General Engineer (Safety Systems Oversight)

Full Job Description

This position is part of the NNSA - Livermore Field Office, Department of Energy.

A successful candidate in this position will serve as General Engineer (Safety Systems Oversight), performing operational awareness and contractor oversight of assigned facilities and their associated engineered safety systems, which include the Plutonium Facility and Tritium Facility.

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e., NN-02 or GS-11.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Conducting technical evaluations of industrial, nuclear, or non-nuclear facilities including their design, construction, maintenance and/or operational activities Demonstrated familiarity with documented safety analyses, technical safety requirements, engineered safety systems, and operating systems of such facilities Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies.

Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below.

Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position.

DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Safety Engineering Technical Competence Oral Communication Written Communication "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Major Duties:

As a General Engineer (Safety Systems Oversight), you will: Performs assessments, operational awareness oversight and evaluations of contractor performance related to engineered safety systems and their support systems in nuclear facilities, which include the Plutonium Facility and Tritium Facility.

Provides support to the agency's functional area leads in conducting oversight activities by evaluating the implementation of processes that interface with and could potentially affect the operability of assigned safety systems, such as design and engineering, procurement, quality assurance, maintenance, and work planning and control.

Assesses the overall performance of the Contractor's ability to fully sustain and maintain the entire facility and infrastructure at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.

Exercises originality in anticipating problems, recognizing program needs, and use policies, standards, procedures, instructions, and criteria to guide oversight in the safety system area.

Manages and oversees the maintenance or vital safety systems in hazardous facilities.

Provides technical, administrative, organizational, and program management advice to LFO subject matter experts, managers, and Contracting Officers.

Assesses and recommends improvements concerning the overall site maintenance program.