) (Code 2300) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Duties
You will serve a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the area of Project Planning and Execution.
You will review work progress and performance for assigned projects, and coordinates a broad range of diverse engineering/technical disciplines.
You will coordinate the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department work package development, which requires the integration of many different work phases in the overhaul, maintenance, modification, refueling and testing of nuclear reactor plants.
You will develop a software schedule for planning products (Job Summaries, Technical Work Documents, and Material Requirements) and assign them to the cognizant technical code.
You will manage assigned Project Planning Time Table (PPTTs) commitments assuring proper staffing, timely completion, and budgetary control involving the overhaul or conversion of the reactor plants for nuclear powered submarines and surface ships.
You will develop and provide technical direction for the preparation and review of the ship’s overhaul schedules based on analysis of nuclear engineering work and other work to be performed.
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.
- 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 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.
- 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 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-12 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 understanding nuclear engineering methods, techniques and engineering principles such as structural, mechanical, industrial, metallurgy, hydraulics, chemical, electrical, quality and radiological controls.
Experience applying principles and requirements of Project Management Fundamentals (PMF).
Experience overseeing the planning, coordinating, and executing of nuclear work of various trades in support of ship system overhaul, repair, or modification projects.
Experience effective communication both verbal and written, as well as interfacing with upper management.
Experience identifying and analyzing potential risks/problems, recommending corrective actions, and developing the best approach to the contingent response to the planning of projects.
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
General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov)
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.
Contacts
- Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
NNSY
Portsmouth, VA 23709
US
- Name: Department of Navy EIC
- Email: [email protected]
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