You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST (TRAINING) in the Nuclear Regional Training Branch (Code105.4KB), of the Deputy, Radiological Support Division (Code 105.4A) of the Radiological Support Division, (Code 105.4), of the Manager, Radiological Controls Support, (Code 105.1S), of the Radiological Control Office, (Code 105) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will plan, develop, coordinate, facilitate, progress, and evaluate all radiological training courses related to health physics and applied radiological controls. You will review changes to health physics, naval radiological control requirements and local requirements and ensures changes are included in affected training and development. You will recommend, and institute changes to procedures utilized to improve effectiveness of training and efficiency of work. You will function as technical expert to professional and non-professional personnel on matters involving health physics and shop skills training. You will evaluate, modify, and advise on the health physics aspects of equipment or procedures that involve exposure to ionizing radiation, and conduct research and development of techniques for new radiological procedures. You will anticipate problems and attempt to resolve them at the lowest level practicable.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• 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.
• The position often requires irregular hours.
• This position requires rotating shift work.
• This position requires evening and weekend work.

Qualifications

GS-12 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 GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience interpreting and applying policies, regulations, directives, instructions, and procedures governing radiological training to develop recommendations for changes and ensure compliance with requirements. Experience understanding the functions and objectives of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and of the Radiological Control Office. Experience utilizing applied radiological controls to evaluate the adequacy, in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environmental impact. Experience using all portable and waterfront laboratory instruments for detecting ionizing radiation to thoroughly explain the functions and analyze for proper usage. Experience evaluating radiation exposure data, dose assessment and risk evaluation, and knowledge of radiation protection standards, concepts, and regulations sufficient to assess radiological impact on personnel in or near the shipyard and recommend required corrective actions. GS-11 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 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: Experience applying NAVSEA and local shipyard radiological control procedures, practices, and requirements sufficient to prepare, conduct and review the required training, and to identify non-compliance with established guidelines and to develop new and improved methods when prudent. Experience understanding the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors, reactor systems, health physics, and applied radiological controls. Experience applying advanced mathematics, statistics, radiobiology, nuclear physics concepts and knowledge of techniques used in detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances. Experience developing and implementing instructional courses for professional and technical level applications. 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 Health Physics Series 1306 (opm.gov) 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:

1. 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

2. 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 NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]