Nuclear Systems Engineer/Scientist (ROO)

This position is located in Chief Nuclear Reactor Inspection, Region IV Division of Reactor Safety, Regional Support Branch. The supervisor is Jeffrey Josey. This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

The successful candidate will perform the full range of Nuclear Systems Engineer/Scientist duties. Such duties include but are not limited to: Provides advice and technical evaluation to NSIR/DIRO and Regional office staffs involving issues associated with the activities of NRC licensees and their facilities. Assigned as the cognizant NRC technical representative in the continuously staffed NRC Operations Center or Region IV Incident Response Center at least 10% of the time. In this capacity, directly receives, assesses, and responds to notifications of emergencies or reportable events occurring at NRC licensed facilities, radiological transportation accidents and other radiological events. Notifying appropriate NRC personnel and other government offices in accordance with established procedures and timely safety assessment of the event after immediate response actions are completed. This position requires working irregular working hours at least 10% per year. Rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays, are worked. ''IMPORTANT NOTE" Selected candidates will be required to successfully complete training duties under instruction, formal classroom training, required NRC training and obtain certification as a Regional Operations Officer(ROO). All ROOs must: --Successfully complete required ROO certification training program and required NRC training; --Successfully complete ROO training duties under instruction; --Successfully pass the ROO qualification board --Must be able to obtain and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance; Candidates hired at Grade 13 will be eligible for a non-competitive promotion to Grade 14 upon successful completion of the ROO certification program and meeting other qualifications /eligibility requirements.

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position. All information in your resume must be true and accurate. Conditions of Employment: This is a Drug Testing position Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements.