This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Division of Preparedness and Response, Reactor Licensing Branch.The supervisor is Jessie Quichocho.This position is  Bargaining Unit with the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

Duties

The successful candidate will perform the full range of Sr. Emergency Preparedness Specialist duties.

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 (GG-14) at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: 1.  Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices of engineering and health physics related to emergency preparedness and incident response of operating and new nuclear power plant designs, Navy nuclear power, research and test reactors, fuel and medical production facilities, and material facilities. (Describe specific experience, education, and accomplishments in this area.  Examples may include specific experience and examples of leadership that demonstrate your knowledge in emergency preparedness/incident response, specifically engineering and health physics such as dose assessment, protective actions, reactor systems and/or components, reactor design, and equipment for emergency preparedness and incident response.)  2.  Demonstrated knowledge of developing/resolving complex technical, regulatory, and policy issues related to licensing, inspection, rulemaking/guidance, or other activities pertaining to decommissioning reactors, existing and proposed designs of power reactors, advanced reactors, non-power production or utilization facilities (NPUFs), fuel cycle, materials, and medical production facilities.  (Describe specific experience which demonstrate knowledge of NRC rules, regulations, policies, practices, and procedures for decommissioning reactors, existing and proposed designs of power reactors, advanced reactors, NPUFs, fuel cycle, materials, and medical production facilities. Examples may include use of regulatory guides, industry codes, and standards, Federal and state emergency preparedness and incident response programs, and applicable FEMA or EPA regulations/guidance. Provide specific examples in applying risk insights for regulations, regulatory guides, industry codes, standards, and other criteria in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to develop solutions to technical, regulatory, and policy issues.) 3.  Demonstrated ability to develop and implement successful approaches to problem solving and conflict resolution, and to achieve cooperation and collaborative agreement among parties with diverse and often conflicting viewpoints or objectives. (Describe specific experience that demonstrates your ability to lead resolution of complex technical differences to reach consensus through cooperation and collaboration. Discuss examples of where you led or had a lead role in resolving conflicting viewpoints or objectives to reach consensus in significant and complex situations. Describe your experience in establishing effective working relationships through cooperation and collaboration with executives at various levels, supervisors, subordinates, peers, the public, and government and industry officials. Describe challenges you encountered in working relationships and how you utilized your interpersonal skills to resolve them including the outcome and the impact on the organization. 4.  Demonstrated ability to communicate technical issues clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing with diverse audiences. (Describe specific experience that demonstrates your oral and written communication skills.  Describe in detail your ability to (1) use formal and informal networks to build support for programs and communicate effectively orally and in writing with colleagues, supervision, management, the Commission, licensees, Federal, State and local government agencies, and industry representatives; (2) lead discussions and consolidate complex and diverse opinions into concise presentations; and (3) formulate balanced and well-founded recommendations.) 5. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership for others, including providing guidance/direction to others to ensure appropriate focus/scope of activities. (Describe specific experience, training, or developmental assignments that demonstrate your ability or potential to provide leadership of a team. Describe specific assignments that have required you to work with a team environment. Describe your experience functioning as a team leader or as a contributing team member faced with situational leadership opportunities. Specifically describe any mentoring or coaching activities that you have engaged in with team members to assist in their accomplishments, to help unlock their potential, or to aid in resolving conflicts.) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as knowledge of the principles, theory, and practices of emergency preparedness and emergency plan development, as evidenced by broad work experience in these areas. Knowledge of nuclear facilities, including power reactors and small modular reactors.  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

There are no Individual Occupational Requirements for this series.

Contacts

• Address NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Human Resources Washington, District of Columbia 20555 United States
• Name: Kristine A. Darang
• Phone: 610-337-6977
• Email: [email protected]