PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

Duties

• You will apply radiological control requirements, physical science principles, health physics techniques, and established Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) work processes to plan and support radiological controls for assigned work.
• You will use radiological control instrumentation and survey techniques to monitor radiological conditions, evaluate personnel exposure, and assess radioactive material, waste, effluent, spills, and work areas.
• You will perform radiological control and material-escort duties during radioactive material transfers, maintain required accountability, and help prevent or control radiological accidents or unusual events.
• You will support radiological control responses to actual or potential emergencies, casualties, training exercises, and proficiency drills at on-site and off-site locations.
• You will develop and maintain proficiency in NNPP plant and support-system functions, components, interfaces, radiological control programs, and assigned qualifications needed to perform monitoring and oversight duties.
• You will prepare survey records, technical reports, incident documentation, and corrective-action recommendations; identify deficiencies in radiological control practices, procedures, or training and assist in resolving them.

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.
• 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.
• The incumbent must be capable of accessing nuclear work areas and reviewing classified documents.
• Overtime may be required to support the radiological controls department as needed.
• 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.
• 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.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Applying physical science principles, health physics methods, NNPP radiological control requirements, and Naval Nuclear work processes to independently plan, coordinate, and implement controls for simple and complex radiological work.
• Assessing radiological conditions and radiation-health factors affecting NNPP personnel, equipment, systems, and materials; using quantitative measurement techniques to evaluate spills, waste disposal, effluent monitoring, and radioactive-material storage and handling.
• Demonstrating detailed practical knowledge of NNPP plant and support-system functions, nomenclature, locations, physical structures, and system interfaces to develop effective radiological controls and improved control techniques.

Directing radiological control actions during complex operations, radiological incidents, unusual events, casualties, material transfers, exercises, and proficiency drills; controlling radioactive material accountability and personnel exposure in accordance with applicable requirements.

• Evaluating radiological control work practices, instrumentation, survey results, personnel actions, procedures, and training; completing causal analyses and comprehensive technical reports that identify deficiencies, determine corrective actions, and support problem resolution.

Your resume must 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:

• Applying physical science principles, health physics techniques, NNPP radiological control requirements, and established work processes to support planning and implementation of controls for routine and moderately complex radiological work.
• Conducting radiological surveys and quantitative measurements using NNPP radiological control instrumentation and survey techniques to evaluate personnel exposure, radioactive materials, effluent, waste, spills, and work-area conditions.
• Using practical knowledge of NNPP plant and support-system components, locations, and interfaces to recognize radiological conditions and support the application of prescribed radiological controls.
• Performing radiological control, radioactive-material escort, and accountability duties during work operations, material transfers, training exercises, proficiency drills, and response actions for actual or potential radiological events.
• Documenting survey results, radiological conditions, incident-response actions, and material-accountability information; identifying apparent work-practice or procedural deficiencies and elevating recommended corrective actions to appropriate personnel.

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

Education Note:

Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

Transcripts must be provided at the time of application.

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.