INTERDISCIPLINARY NUCLEAR ENGINEER/HEALTH PHYSICIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY NUCLEAR ENGINEER/HEALTH PHYSICIST in the RADIATION HEALTH DIVISION, RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

For the GS-0840-12: 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: Independently developing, planning and preparing project designs and protocols for research and development work on methods, techniques, and work processes, ensuring compliance with existing regulations.

Taking initiative to coordinate, monitor, review, and integrate efforts of engineers, consultants, physicists, mechanics and others.

Applying comprehensive knowledge of nuclear engineering/health physics concepts, and principles, as well as administrative techniques to carry out a radiation health program.

Using engineering and health physics sampling techniques and instrumentation to evaluate the magnitude of radiation health conditions. Writing comprehensive technical/scientific reports.

For the GS-1306-12: 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: Independently developing, planning and preparing project designs and protocols for research and development work on methods, techniques, and work processes, ensuring compliance with existing regulations.

Taking initiative to coordinate, monitor, review, and integrate efforts of engineers, consultants, physicists, mechanics and others.

Applying comprehensive knowledge of nuclear engineering/health physics concepts, and principles, as well as administrative techniques to carry out a radiation health program.

Using engineering and health physics sampling techniques and instrumentation to evaluate the magnitude of radiation health conditions. Writing comprehensive technical/scientific reports.

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/#url=GS-PROF https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/nuclear-engineering-series-0840/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 establish parameters for types of instrumentation required.
• You will conduct evaluation and analysis of instrumentation currently in use.
• You will identify problem areas and recommend changes where appropriate.
• You will perform quality assurance assessments to document the accuracy of instrumentation results.
• You will perform technical Health Physics studies in support of the Radiation Health Program.
• You will act as the technical authority for troubleshooting health physics instrumentation resolving conflicting, controversial or inadequate data.