HEALTH PHYSICIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Health Physicist in the Radiation Health Division (105.5), Radiological Control Office (105) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

GS-07 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-05 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 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulations, NAVSEA policies and procedures, BUMED policies and procedures, Federal regulations, State regulations, shipyard regulations, and/or applicable technical manuals sufficient to adapt or extrapolate pertinent guidelines.

Experience applying the fundamentals of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Radiological Control Office, and Radiation Health Division.

Experience applying the principles of naval nuclear reactors and reactor systems.

Experience applying the theories, principles, standards and applications of health physics and radiological controls, including associated disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, physics, nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology.

GS-05 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-04 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 demonstrating the knowledge of the functions and objectives of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Radiological Control Office, and Radiation Health Division.

Experience demonstrating the knowledge of the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors and reactor systems.

Experience applying the theories, principles, standards and applications of health physics and radiological controls, including associated disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, physics, nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology.

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. Major Duties:

• You will assist in planning, directing, evaluating and writing procedures to accomplish the personnel exposure control program at the shipyard and satellite locations.
• You will compile data and prepare reports to include comprehensive analysis of data conclusions regarding the radiological status of the environment.
• You will investigate, resolve, document and review dosimetry occurrences.
• You will perform analysis and evaluation for fleet dosimetry investigation and problems.
• You will complete mathematical modeling for internal and external dose assessments.
• You will present guidance and expertise on dosimetry placement for work evolutions involving high exposure to radiological engineering personnel.
• You will develop, design, implement and maintain complex dosimetry processing instruments, associated software and procedures for various types of routine and un unusual occurrences.