Job opening: Senior Enforcement Specialist

Salary: $132 753 - 172 581 per year

Relocation: YES

Published at: Dec 18 2024

Company: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Employment Type: Full-time

This position is located in Region IV, Office of the Regional Administrator, Allegations Coordination and Enforcement Staff (ACES) in Arlington, TX. The supervisor is Beth Alferink. This position is in the Bargaining Unit of National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208. This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure and security ownership reporting requirements.

Duties

The successful candidate will perform the full range of Senior Enforcement Specialist duties.Such duties include but are not limited to:1. Prepares enforcement documents in a manner that provides thorough analysis of issues, explanation of facts, and rationale for proposal.2. Reviews all background information related to the case, including inspection reports, Licensee Event Reports, OI Reports, DOL decisions and reports, and relevant regulatory requirements.3. Evaluates enforcement cases requiring the concurrence of the Office of Enforcement/Office of General Counsel, including civil penalties, orders, and Severity Level I, II, or III violations.4. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Region's enforcement program.5. Keeps abreast of significant escalated enforcement actions concerning other regions, and summarizes and provides those actions to regional management and the supervisor.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship Required
This is a Drug Testing position.
Must be able to meet/maintain security & suitability requirements.
Multiple selections may be made.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GG-13) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications should be addressed in your resume. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as:Specialized experience includes experience that demonstrates knowledge of NRC regulatory and enforcement philosophy, policy, program, and regulations. Thorough knowledge of NRC regulations, policies, procedures, guidance and standards.

Education

To qualify for these positions, you must meet BOTH basic education/professional knowledge requirements that apply to Federal engineering positions at all grade levels AND the specialized experience requirements outlined above no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Basic requirement for General Engineer, GG-0801:

Generally, these knowledge requirements are met by having a bachelor's or higher degree in a relevant professional engineering discipline (e.g., nuclear, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical, structural, chemical) from a school of engineering with at least one professional engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). If you do not possess such a professional engineering degree, you may still satisfy the professional knowledge requirements if you have current Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration in one of the relevant disciplines from any U.S. State or Territory; or if you successfully passed an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) written examination administered by a State Board of Engineering Examiners; or if you have either a related professional degree or at least 60 semester hours of specified engineering-related college courses combined with at least a year of professional engineering work experience performed under professional engineer supervision and guidance.

NOTE: Engineering technology degrees are not generally qualifying unless supplemented by other evidence of the individual's professional knowledge (e.g., current P.E. licensure or EIT examination results, as discussed above).

More detailed information about these alternatives for meeting the knowledge requirements for Federal professional engineering jobs are described in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management qualification Standards Operating Manual which may be accessed at the following website: 800 Professional Engineering Occupational Requirements

Basic requirement for General Physical Science Series, GG-1301:

A degree in Physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
A combination of education and experience. Education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management qualification Standards Operating Manual which may be accessed at the following website: 1301 General Physical Science Occupational Requirements

Contacts

Address NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1600 E. Lamar Blvd. Region IV - Human Resources Staff Arlington, Texas 76011 United States
Name: Lisa A. Quayle
Phone: 817-200-1566
Email: [email protected]

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