This position is located in the Division of Radiological Safety & Security within the Decommissioning, ISFSI & Reactor Health Physics Branch. The supervisor is Anthony Dimitriadis, Branch Chief. This position is Bargaining Unit with the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.  This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure and Security Ownership Restriction reporting requirements.  

Duties

As a Senior Health Physicist in the Decommissioning, ISFSI & Reactor Health Physics branch, you will lead, plan, conduct, report and integrate findings associated with radiation protection inspection of decommissioning reactor and/or materials facilities, operating light water reactor facilities, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI), in accordance with the NRC inspection manual.  You may also perform and coordinate radiological and environmental protection licensing of varied facilities using byproduct, source and/or special nuclear materials.  Investigates and evaluates the most difficult occurrences with radiological safety significance.

Requirements

• This is a Drug Testing position.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, in addition to the basic education requirements, 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.   SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes experience that demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the technical aspects of the NRC inspection program and policies pertaining to radiation protection, radiological control, and radiological effluent and environmental monitoring.  Experience in planning and conducting inspections of operating reactor facilities, decommissioning reactor and/or materials facilities, including inspections of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI), where radioactive materials were used.  A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications should be addressed in your resume. Qualifications under IMC 1248, Appendix F are preferred.

Education

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:  Candidates must have a thorough understanding of the theories, principles, and practices in the general field of health physics, evidenced by possession of a bachelor's degree in a natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics, including calculus or equivalent, OR completion of the courses listed above, plus appropriate experience or other education; OR 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.

Contacts

• Address NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OCHCO/ROB/Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 United States
• Name: Mary Thompson
• Phone: 610-337-5141
• Email: [email protected]