Supervisory General Engineer/Physical Scientist

Full Job Description

As the Deputy Assistant Manager for Operations and Engineering (DAMOE), the incumbent will be responsible for the leadership, direction, coordination, day-to-day guidance, and implementation of activities to provide effective Facility Representative and Safety System Oversight Programs for nuclear and non-nuclear high-hazard facilities on the NNSS.

To meet the basic qualification requirements for General Engineer/Physical Scientist, EN-0801/1301-04, in addition to meeting the educational requirements for this position, a candidate's application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade in the Federal Service, i.e., EN-03 or GS-13 in managing or conducting oversight of the implementation of safety management programs for high-hazard facilities (e.g., nuclear, chemical, explosives) to ensure regulatory compliance of facility operations.

Qualifying Specialized Experience for the EN-04 level includes: Experience as a DOE Facility Representative or Safety System Oversight Representative conducting oversight at DOE Nuclear Facilities Experience as a subject matter expert implementing or evaluating safety management programs for high-hazard facilities (e.g., nuclear, chemical, explosives) Experience with developing Documented Safety Analysis (DSAs)/Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs), implementing, or performing oversight of, 10 CFR 830 requirements.

Experience with conducting formal audits and assessments of high-hazard facilities or activities independently, leading teams, orparticipating as a Team Member. Major Duties:

At the full performance level, EN-04, the individual selected will be responsible for all aspects of oversight of day-to-day operations at nuclear and non-nuclear high-hazard facilities at the Nevada National Security Site.

Major duties include: Accountable to the Assistant Manager for Operations & Engineering and maintains responsibility for providing management, leadership, direction, coordination, day-to-day guidance, and implementation of activities to provide effective Facility Representative and Safety System Oversight Programs for nuclear and non-nuclear high-hazard facilities on the NNSS.

The position requires considerable tact and diplomacy in advancing ideas and concepts that may have a significant bearing on office policy that can affect political, economic, and social conditions.

This often requires communicating complex technical information into a form that lay persons can interpret and utilize.

The incumbent is challenged to stimulate creative ideas and thinking which will assist the NNSA/NFO management and other high-level officials in improving organizational processes, efficiencies, and effectiveness.

Analysis of safety performance information and associated recommendations and federal staffing analysis and projections can determine the future of major program segments.

Leads and participates in office improvement initiatives that have significant long-term effects on broad, critical NNSS processes.

The incumbent's decisions and recommendations have a direct and substantial effect on the ability of the NFO to achieve mission objectives that are critical to the NNSA national security mission.