You will serve as a Health Physicist in the Radiological Affairs Support Office (NAVSEA DET RASO) of NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT. This position is located at Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia.

Duties

You will support of the Department of the Navy's (DoN's) radiation safety program and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-issued Master Materials License (MML). You will serve as a radiological technical expert for the command, providing for the protection of personnel and limiting exposure to the environment from the use of radioactive material and equipment producing ionizing and radiation. You will evaluate and analyze interrelated issues related to radiation protection and environmental compliance including effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of substantive Navy and Marine Corps mission-oriented programs. You will conduct evaluations of ionizing radiation hazards in a variety of operational environments that may or may not have impact on each other. You will integrate theoretical and scientific expertise with established criteria to develop methods or set precedents for new approaches to program investigation, inspection and corrective actions. You will provide recommendations that directly influence the use of ionizing radiation at Navy and Marine Corps commands and affects the plans, goals, and effectiveness of their missions and programs. You will coordinate assigned and special projects involving the use or control of radioactive materials or equipment capable of producing ionizing/non-ionizing radiation. You will serve on the Navy's radiological controls team responsible for worldwide response for radiological and nuclear weapons accidents.

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 and annual 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band (NH-02) or grade level (GS-11) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional health physicist reviewing and evaluating radiological remediation work plans and surveys for an organization. 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=Group-Standards IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/health-physics-series-1306/ 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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.

Or

Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A 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 comparable to that described in paragraph A.

Contacts

• Address NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue SE Washington, DC 20376 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]