You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST in the RADIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION of PSNS and IMF.

Duties

You will monitor and review work sequences and radiological control procedures involved in the overhaul of nuclear propulsion systems. You will analyze radiological control practices and modify or initiate new programs, techniques or procedures. You will develop new technical methods to improve work practices and radiation control procedures. You will coordinate and integrate changes in radiological control practices where analyses show an impact on development and implementation of work sequences. You will assess and investigate unusual radiological control problems. You will coordinate with related technical and production organizations the most reasonable and technically acceptable solutions to problems encountered during shipyard work. You will make recommendations to shipyard management to preclude over exposure to personnel, release to the environment, general loss of radiological control, and stoppage of production work.

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.
• Per the preliminary nationwide injunction on E.O. 14043, COVID-19 vaccinations will not be implemented or enforced. For more information on vaccine status and workplace safety protocol requirements see Additional Information below.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment 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.
• 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.
• 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 Education Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate: For the GS-11: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional Health Physicist monitoring and reviewing work sequences to develop radiological control procedures to improve radiological control practices and prevent work stoppages. For the GS-09: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional Health Physicist analyzing radiological control processes to assess and investigate radiological issues to ensure radiological control and prevent work stoppages. Education may be substituted for specialized experience: For the GS-11: Successful completion of a Ph.D, or equivalent doctoral degree; OR Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree; OR A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of required education plus the percentage of required experience equal one hundred percent. For the GS-09: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of required education plus the percentage of required experience equal one hundred percent. 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 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 basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess:

A bachelor's degree in 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
A combination of education and experience - courses as shown 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 above.

Contacts

• Address PSNS and IMF 1400 Farragut Ave Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]