This position is located in the Division of Operating Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, in the Region IV Office, Arlington, Texas.The supervisor is Heather J. Gepford, Branch Chief.This  position is in the Bargaining Unit with the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.This position IS not subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.This position IS not subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Duties

The successful candidate will perform the full range of duties as an Operations Engineer. As a region-based inspector and examiner, you will plan, conduct, report, and coordinate findings associated with inspections of light-water reactors, in accordance with the NRC Inspection Manual. You will develop, prepare and administer examinations to applicants for operator and senior operator licenses for nuclear reactors. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• This is a Drug Testing position.
• Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. In addition to meeting the basic education requirements for professional engineering positions, as described in the Education section, to qualify for this position at the advertised grade level, you must meet the following: For GG-13: Generally, five+ years of post-bachelor's degree specialized experience or at least 3+ years of post-master's degree professional engineering experience, one year of which is equivalent to the GG-12 level, where you applied relevant professional engineering disciplines.The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:1. Knowledge of the principles, theories and practices of nuclear reactor and commercial nuclear power plant engineering. 2. Knowledge of power plant systems, procedures, and integrated facility operations based on reactor operation or inspection experience at operating commercial nuclear reactor facilities.3. Knowledge of industry codes, standards, and practices as applied to the training, evaluation and licensing of applicants for reactor operators’ licenses. 4. Knowledge of current NRC rules, regulations, policies, reactor license requirements, and inspection procedures as applied to the normal and accident operation of a commercial nuclear power facility 5. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as work experience applying any of a variety of relevant professional engineering disciplines (e.g., nuclear, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical, structural, chemical) in the industry of commercial or military nuclear power. Such experience must have provided you with the full range of knowledge, skills and abilities identified for what is considered an “Ideal Candidate” for this position.A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume.

Education

To qualify for these positions, you must meet BOTH basic education/professional knowledge requirements that apply to Federal engineering positions at all grade levels AND the specialized experience requirements outlined above no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.  

Candidates for Federal Government professional engineering positions must meet certain basic professional knowledge requirements. Generally these knowledge requirements are met by having a bachelor's or higher degree in a relevant professional engineering discipline (e.g., mechanical, metallurgical, materials, nuclear, structural, chemical, electrical) from a school of engineering with at least one professional engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). However, if you do not possess such a professional engineering degree, you may still satisfy the professional knowledge requirements if you have current Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration in one of the relevant disciplines from any U.S. State or Territory; or if you successfully passed an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) written examination administered by a State Board of Engineering Examiners; or if you have either a related professional degree or at least 60 semester hours of specified engineering-related college courses COMBINED WITH at least a year of professional engineering work experience performed under professional engineer supervision and guidance.

Note: Engineering technology degrees are not generally qualifying unless supplemented by other evidence of the individual's professional knowledge (e.g., current P.E. license or EIT examination results, as discussed above).

More detailed information about these alternatives for meeting the knowledge requirements for Federal professional engineering jobs are described in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards Operating Manual which may be accessed at the following Web site: 

OPM Qualification Standards for 0800 Professional Engineering Positions

You must include an unofficial copy of your college and/or university transcripts with your application.

Contacts

• Address NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1600 E. Lamar Blvd. Region IV - Human Resources Staff Arlington, Texas 76011 United States
• Name: Keisa D. Lankford
• Phone: 817-200-1551
• Email: [email protected]