Project Manager - Direct Hire Notice

Summary This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, Advanced Reactor Policy Branch (UARP) The supervisor is Michael Wentzel These positions are being filled via Direct Hire Authority. This position IS subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements & subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements Responsibilities The successful candidate provides leadership and manages the processing and review of all matters associated with assigned projects and licensing actions. Serves as the headquarters focal point for oversight of assigned industry groups, owner's groups, or vendors. Utilizes and/or develops proposals for changes to management directives, office instructions, rules, regulations, and procedures in carrying out complex projects. Oversee the use and consideration of safety and security goals in all efforts. Provides senior-level technical and staff expertise in the areas of licensing actions, interfaces, and regulatory improvements. Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as project manager for one or multiple projects or liaison relationships involving licensees, one or more industry groups, owner groups, or vendors as well as agency stakeholders. Manages and resolves unusual and/or highly complex technical problems and regulatory/licensing issues that may include complicated and precedent-setting tasks. Intervenes as an NRC representative in matters of public and managerial interest to include those demonstrated by occasional public meetings, average ticketed correspondence, and occasional 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) questions. Maintains an awareness of the most up-to-date regulatory issues affecting assignments. Manages, coordinates, and performs safety and environmental reviews of licensing actions. Determines requirements for additional information, studies, reviews and documentation. Coordinates the development of generic communications. Recommends agency action for licensing actions consistent with NRC policies and regulations, precedents, safety evaluations, environmental reports, and other documentation. Independently manages the resolution of unique, first-of-a-kind technical issues identified in the review. Performs complex technical reviews within areas of expertise, to include those that are unprecedented. Independently develops, or with input from the technical staff, requests for additional information and coordinates with the industry group, owner's group, or vendor to ensure completeness. Prepares work requests and integrates technical inputs into a single safety evaluation. Ensures that actions are completed within prescribed time periods in accordance with office goals and objectives. Resolves inconsistencies and differences of opinion among NRC organizations and the industry group, owner's group, or vendor. Prepares work requests and integrates technical inputs into a single safety evaluation. Ensures that actions are completed within prescribed time periods in accordance with office goals and objectives. Assists in the resolution of inconsistencies and differences of opinion among NRC technical organizations, NRR staff, licensees, and the industry group, owner's group, or vendor. Performs a wide variety of project management administration duties: Processes submittals in accordance with office and division policy (e.g., Office Instruction LIC-500, Processing Requests for Reviews of Topical Reports, LIC-101, License Amendment Review Procedures, RNWL-100, Application Review Process for License Renewal and Subsequent License Renewal); supports acceptance reviews, screens licensee, industry group, owner's group, or vendor submittals for technical adequacy, assigns priority, enters tracking information in databases, and plans and schedules work activities based on program goals; develops and maintains review schedules for assignments by coordinating with the assigned NRC review personnel and with licensees, industry group, owner's group, or vendor staff, and keeps the status of the projects updated in appropriate databases. Ensures that actions are completed within prescribed time periods in accordance with office goals and objectives. Independently evaluates significant operational events related to assignments. Supports the staffing of the headquarters or regional incident response center as required in response to events. Prepares safety evaluations, public notices, routine correspondence, etc., for final processing by administrative staff. In response to requests from licensees, industry groups, owner's groups, or vendors, manages, coordinates, and routinely performs safety reviews of applications for review and endorsement of Topical Reports, Task Interface Agreements, and changes to the technical specifications (TSs). Prepares briefing packages for drop-in visits by senior management of licensees, industry group, owner's group, or vendor officials with Commissioners and senior NRC management and provides input to regional briefing packages for site visits by Commissioners and senior NRC management. Briefs Commissioners and senior management before these visits, as requested. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required This is a Drug Testing position. Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires. 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. Selectees may be required to serve a trial period to assess their overall fitness and qualifications for continued employment. The trial period for new employees is two years. New employees who are preference eligible veterans serve a one-year trial period. All information in your resume must be true and accurate. Qualifications In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: 1. Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, theory, practices and/or rules and regulations in the field of engineering, science, nuclear and/or byproduct materials (nuclear facilities, such as, operating reactors, new reactors, advanced reactors, and/or fuel facilities, etc.) to identify, analyze, and develop conclusions regarding assessments of regulatory programs. (Example: Describe specific training, education, and work experience that demonstrate knowledge and skills in the areas of engineering, science, byproduct and/or nuclear facility regulation and demonstrated ability to identify safety or security issues and recommend sound regulatory approaches as they relate to regulatory programs or licensee activities or operations.). 2. Demonstrated ability to prioritize and perform independent evaluations and reviews of unique technical issues, programs, or problems which document program performance, set precedent, or establish policy. (Example: Describe the breadth and depth of experience in the areas of independent reviews or development of safety, security, programmatic, and/or policy issues. Candidates should describe their experience in performing special, time-sensitive projects which resulted in high-quality products.). 3. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement successful approaches to problem solving and conflict resolution. (Example: Describe education, training, and experience which demonstrates ability to prioritize, plan, schedule, manage, and resolve issues relative to complex projects. Candidates should describe specific experiences, including the audience where they represented their organization on complex issues to diverse groups with competing goals and the outcome of problem solving or conflict resolution efforts.) 4. Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing; demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships with managers, coworkers, professional committees, and Federal, State, and local government agencies. (Example: Describe specific experience, training, and accomplishments that demonstrate communication skills. Candidates should describe in detail their ability to: (1) use formal and informal networks to build support for programs; (2) lead complex technical discussions and consolidate complex and diverse opinions into concise presentations; (3) work in a team or group atmosphere; (4) formulate balanced and well-founded recommendations; (5) establish effective work-relationships with colleagues, managers, and other government and industry officials of diverse backgrounds. Candidates should describe the kinds of oral and written presentations they have made within the Agency and outside the Agency, including published technical documents they have authored and presentations they have made to the public.) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: experience with the licensing, design, operation, regulation, or inspection of commercial power nuclear plants, related vendors, or other nuclear facilities. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Education GG-0801 (General Engineering Series): Basic Requirements: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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. OR Combination of education and experience: college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum -- 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 bachelors degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) GG-1301, (General Physical Science Series): Basic requirements: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must include an unofficial or official copy of your college and/or university transcripts with your application. Transcript must include the School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). Education must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of credibility of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. If you have multiple degrees (e.g., BS, MS, PhD) please submit transcripts for each degree. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: Additional Information The duty location of this position is (Rockville, MD). This position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with the agency policy. Individuals who are eligible for non-competitive appointment under an OPM special appointing authority may apply for consideration under a comparable NRC non-competitive appointing authority. Veterans, please visit: FedsHireVets The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the coordinator at ... or TDD .... Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Selectee's will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to being appointed to determine their suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. False statements or responses on your resume or questionnaire can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. The NRC is a zero-tolerance agency with respect to illegal drug use. Individuals selected for these positions will be subject to pre-appointment drug testing. A transferable security clearance from another agency or a background investigation leading to a clearance is required for all new hires. To begin work at the NRC without a security clearance, you must be granted a temporary waiver of the required clearance, referred to as a 145(b) waiver. To be eligible for a 145(b) waiver you will need a favorable education verification, reference, credit, and criminal history checks. If a wavier is granted, the successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication is required for continued employment. If you have resided outside the U.S. for an extended period of time, the agency may not be able to (1) grant the 145(b) waiver where the required investigation cannot be completed in a timely manner, or (2) achieve timely completion of the background investigation required for a security clearance.