INTERDISCIPLINARY-NUCLEAR ENGINEER/PHYSICIST/CHEMIST
Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
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NUCLEAR OPERATIONS MANAGER
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$141,367 - $183,782
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading and coordinating nuclear maintenance and operations on naval ships at a shipyard, ensuring projects run on time, resources are allocated properly, and everything follows safety and policy rules.
It's ideal for someone with experience managing complex technical teams in a high-stakes environment like the military or nuclear industry, who thrives on problem-solving and organization.
A good fit would be a seasoned supervisor ready to handle priorities and resolve conflicts in a fast-paced setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent, overseeing naval nuclear work planning and execution
- Ability to supervise nuclear project teams, including assistant superintendents and production workforce
- Skills in scheduling nuclear projects, identifying problems, and advising on execution timelines
- Experience establishing project priorities, resolving resource conflicts, and managing overtime use
- Proficiency in coordinating assignment of qualified nuclear mechanics across projects and departments
- Capability to review and advise on organizational structure, staff requirements, and workload forecasting
Full Job Description
You will serve as a NUCLEAR OPERATIONS MANAGER in (Code 300N.2) in the Nuclear Production Department of PSNS and IMF.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: overseeing the planning and execution of naval nuclear work (e.g., technical advice, coordinate assignment, and schedule of production work efforts) to ensure the overall effectiveness and compliance with policy and procedures.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 supervise project nuclear work through the Nuclear Assistant Project Superintendents and production workforce assigned to them.
- You will schedule performance on all active projects and advise Nuclear Production Manger of problems affecting the time or scheduled execution of nuclear work.
- You will establish project priorities for nuclear work, resolve issues regarding priorities, use of overtime to support eh work and resolve resource conflicts between projects or facilities.
- You will coordinate assignment of trained and qualified nuclear mechanics among various projects assigned to the Department and functional areas of the Production Resources Department.
- You will review and advise the Operations Officer and the Nuclear Production Manager on organizational issues such as division of responsibilities which affect work project organization structure or staff requirements.
- You will coordinate resolutions to issues related to workload forecasting and work force requirements in the Resources shops.
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