NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a General Engineer to join our team! This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.

Duties

The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is looking for a Project Engineer to join our team within the Reactor Operations and Engineering (ROE) group, which is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of the NBSR, a 20 MW test reactor. The candidate will join the Systems Engineering and Technical Office (SETO) Team, primarily responsible for: ZP III - Work on multi-discipline engineering design projects and procurements through the entire project lifecycle, including planning, design development, implementation, and closeout. Participate in the development of project goals, scope documents, task lists, work breakdown structures, risk mitigation plans, design deliverables, procurement packages, and project schedules. Perform as the technical representative on assigned procurement contracts. Participate in project design review meetings. Monitor quality, performance, and progress of design projects and procurements contracts. Use sound engineering judgement to prioritize tasks, manage risk, and minimize project issues. Provide regular project status reports to all stakeholders including management. Cultivate and encourage open communications between all stakeholders. Use tools such as the Engineering Change Notice system, Corrective Action Program, and other programs to maintain plant configuration. Actively contribute towards a positive safety culture at NCNR. ZP IV - Manage high impact and complex multi-discipline engineering design projects and procurements through the entire project lifecycle, including planning, design development, implementation, and closeout. Lead the development of project goals, scope documents, task lists, work breakdown structures, risk mitigation plans, design deliverables, procurement packages, and project schedules. Perform as the technical representative on assigned high value and long-term procurement contracts. Ensure the ideal set of procurement vehicles are in place for ROE use and the procurement package development process is streamlined. Lead project design review meetings. Monitors quality, performance, and progress of design and procurement projects. Use sound engineering judgement to prioritize tasks, manage risk, resolve conflicts, and minimize issues. Provide regular project status reports to all stakeholders including management. Effectively communicates project needs to management. Cultivate and encourage open communications between all stakeholders. Effectively defend project and NCNR interests while considering the needs of other parties. Use tools such as the Engineering Change Notice system, Corrective Action Program, and other programs to maintain plant configuration. Actively contribute towards a positive safety culture at NCNR. More information about NCNR can be found on the public website: https://www.nist.gov/ncnr

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: DEGREE: ENGINEERING. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure-- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2.Written Test-- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3.Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4.Related curriculum-- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise. ZP III: In addition to the basic requirements: applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-09 (ZP-II at NIST) grade level. Specialized experience is defined as experience including managing projects throughout the full project lifecycle (such as planning, design development, implementation, and closeout) and with project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project) OR Have three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree. OR Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience. ZP IV: In addition to the basic requirements: Applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 (ZP-III at NIST) level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience including managing complex projects throughout the full project lifecycle (such as planning, design development, implementation, and closeout), with project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project) and managing the technical aspects of contracts throughout the contract lifecycle, such as developing requirements documents, performing technical evaluations of proposals, performing quality assurance inspections of deliverables and installations, and closeout. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position has an education requirement. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address NIST Center for Neutron Research 100 Bureau Drive Building 235/Room K108 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Evelyn Carter-Hopkins
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]