Nuclear Systems Engineer/Scientist (HOO/HERO)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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NUCLEAR ENGINEER
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a nuclear engineer at a naval shipyard in Hawaii, where you'll plan, coordinate, and oversee projects to refuel, repair, and maintain nuclear reactors on ships.
You'll manage teams, ensure projects run smoothly, and work with contractors to keep everything safe and on track.
It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy technical challenges in a military setting and have a background in nuclear systems.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in nuclear engineering projects
- Professional engineering background, preferably in nuclear reactor plants
- Skills in planning, coordinating, and reviewing refueling, alterations, repairs, maintenance, and testing of nuclear reactors
- Project management responsibility, including full technical and management oversight
- Ability to coordinate across departments, with production controllers, and contractor representatives
- Experience identifying requirements and providing direction for shipyard reactor plant work
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain necessary security clearance for naval facilities
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Nuclear Engineer in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department, Nuclear Project Engineers (C/2301.6) of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Engineer.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: planning, coordinating, and reviewing nuclear engineering projects including functions related to refueling, alteration, repair, maintenance, and testing modifications of nuclear reactor plants.
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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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 serve as a nuclear engineer with project management responsibility for the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department.
- You will have full technical and management responsibility for assigned project work.
- You will coordinate across organizational lines within the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department and with the production controllers and various contractor representatives.
- You will identify requirements and provide direction for shipyard reactor plant work.
- You will provide management guidance and coordinate work projects between the individual divisions.
- You will provide project coordination of engineering and planning functions to ensure a complete and thorough review of all approved work entering the department on an individually assigned project.
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