HEALTH PHYSICIST

Duties

• You will initiate, develop, apply, and evaluate new environmental monitoring methods and techniques for the preparation of plans and procedures.
• You will research and develop improved radiation dose assessment procedures to be used following a major release of fission products and methods of providing personnel thyroid protection from radioiodine released after a nuclear reactor accident.
• You will develop plans and detailed casualty procedures to determine survey requirements, coordinate accomplishment of the surveys, collection of environmental samples, methods of analysis, and computation of results.
• You will research and review courses involving radiological controls and Health Physics aspects used in the Radiological Emergency training of personnel.
• You will evaluate, modify, and advise on the Health Physics aspect of procedures that involve exposure to ionizing radiation and conduct research and development of techniques for new radiological procedures.
• You will assist in coordinating the Shipyard's response to an actual or potential emergency with Federal, State, and Local government agencies outside the shipyard.
• You will identify possible emergency situations, develop plans, issue specific detailed casualty procedures, and provide technical direction to deal with radiological emergencies or incidents associated with naval nuclear plant operations.
• You will oversee the training and certification of all emergency response personnel.
• You will provide data and assist in planning major emergency drill scenarios to evaluate the Shipyard's level of preparedness.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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, preparation and execution of scenario-driven radiological emergency drill to include independently evaluating operational response effectiveness and assessing exercise control.
• Managing the development, technical review, and continuous maintenance of complete radiological emergency response training, including integrating updated regulatory guidelines and governing directives into training materials.
• Overseeing responder certification and qualification pipelines, identifying systemic training deficiencies, and administering surveillances of personnel qualification databases.
• Performing technical surveillances on specialized emergency response equipment, reviewing response procedures for technical adequacy, and drafting comprehensive post-drill evaluation and assessment reports for leadership.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Assisting with the planning, preparation, and execution of radiological drills and exercises.
• Developing and reviewing radiological training for emergency responders, providing technical guidance for emergency responder evaluations and practicals, and assisting in revising emergency response procedures.
• Entering, updating, and verifying qualification records within electronic training databases to track certifications.
• Assisting senior personnel in conducting surveillances of emergency response equipment inventories and radiological monitoring equipment, and compiling data for post-drill evaluations and report writing.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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 Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

I have successfully completed a bachelor's degree or higher in natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.

OR

I have a combination of education and experience with courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described above.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.