Job summary

You will serve as a Director of Radiological Emergency Planning for Commander Submarine Squadron Four (COMSUBRON 4), in the Emergency Planning section of CDR SUBMARINE SQUADRON FOUR.

Major duties

You will be responsible to the Commodore for the preparation of radiological emergency plans. You will be responsible to assure protection of naval personnel and the general public in the event of a radiological emergency or all hazard events (such as major fire or natural disaster) You will be responsible for the operation of COMSUBRON 4 Emergency Control Center including conducting training required to effectively man and operate the center. You will be responsible to develop plans and issue specific detailed casualty procedures to deal with a radiological or reactor accident emergency or all hazard events associated with naval nuclear reactor plant operations should they occur. You will be responsible to provide direction to deal with a radiological or reactor accident emergency or all hazard events associated with naval nuclear reactor plant operations should they occur. You will be responsible to coordinate the COMSUBRON 4 response to an actual or potential all hazard event, nuclear reactor plant or other radiological emergency. You will be responsible for designing and coordinating the engineering development and construction of, and for the maintenance and upgrading of, emergency support facilities. You will be responsible to prepare technical procedures for radiological monitoring. You will be responsible to develop annual and supplemental emergency planning budgets and quarterly budget status reports. You will be responsible to coordinate the COMSUBRON 4 response to an actual or potential emergency with the federal, state, and local government agencies. You will be responsible to perform inventories and maintenance of procedures and equipment for the Groton Radiological Assistance Team (RAT).

Qualification

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: Experience and mastery of and expert knowledge to lead in the development and implementation of plans and policies for reactor/ radiological emergencies or all hazard events like major fires and natural disasters. Experience and mastery knowledge of and experience with the principles, theories, and techniques of nuclear engineering, nuclear reactor plant design, operations, materials, testing, and related fields of engineering. Experience and expert ability to serve as a recognized consultant and expert on radiological emergency and all-hazard events planning as it applies to NNPP. Experience and expert knowledge of individual mobilization, overseas deployment, and ship movement requirements sufficient to support policy development and evaluation in relation to supporting NNPP. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Evaluations

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation. This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review, Structured Interview You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.